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WorksheetsUnit 2
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, how did they first interact with the outside world?
a)
trade voyages
b)
conflict with Europeans
c)
Isolation
d)
trading only with Japan
2.
Which innovations revolutionized trade in the Indian Ocean Network?
a)
monsoon knowledge
b)
junk
c)
magnetic compass
d)
all of the above
3.
What was the civil service in China and Japan?
a)
military service
b)
building the Great Wall of China
c)
community support
d)
government workers exam
4.
What is one thing that led to the end of the Yuan Dynasty?
a)
plague
b)
drought
c)
loss in population
d)
peasant discontent
5.
Which was NOT an invention from China?
a)
compass
b)
gun powder
c)
astrolabe
d)
wood block printing
6.
Which of the following is NOT one way the Ming Empire changed China after the fall of the Yuan?
a)
built the Forbidden City
b)
allowed Mongol warriors in military
c)
instituted neo-Confucianism
d)
funded many naval expeditions
7.
Once the Portuguese arrived in Japan, what did the Daimyo (Japanese nobles) hope to gain from their European trading partners?
a)
guns and weapons
b)
silks and spice
c)
gold
d)
raw materials
8.
Which religion was the official Mughal religion?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Confucism
d)
Islam
9.
How did Mughals treat other cultures?
a)
Islam or get out
b)
pay your taxes worship as you will
c)
freedom of religion
d)
strict Hinduism
10.
What was an example of Mughal advances in art and architecture?
a)
The Vedas
b)
Temple of Vishnu
c)
The Gate of Babur
d)
Taj Mahal
11.
What was India's main trade resource with the British?
a)
cotton
b)
silk
c)
slaves
d)
gold
12.
Japan developed what policy?
a)
open trade
b)
mercantilism
c)
isolationism
d)
socialism
13.
How did the British take hold of India?
a)
by military force
b)
through trade agreements
c)
as a result of decline in the Mughals
d)
they didn't
14.
The ruler of the Mughal Empire during its best period.
a)
Akbar
b)
Aurangzeb
c)
Chandra Gupta
d)
Shah Jahan
15.
Akbar created unity through much of India (the Mughal Empire) by
a)
Forcing conquered people to convert to Islam.
b)
Allowing local governors complete freedom to rule their regions.
c)
Stationing military units at strategic points throughout the empire.
d)
Abolishing taxes on non-Muslims.
16.
The Highest Lord of Feudal japan
a)
shogun
b)
daimyo
c)
samurai
d)
vassal
17.
Before the development of the Indian Ocean trade network, Europeans traded with the east by the
a)
crusade trade
b)
Silk Road
c)
Desert Road
d)
Sandstorm Road
18.
The Warriors of Feudal Japan
a)
Sultan
b)
Bushido
c)
Chivalry
d)
Samurai
19.
What items did China trade with other countries?
a)
silk, porcelain, chop sticks
b)
porcelain, silk
c)
artwork and pottery
d)
They remained isolated.
20.
How did knowledge spread in China and Europe during the middle ages
a)
through trade and word of mouth
b)
books
c)
The Grand Canal
d)
porcelain tablets
21.
What was the purpose of the Samurai?
a)
They were soldiers who protected the Daimyo
b)
They were scholars who learned about the empire and taught the nobles
c)
They were royal advisers who protected the emperor.
d)
They were workers wo worked the fields for the nobles
22.
How did the Europeans influence Japan?
a)
taught them to read and write
b)
They taught them how to expand the feudal system
c)
Helped them build larger ships
d)
Introduced Christianity
23.
What is one lasting result of the early Muslim invasions of India?
a)
India is still a Muslim country
b)
India converted to Christianty
c)
Religious differences still divide Hindus and Muslims
d)
Hindus and Muslims get along
24.
Why was Akbar a successful ruler?
a)
He was fair to people of different religions
b)
His rule was strict
c)
He forbid anyone to practice any religion
d)
He gave more rights to Muslims than to Hindus
25.
Under Akbar, what new language was developed?
a)
Hindi
b)
Arabic
c)
Cantonese
d)
Urdu
26.
All of the following are examples of Akbar's policies which led to cultural diffusion EXCEPT:
a)
He married Hindi princesses and allowed them to practice Hindu rituals.
b)
He developed a mix of religions to promote unity.
c)
In his government, foreigners could rise to a high office.
d)
He required all of his subjects to convert to Islam.
27.
Which country is best described by this list?
Powerless Emperor
Isolation
Located in East Asia
Powerless Emperor
Isolation
Located in East Asia
a)
Japan
b)
Mughal India
c)
China
d)
Great Britain
28.
What was the name for the real leader of power in Japan?
a)
Daimyo
b)
Samurai
c)
Shogun
d)
Emperor
29.
How did China and Japan feel about trade with the West?
a)
They were very open to trade with the West.
They were very open to trade with the West.
b)
They accepted new ideas and imitated them throughout their empires.
They accepted new ideas and imitated them throughout their empires.
c)
They only imported goods from the West, but would not export any goods.
They only imported goods from the West, but would not export any goods.
d)
They liked to sell their goods to the West, but did not like western influences.
They liked to sell their goods to the West, but did not like western influences.
30.
All of the following were highly demanded Chinese goods in Europe EXCEPT
a)
tea
b)
porcelain
c)
silk
d)
coffee
31.
The two dominant religions in Mughal India were
a)
Christianity and Buddhism
b)
Hinduism and Islam
c)
Hinduism and Buddhism
d)
Christianity and Islam
32.
Both Hinduism and Buddhism originated in:
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Japan
33.
How does the monsoon affect Indian Ocean Trading?
a)
destroys boats
b)
allows more fishing
c)
carries the ships on a seasonal track
d)
Extreme storms with heavy rain and lightening pulled ships off course
34.
the Mandate of Heaven is a similar to:
a)
Akbar's religion of himself
b)
Strict control of the Emperor
c)
Divine Right
d)
Confucianism
35.
What was a caravel?
a)
A small, fast ship.
b)
A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location.
c)
A tool that shows which direction is North.
d)
All of the above.
36.
Who developed the astrolabe?
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
Muslims
d)
India
37.
By the 1700s, which nations' East India Company dominated the Indian Ocean trade by their desire for tea and other Chinese goods.
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Portugal
d)
the Netherlands/Dutch
38.
The trading and exchange policy of Japan during 1400-1600s was
a)
isolation
b)
free trade
c)
closed only to Europe
d)
open only to Europe
39.
the age of exploration began with a search for new trade routes by first the _________to_________?
a)
British, New World
b)
Netherlands, India
c)
Portugese, Asia
d)
Europe, Asia
40.
what are 3 goods that the Europeans wanted from the far east.
a)
gold, spices
b)
food
c)
gold, spices, cotton
d)
textiles, porcelain, spices
41.
Who were considered the lowest class in Japanese society?
a)
Farmers
b)
Merchants
c)
Samurais
d)
Emperor
42.
Why were merchants on the bottom of the Japanese social hierarchy?
a)
they were considered to be untouchable
b)
they did not produce anything on their own
c)
they only worked with the Samurai
d)
they were the servants of the Emperor
43.
What Asian country has a strong cultural link to Japan?
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Greece
d)
Rome
44.
Where did Buddhism originate?
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Korea
d)
Rome
45.
Which members of the Japanese feudal system below are equivalent to the nobles or lords in the European Feudal System?
a)
Knights
b)
Peasants
c)
Daimyo
d)
Bushido
46.
Which members of the Japanese feudal system below has no equivalent in the European Feudal System?
a)
Shogun
b)
Peasants
c)
Daimyo
d)
Bushido
47.
Japanese writing was most influenced by which of the following?
a)
A. Muslims
b)
B. Mughal
c)
C. China
d)
D. India
48.
Which two religions together were practiced by most Japanese?
a)
A. Buddhism and Shintoism
b)
B. Buddhism and Hinduism
c)
C. Christianity and Buddhism
d)
D. Judaism and Christianity
49.
The source of wealth and power in feudal Japan was
a)
land
b)
fish
c)
weapons
d)
status
50.
Why did Neo-Confucianism become a Chinese practice?
a)
non-compliance resulted is punishment.
b)
It became more than a system of rules.
c)
government instituted strict social class.
d)
All of the above
51.
Which civilization first developed a civil service system, invented gunpowder, and manufactured porcelain?
a)
Indian
b)
Chinese
c)
Japanese
d)
Mughal
52.
How is the history of China divided?
a)
into dynasties
b)
by the wars that were fought
c)
into groups of every 100 years
d)
by the names of the emperors of Japan
53.
After an expansion of trade, under the Ming dynasty, China entered a period of ________ in fear of European influence.
a)
imperialism
b)
isolationism
c)
democracy
d)
economic prosperity
54.
The earliest printing used
a)
dye from tea as ink
b)
movable type
c)
cuts on blocks of wood
d)
a modified wine press
55.
European and Japanese Feudalism shared these characteristics
a)
individual landowners held great power
b)
the lowest class worked the land
c)
was based on an unwritten contract
d)
the king/emperor had no real power
56.
What route did Buddhism take to reach Japan?
a)
China, India, Japan
b)
India, China, Japan
c)
Japan, China, India
d)
China, Japan, India
57.
When first arriving to the Indian Ocean trade network, which trade item did the Portuguese exchange with the Asia peoples?
a)
gold
b)
horses
c)
silver
d)
cattle
58.
How did the Ming expand the prosperity of China?
a)
manufancturing
b)
increased agriculture
c)
built a huge navy
d)
all of the above
59.
How does the Ming Dynasty and others of China establish modern practices of China?
a)
trade expansion and strict self-discipline
b)
mass production of goods and the civil service
c)
expansion of territory
d)
all of the above
60.
Why did the Europeans trade so much silver with China and the others of the Indian Ocean network?
a)
China only accepted cash
b)
the Europeans didn't have any gold
c)
most other European trade goods were not desireable
d)
it was the world currency of the time period
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