East Asia Civilization Assessment

How does Japan's geography affect life in that country?

• frequent earthquakes, tsunamis

• located in the Pacific Ocean

• volcanoes

• more than 6,000 islands

Why did Emperor Shi Huangdi order the construction of the Great Wall?

• to protect China from tsunamis

• to protect China from typhoons

• to defend China against a Mongol invasion from the north

• to defend China against a Japanese invasion from the east

What ended 2,000 years of dynastic rule in China?

• China became a republic.

• China became a communist nation

• Japanese troops invaded the country.

• Europeans took control of the country.

Cities throughout the region have large populations of millions of people.

• true

• false

Which source of political tension remains in East Asia today?

• China is still experiencing a civil war.

• China is still fearful of foreign invasions.

• Chinese communists control the Korean peninsula.

• China claims the independent country of Taiwan to be a part of its country.

Mongol leader who conquered China.

• Kublai Khan

• Marco Polo

• Genghis Khan

• Zhu Yuanzhang

Chinese rebel leader who ousted the Mongols from China

• Kublai Khan

• Marco Polo

• Genghis Khan

• Zhu Yuanzhang

Mongol emperor of China who expanded his empire into Eastern Europe

• Kublai Khan

• Marco Polo

• Genghis Khan

• Zhu Yuanzhang

Italian explorer who brought back to Europe knowledge of Chinese inventions such as paper money and eyeglasses

• Kublai Khan

• Marco Polo

• Genghis Khan

• Zhu Yuanzhang