Unit 5: East and Southeast Asia Review

What was one reason for Genghis Khan’s success as a military leader?

• He ruthlessly destroyed all Mongol clans except his own

• He organized the Mongol army into an efficient fighting force

• He built good will by treating conquered peoples with mercy

• He divided his empire into four military districts called khanates

The Golden Horde was a Mongol khanate that conquered and ruled:

• China

• Russia

• India

• Persia

When the Mongols came to power as the Yuan Dynasty, they:

• reopened the Silk Road to trade

• shut down the Silk Road

• raised taxes on merchants using the Silk Road

• ignored the Silk Road entirely

Which of the following groups had the higher social status under the Yuan (Mongol) dynasty?

• Song scholar-officials

• southern Chinese merchants

• northern Chinese nobles

• Turks and other Muslims

What does the map suggest to you about Marco Polo’s journey to China?

• He traveled almost entirely by sea

• He traveled as far west as North America

• The Mongol empire must have provided safety for travelers

• He had to avoid Mongol lands to make the trip safely

Use this quote from the text to answer the question below:

"Japan is so mountainous that less than 15 percent of its land can be farmed. Most people live on plains or along the coastline. The Japanese take much of their food from the ocean."

Which of the following statements is true?

• Not many Japanese live in the mountains or far from the coastline

• The Japanese don't grow any crops

• Japanese people live high in the mountains where they grow their crops

• Japanese people grow enough corn and wheat to feed everyone

According to the information on this map, which landform is probably the most common in Japan?

• Deserts

• Mountains

• Rivers

• Farmland

What was the Constitution of Seventeen Articles?

• an agreement with China

• a set of guiding principles

• a new law code

• an agreement unifying the clans of Japan

Which method did the Yamato most rely on to build their empire?

• establishing ties, such as through marriage

• forcing other clans off their land

• writing a new constitution for Japan

• conquering Japan’s nearest neighbors on the mainland

How did early contact with China affect Japan?

• The Japanese government became a model for China

• Japan became a Chinese territory

• The Japanese adopted the Chinese writing system

• The original inhabitants of Japan migrated to China