East Asia: China

The achievements described in the excerpt:

• are technological innovations that have changed the modern world

• influenced the communist government of China

• forced traders to travel along the Silk Road

• allowed Chinese to travel around the world

Which of the following best completes the diagram:

• Causes of the Three Gorges Dam

• Benefits of the Silk Road

• Effect of Confucianism

• Division of the Korean Peninsula

The Spread of Buddhism from India and China to other countries of Asia occurred because

• Ideas and goods traveled along the Silk Road

• China's communist government would not allow religions with many Gods

• East Asia rejected the idea of the caste system, a major part of Hinduism

• Christian missionaries had little influence in Asia

The Great Wall was built to:

• Supply raw materials to Europe

• Protect China from invaisons

• Spread Ideas and technology from Asia to Europe

• Provide a corridor from Mongolia to China

Nearly one-third of China's people live along the Yangtze River. Which of the following best reflects a geographic factor responsible for this pattern of population?

• The river floods the towns and destroys buildings and corn fields

• The river irrigates the fertil farming region where most of China's rice is grown

• The river provides hydroelectric power only to the people who live along its banks

• The river blocks the movement of goods and people to nearby cities

The barrier described above enabled China to

• trade with neighboring countries

• reach the ocean in less time

• control its northern territory

• produce more agricultural products

Which technological innovation by the Chinese improved sea travel for sailors around the world?

• Magnetic Compass

• Gunpowder

• Woodblock printing

• Fireworks

One of the great thinkers of early China, Laozi founded an important belief system called Daoism that emphasizes:

• Loyalty to one's family members

• the philosophy of karma

• living in harmony with nature

• participating in civil disobedience

which word correctly completes the excerpt

• Totalitarian

• Unlimited

• Democratic

• Cultural

The student protestors at Tiananmen Square were directly influenced by:

• the moral teachings of Confucius

• Chinese traditions and government regulation

• Western ideas of democracy and individual rights

• isolantionist policies and economic reform