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Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 14mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the western most city along the Silk Road shown on this map?
a)
Alexandria
b)
Baghdad
c)
Rome
d)
Begram
2.
Who became the first Emperor of China by uniting warring kingdoms?
a)
Mao Tse Dung
b)
Shi Huangdi
c)
Confucius
d)
Hanfezi
3.
According to Chinese belief, if a ruler was just and true he would get authority to rule from______.
a)
Himself
b)
His soldiers
c)
Heaven
d)
An Oracle
4.
Which major contribution of the Chinese culture is still used in government today?
a)
The Analects
b)
The Code of Politeness
c)
Checks and Balances
d)
Civil Service Exams
5.
What is the purpose of the structure pictured here?
a)
It is a temple
b)
To protect China's northern border
c)
To protect China's Southern border
d)
To protect China from India
6.
Which of the following religions was created in Japan?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Shintoism
d)
Hinduism
7.
The right of a Chinese Dynasty to rule with the blessings of the Gods is called...?
a)
The Mandate of Heaven
b)
The Dynastic Cycle
c)
The Heavenly Commandments
d)
The Oracle Bones
8.
According to the Mandate of Heaven, a ruler would stay in power as long as he...?
a)
Obeys the priests
b)
controlled an army
c)
governed justly and truly
d)
conquered new territories
9.
What is the name for the system of rise and fall of Chinese ruling families?
a)
Dynastic Cycle
b)
Mandate of Heaven
c)
Dynastic Change
d)
Mandate of Dynasties
10.
The Silk Road was important because
a)
it was the route followed by Confucius.
b)
it enabled silk made in the West to be brought to China.
c)
it was a military route followed by Chinese armies.
d)
it was a trade route that connected China with the West.
11.
One of Shi Huangdi's greatest achievements was
a)
the construction of the Great Wall.
b)
the overthrow of the Han dynasty.
c)
encouraging freedom of thought.
d)
establishing trade with Egypt.
12.
Which dynasty developed a system of writing?
a)
XIA
b)
SHANG
c)
ZHOU
d)
HAN
13.
Great Wall began during which dynasty?
a)
Shang
b)
Qin
c)
Han
14.
What is a dynasty?
a)
a succession of rulers from the same family
b)
A reality TV show
c)
Monarchy
d)
a family business
15.
What was the Dynastic Cycle?
a)
Process by which scholars were chosen for civil service.
b)
The process where a Dynasty rises, becomes corrupt, and this is a reason for a new dynasty to rise up and overthrow the previous Dynasty.
c)
The process of God choosing the ruler.
d)
The process of children gaining education.
16.
Longest Chinese Dynasty=
a)
Xia
b)
Zhou
c)
Qin
d)
Han
17.
Correct order of Chinese Dynasties?
a)
Xia, Shang, Qin, Zhou, Han
b)
Han, Qin, Shang, Zhou, Xia
c)
Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han
d)
Han, Qin, Shang, Xia, Zhou
18.
True or false: Legalism: Legalists believed that harsh punishments would keep people from breaking the law.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
What dynasty did Shi Huangdi rule over?
a)
Shang
b)
Shou
c)
Qin
d)
Han
20.
With what type of government system did Shi Huangdi rule?
a)
Daoism
b)
Confuscianism
c)
Democracy
d)
Legalism
21.
Since family is central to Chinese society, many Chinese prayed to their
a)
children.
b)
descendants.
c)
ancestors.
d)
parents.
22.
To communicate with the gods, Chinese priests would scratch questions on
a)
animal hides.
b)
limestone.
c)
granite blocks.
d)
oracle bones.
23.
Which of Ancient China's dynasties was the shortest in its time span?
a)
Zhou
b)
Qin
c)
Han
d)
Shang
24.
What major trade route connected Ancient China with the civilizations to the west?
a)
Spice Passage
b)
Over-the-Mountain Trail
c)
Silk Road
d)
Yangtze Trail
25.
What is the Chinese system of managing foreign relations where foreigners are granted permission but the Chinese culture/emperor is still superior?
a)
Tributary System
b)
The Mandate of Heaven
c)
The Emperor's Decree
d)
The Ying Yang rule
26.
This is the only Shang tomb not robbed before its discovery; it contains 460 bronze objects.
a)
Ling Ling
b)
Lady Hao
c)
Ming Ming
d)
Psy
27.
What are these called?
a)
Army of the Dead
b)
Terra Nova warriors
c)
Terra Cotta warriors
d)
Potter warriors
28.
What is the meaning of the word "choong" in Korea?
a)
Fairness and justice to all
b)
Gunpowder
c)
The Korean emperor
d)
War and Peace
29.
Who was regarded as the Father of Korea who established Gojoseon?
a)
Silla
b)
Baekje
c)
Psy
d)
Dangun
30.
Baekje was active in overseas trade and heavily influenced Japanese early civilizations.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
What does Yangban mean?
a)
Slaves
b)
Poor
c)
Aristocracy
d)
Middle Class
32.
Silla (57 B.C.–A.D. 935) was renowned as a country of
a)
Silver
b)
Gold
c)
Diamond
d)
Nothing
33.
29) The name of modern day Korea comes from which dynasty?
a)
the Gojoseon
b)
the Baekje
c)
the Koryo
d)
the Joseon
34.
31) Which Korean dynasty defined much of modern Korea’s traditional culture?
a)
the Koryo
b)
the Gojoseon
c)
the Joseon
d)
the Silla
35.
32) The Joseon class system was based on:
a)
education-level and heredity
b)
heredity
c)
level of education
d)
profession
36.
35) What gives Yamato Japanese emperors the right to rule Japan?
a)
They claim to be descendants of the Shinto sun goddess Amaterasu
b)
the Mandate of Heaven
c)
Divine Right granted by Shinto priests
d)
the consensus of the people
37.
The shogunate can be described as a ________.
a)
representative democracy.
b)
feudal society controlled by a military ruler.
c)
constitutional democracy in which the emperor’s role is mainly ceremonial.
d)
The United States gained control over all the territories that had been part of Japan’s empire.
38.
The warring tribes of Mongolia were united by this leader.
a)
Genghis Khan
b)
Tang Taizong
c)
Kublai Khan
d)
Zheng He
39.
Who toppled the Song Dynasty in China?
a)
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
b)
Lao Zhou
c)
Kublai Khan
d)
Babur
40.
________ united the Mongols and led them in conquering much of Asia
a)
Wu Zhao
b)
Kublai Khan
c)
Tang Taizong
d)
Genghis Khan
41.
Which Mongol ruler established the Yuan dynasty?
a)
Kublai Khan
b)
Sui Yangdhi
c)
Genghis Khan
d)
Batu Khan
42.
Who was the most famous king of Joseon Kingdom?
a)
Jumong
b)
Dangun
c)
King Sejong
d)
Sang je
43.
Yangban means?
a)
common people
b)
Aristocracy, richest
c)
slaves
d)
middle class
44.
Chung-in means?
a)
common people
b)
Aristocracy, richest
c)
slaves
d)
middle class
45.
Chung-in means?
a)
common people
b)
Aristocracy, richest
c)
slaves
d)
middle class
46.
Cheon min means?
a)
common people
b)
Aristocracy, richest
c)
slaves
d)
middle class
47.
What is the correct order of the social classes from highest to lowest?
a)
Yangban, Chung-in, Yang min, Cheonmin
b)
Chung-in, Yangban, Yang min, Cheonmin
c)
Yang min, Yangban, Chung-in, Cheonmin
d)
Cheonmin, Yang min, Chung-in, Yangban
48.
Yang min means?
a)
common people
b)
Aristocracy, richest
c)
slaves
d)
middle class
49.
Who is the first emperor of Japan?
a)
Izanami
b)
Jimmu Tenno
c)
Amaterasu
d)
Izanagi
50.
Who was the founder of the Yamato Period?
a)
Izanagi
b)
Prince SHotoku
c)
Jimmu Tenno
d)
Hirohito
51.
Which is NOT a motive for the Age of Exploration?
a)
Religious
b)
Political
c)
Economic
d)
Social
52.
Which is not a form of Imperialism?
a)
Colony
b)
Protectorate
c)
Monarchy
d)
Concession
53.
During the Tokugawa period, the government instituted sakoku to:
a)
strictly regulate foreign trade entering Japan
b)
improve Japan's open access to foreign trade.
c)
establish a new centralized government in Edo.
d)
Ensure feudal lords could not rise up against the central government.
54.
This is the belief that the true measure of a country's wealth is its total stock of gold and silver (bullion).
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Capitalism
c)
Monarchy
d)
Communism
55.
This is the belief that the true measure of a country's wealth is its total stock of gold and silver (bullion).
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Capitalism
c)
Monarchy
d)
Communism
56.
When was the Age of Exploration?
a)
1400's to 1700's
b)
1500's to 1900's
c)
1300's to 1400's
d)
1800's to 1900's
57.
He was the first explorer to fina direct trade route to Asia by going around Africa to get to India
a)
Magellan
b)
Marco Polo
c)
Vasco De Gama
d)
Lopez
58.
What was NOT one of the tools that helped during exploration?
a)
Astrolabe
b)
Horse & buggy
c)
Caravels
d)
Better maps
59.
Why were spices so important to Europeans in the 1400s?
a)
Europeans used spices like salt and cinnamon in tea.
b)
Europeans used spices like salt and pepper to make pesticides (a liquid or powder that kills bugs).
c)
Europeans needed spices to preserve meat.
d)
Europeans used spices to make their foods spicy.
60.
Three technologies that allowed Europeans to navigate and move quickly in the ocean were:
a)
cartographers, caravels, compasses
b)
continents, compasses, astrolabes
c)
astrolabes, compasses, explorers
d)
compasses, astrolabes, caravels
61.
Iraq was known as?
a)
Persia
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Turkey
d)
Anatolia
62.
Iran was known as?
a)
Persia
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Turkey
d)
Anatolia
63.
Turkey was known as?
a)
Persia
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Turkey
d)
Anatolia/Constantinopl
64.
Who fought in the Opium Wars
a)
Britain and Japan
b)
Britain and Russia
c)
Britain and China
d)
Britain and USA
65.
Why did British introduce Opium to China?
a)
to spread Christianity
b)
to open trade
c)
to dominate them politically
66.
Who won the Opium Wars?
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
Russia
d)
Great Britain
67.
Where is Versailles?
a)
France
b)
The United States
c)
Germany
d)
The Soviet Uniont
68.
Which of these nations was on the WINNING side of World War I?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
The Ottoman Empire
69.
Which of these nations was on the LOSING side of World War I?
a)
The United States
b)
The United Kingdom
c)
Germany
d)
Italy
70.
Which nation wanted to punish the Germans the most?
a)
France
b)
The United Kingdom
c)
The United States
d)
Italy
71.
What was the "War Guilt Clause" in the treaty?
a)
Germany had to accept responsibility for starting the war
b)
German leaders would go to jail for their actions during the war
c)
Germany had to pay the United States and Russia
d)
France gave Germany money to reduce its military strength
72.
What are reparations?
a)
Payments Germany was forced to pay
b)
Repairs and improvements made to Germany
c)
Money that France would donate to Germany to help rebuild
d)
Payments that Russia would give to the Ottoman Empire
73.
True or false? Germany had to get rid of its air force, submarines, and large battleships due to the Treaty of Versailles.
a)
True
b)
False
74.
How did the German people react to the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
They were ok with it because they realized that they lost the war
b)
They loved it because it was so favorable to them
c)
They hated it because it treated them severely
d)
Most Germans didn't really care
75.
What was the name of the Treaty that ended WWI?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Munich
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
Treaty of London
76.
What countries made up the Central Powers?
a)
Britain, France, Russia
b)
America, Mexico, Canada
c)
Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austira Hungry
d)
Japan, China, The Mongols
77.
What countries made up the Allied Powers (also known as the Triple Entente)?
a)
Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungry
b)
Britain, France, Russia
c)
America, Mexico, Canada
d)
Japan, China, The Mongols
78.
The main reason Serbian Nationalists assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand was out of...
a)
Revenge
b)
Anger
c)
Self-determination
d)
Jealousy
79.
After Franz Ferdinand's assassination, Austria sought this nation's support for war on Serbia
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
Belgium
d)
France
80.
What were the main causes of the war?
a)
communism, socialism, militarism, isolationism, poverty
b)
Militarism, Alliances, imperialism, socialism, isolationism,
c)
Militarism, alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, Assasination
d)
Sexism, Racism, communism, segregationists, governments
81.
Who was assassinated in Serbia, becoming the spark of WWI?
a)
Otto Von Bismarck
b)
Gavrilo Princip
c)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
d)
Archduke Fred Fredinand
82.
What is known to be the "spark" of the World War I?
a)
Assasination of the archduke of Austria- Hungary
b)
Spread of nationalism by Napoleon in the 1900s
c)
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
d)
Blockade of Italy and Germany
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