Culture of Vietnam

The culture of Vietnam originated from Nam Việt, an ancient kingdom of the Baiyue people in ___________.

• East Asia

• West Asia

• South Asia

Nam Việt was annexed by China in 111 BC, leading to the first Chinese domination of Vietnam.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Vietnamese imperial dynasties flourished as the country embarked on a southward expansion that annexed territories of the _________ and ________ civilizations

• Champa & Khmer

• Laos & Cambodia

• Thailand & Malaysia

During the _______ colonial period in the mid-19th century, Vietnamese culture absorbed European influences including architecture, Catholicism, and the adoption of the ________alphabet.

• French/Latin

• British/English

• Russian/Cyrillic

Vietnamese culture has certain characteristic features including ancestor veneration and worship, respect for community and family values, and manual labor religious belief.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Important Vietnamese cultural symbols include _________, turtles, lotuses, and _________.

• jaguar/snake

• dragons/bamboo

• crocodile/elephant

Vietnam was a predominantly matriarchal society prior to Chinese rule, which introduced _________ patriarchal values.

• Buddhism

• Muslim

• Confucian

The ________were various indigenous non-Chinese peoples who inhabited the region stretching along the coastal area from Shandong to southeast China between the first millennium BC and the first millennium AD.

• Baiyue

• Baram

• Zhuang

Cuisine of ______. Many types of noodles and noodle soups. Less use of oil and greater use of vegetables is preferred. Soy sauce, fish sauce, mint, and basil are popular ingredients.

• Germany

• Vietnam

• England

Vietnam is associated with a rich tradition of _________and _______. Vietnamese music also exhibits variance in different parts of the country.

• dance/music

• workout/exercise

• singing/poetry