East Asia History Quiz

What is the cycle of empires rising and falling in China called?

• Dynastic cycle

• Mandate of Heaven

• Divine Right

• Confucian ethos

The English derivation of the word ‘China’ comes from the name of this dynasty.

• Qin

• Qing

• Han

• Ming

Chinese rulers were called?

• Dynasty

• Emperors

• Kings

• Presidents

Shu Huangdi commissioned this massive undertaking in China, which was rediscovered in 1974.

• The Forbidden City

• The Great Wall

• The Terracotta Army

• Zheng He's armada

What is the predominant ethnicity in China?

• Mandarin

• Cantonese

• Han

• Manchu

What religion served as the ideological foundation of the Han dynasty and subsequent dynasties?

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Taoism

• Shintoism

In Confucianism, respect for one's elders is known as

• filial piety

• the mandate of parents

• the Tao

• Wu wei

The philosophy of Confucianism tended to serve the best interests of which of the following groups?

• Students

• Women

• Travelers

• Rulers

What trade route connecting imperial China with the Middle East and Europe thrived during imperial times?

• The Belt and Road Initiative

• The Forbidden Route

• The Great Wall

• The Silk Road

Put the following Chinese imperial dynasties in chronological order: Han, Ming, Qin, Qing, Yuan

• Qing, Han, Ming, Yuan, Qing

• Qin, Yuan, Han, Ming, Qing

• Qin, Han, Yuan, Ming, Qing

• Qing, Han, Yuan, Ming, Qin