Chap 12 Empires in East Asia 600-1350

Which is NOT TRUE of Southeast Asia

• it includes Vietnam

• it has a warm, humid tropical climate

• it lies to the north of China

• it lies between the Indian and Pacific oceans

Which is NOT TRUE of the Khmer Empire?

• it was located in what is now Indonesia

• it was a main power in the Southeast Asian mainland

• its people built city-and-temple complexes such as Angkor Wat

• its prosperity was rooted in improved methods of rice cultivation

Which is NOT TRUE of the Srivijaya Empire?

• it was a mainland empire

• it grew wealthy by taxing trade

• it included parts of Java, Borneo, and Sumatra

• its capital, Palembang, became a great center of Buddhist learning

Which is NOT TRUE of the Ly Dynasty?

• it ruled Vietnam

• it established Hanoi as its capital

• it encouraged agriculture and trade

• it was brought to an end by a Mongol occupation

Which is NOT TRUE of the Koryu Dynasty?

• it ruled Korea

• it ruled during a long period of Mongol occupation

• its system of government was modeled on that of India

• its society was sharply divided between a land-owning aristocracy and the rest of the population

Historically, peoples have tended to move west and south across the steppe mainly for reasons having to do with

• terrain

• climate

• waterways

• technology

A pastoralist makes a living by

• fighting

• growing food

• trading goods

• herding animals

Membership in a Mongol clan was determined by the members' claim of a common

• khanate

• religion

• ancestor

• way of life

Immediately following the death of Genghis Khan, the Mongol Empire was

• weakened by foreign invasions

• peacefully divided into four khanates

• fragmented by conflict among rival khans

• expanded into other areas of Asia by his successors

All of the following modern-day states were once part of the Mongol Empire EXCEPT

• India

• Russia

• South Korea

• North Korea