T12 Civs of E and SE Asia Study Set 2022

How did Southeast Asia’s geography contribute to the region’s economic development?

• Some Southeast Asian countries discovered ancient troves of Greek and Roman knowledge that they used to develop advanced societies.
• Some Southeast Asian countries had a violent warrior cult that allowed them to conquer and enslave nearby peoples.
• Some Southeast Asian countries commanded important waterways and controlled rich trade routes.
• Some Southeast Asian countries were situated on natural deposits of bauxite, uranium, and crude oil.

Which TWO dynasties were times of prosperity, stable government, and advances in farming?

• Tang
• Song
• Ming
• Zhou

Under what Chinese dynasty did Turks and other Muslims have a higher social status?

• the Zhou dynasty
• the Ming dynasty
• the Tang dynasty
• the Yuan dynasty

What did the Mongols do when they came to power?

• reopened the Silk Road to trade
• eliminated the Song bureaucracy
• prevented foreigners from entering the country
• gave high posts to Chinese officials

Why was Marco Polo able to travel safely from Italy through central and east Asia?

• Central and east Asia were unpopulated (no one lived there).
• The people of east and central Asia all followed Buddhism, and therefore didn't believe in violence or theft.
• The Mongol empire provided safe travel.
• He paid a small army of guards to protect him.

What did Emperor Hongwu do in the 1300s?

• applied for and became the personal advisor to Kublai Khan and was branded a traitor by his countrypeople
• drove out the Mongols and established the People's Republic of China
• drove out the Mongols and made himself the absolute ruler of China
• fought and lost a war with the Mongols

What group of people found the Chinese invention of the compass to be really useful?

• European sailors
• Confucian priests
• Buddhist monks
• government scholars

How was the leader of the Yamato clan made emperor of the entire country?

• the adoption of Chinese written language
• the law code of 702
• Daoism being made the official religion of Japan
• the conquest of the Yuan dynasty in Japan

Who controlled Japan for 300 years starting in 860?

• the Fujiwara family
• the emperors
• regional landowners
• the people

What human characteristics that were important to Zen Buddhism appealed to samurai?

• violence and bloodlust
• self-control and discipline
• cunning and deceit
• fiduciary responsibility