Southeast Asia Terms First Quiz

1. What is the caste system?

• A system that places people into specific jobs based on a placement test.

• A system that forces people to pay high taxes.

• A system that organizes people into four groups – priests, nobles, farmers, and slaves.

• A system that organizes people into two groups – rich and poor.

1. Which two great religions began in ancient India?

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Buddhism

1. Explain the actions of Mohandas Gandhi during the early to mid-1900s.

• Gandhi led the fight for India’s independence against the British by using nonviolent methods.  This inspired the people of India to seek self-rule.

• Gandhi conquered the people of India and claimed it for the British Empire.

• Gandhi was India’s president who gave the people freedom and democracy.

• Gandhi led the fight for India’s independence against the French by using violent methods.  This inspired the people of India to not seek self-rule.

1. What is a dynasty?

• A group of people who work together to run a business.      

• A ruling family for centuries.       

• A rare gemstone that’s only found in China.

• A group of people who work together to make equal laws for everyone.

1. Who was the Chinese philosopher who taught discipline and moral conduct?

• The philosopher was Gandhi.

• The philosopher was Shi Huang Di.

• The philosopher was Mao Zedong.

• The philosopher was Confucius.

Who was Shi Huang Di?

• An emperor who united all of China, built the first section of the Great Wall, and created an army of clay soldiers to protect his tomb.

• An emperor who united all of Japan, built the first section of the Great Wall, and created an army of clay soldiers to protect his tomb.

• An emperor who united all of Korea, built the first section of the Great Wall, and created an army of clay soldiers to protect his tomb.

• An emperor who united all of Mongolia, built the first section of the Great Wall, and created an army of clay soldiers to protect his tomb.

1. In Japan’s history, who were the samurai?

• Samurai were Japanese fighter pilots during WWII.

• Samurai were political leaders for Japan.

• Samurai were professional warriors in Japan.

• Samurai was the name for the Japanese Emperor.

Japan was at war with what country during World War II, and what military base did they bomb on December 7, 1941?

• Japan was at war with the United States and bombed Washington, D.C.

• Japan was at war with the China and bombed the Great Wall.

• Japan was at war with the British and bombed Big Ben.

• Japan was at war with the United States and bombed Pearl Harbor.

1. The Chinese language uses ideograms.  What are ideograms?

• They were an ancient Chinese form of communication.

• They are moral lessons taught by philosophers.

• They are pictures or symbols that stand for ideas.

• They are hieroglyphics used for picture writing.

What are two major problems associated with the deforestation of the rain forest in Southeast Asia?

• Trees are being cut down for farmland and cities, while not being replaced.

• Trees are being replaced while farmland and cities are being destroyed.

• Many plant and animal species are losing their homes and becoming extinct.

• Many plant and animal species are regaining their homes and are no longer becoming extinct.