Asian Civilizations Review

Which invention made it easier and cheaper to print books in ancient China?

• Gunpowder
• Paper money
• Movable type
• Porcelain

What Chinese invention allowed sailors to navigate without the sun or stars?

• Astrolabe
• Magnetic compass
• Telescope
• Cross-staff

What belief helped spread Buddhism from India to other parts of Asia?

• Reincarnation
• Comfort and hope after suffering
• Karma
• Nirvana

Which group of people helped spread Buddhism from India to China?

• Samurai and shoguns
• Foreign traders and missionaries
• European crusaders
• Chinese scholars

Confucianism teaches the importance of:

• Meditation and isolation
• Equality and freedom
• Respect, duty, and loyalty to family
• Worshiping many gods

What material did the Chinese NOT invent?

• Paper
• Porcelain
• Concrete
• Fireworks

The invention of gunpowder led to the creation of:

• Ships and sails
• Cannons and fireworks
• Pyramids
• Aqueducts

Which Indian emperor promoted Buddhism and spread it beyond India?

• Akbar the Great
• Chandragupta
• Ashoka
• Babur

Which religion began in India and spread widely across Asia?

• Islam
• Buddhism
• Christianity
• Confucianism

The Khmer Empire was located in present-day:

• Thailand
• Cambodia
• Vietnam
• Indonesia