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Worksheets7 Classical Asia
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 3hrs 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Trade network that connected China through the Middle East and into the Roman Empire.
a)
Silk Road
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
Trans-Siberian
d)
Triangular Trade
2.
Which of the following best describes the role of women within Classical China?
a)
Equal to males in society.
b)
Submissive to men and ignored in society.
c)
More respected than males in society.
d)
Subordinate to males but still had a role in the household.
3.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Confucianism?
a)
Political system in which the army would control labor.
b)
Primary system of ethics
c)
Recommended obedience and respect to all superiors.
d)
Believed leaders should not be greedy or selfish.
4.
Daoism is the belief that nature holds the key to happiness and harmony. What is the name of the man who created Daoism?
a)
Confucius
b)
Kong Fuzi
c)
Laozi
d)
Shi Huang Di
5.
Which civilization developed around 1500 B.C.E. around the Himalayan Mountains and by the Ganges River?
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Persia
d)
Rome
6.
Which of the following was NOT considered a varna of the Caste System?
a)
Brahmin
b)
Untouchables
c)
Kshatriya
d)
Sudras
7.
The sacred and classical Indian language which was introduced by the Aryans.
a)
Calligraphy
b)
Sanskrit
c)
Cuneiform
d)
Mandarin Chinese
8.
Which major world religion lacks a central founding figure?
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
9.
Reincarnation
a)
A world beyond existence.
b)
Good deeds lead to good life.
c)
The belief in many Gods.
d)
Souls pass into other humans or animals after death.
10.
Which beliefs do Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?
a)
Reincarnation
b)
Belief in the Caste System
c)
Reverence for Muhammad
d)
Monotheism
11.
In Chinese tradition, the Mandate of Heaven refers to-
a)
Eternal authority of a ruling dynasty
b)
Chinese ethnocentric tendacies
c)
Divine blessing of the rule of the emperor
d)
The goal of Buddhist meditation
12.
Which is NOT true about the Chinese Emperor Shi Huang Di?
a)
Named himself the First Emperor of China.
b)
Extended territory by using the crossbow.
c)
Believed in and practiced Confucianism.
d)
Constructed the Great Wall of China.
13.
Families of kings called ________________, ruled over China during the classical period in China.
a)
Daimyos
b)
Dynasties
c)
Ming
d)
Legalists
14.
Which of the following was NOT a religion/philosophy used in Classical Era China?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Legalism
d)
Islam
15.
This emperor was known for his tendency toward Legalism; he was also known for beginning the Great Wall of China. Who was he?
a)
Qin Shi Huangdhi
b)
Wu Ti
c)
Kung Fuzi
d)
Emperor Mencius
16.
Under which Classical era dynasty did China incorporate Hong Kong and northern Vietnam?
a)
Zhou
b)
Qin
c)
Han
d)
Ming
17.
How did the creation of roads help the Maurya Empire?
a)
The roads promoted trade.
b)
The roads helped warriors fight
c)
The roads helped move farms
d)
The roads didn't help because potholes formed.
18.
The varna system made everyone equal.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Which statement about the Indus Valley is true?
a)
The people there practiced the Hindu religion.
b)
It is the location of India's oldest civilization
c)
The Aryans left it to live in the mountains
d)
Life there was very difficult.
20.
Which of these is a Hindu belief?
a)
Anyone can achieve nirvana.
b)
A person's status in life is a result of how they lived their previous life.
c)
An individual does not have a soul.
d)
Demonic forces try to keep people from living good lives.
21.
Siddhartha founded Buddhism.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
In the Hindu religion, it is believed your good and bad actions are your:
a)
Karma
b)
Nirvana
c)
Illusion
d)
Sanskrit
23.
Who came to be known as the Buddha?
a)
Asoka
b)
Chandragupta Maurya
c)
Chandra Gupta II
d)
Siddhartha Gautama
24.
Who was the Founder of the Mauryan Empire?
a)
Candragupta Maurya
b)
Maurya Beiber
c)
Taylor Swift Maurya
25.
This was the name of the group of nomads that invaded India from the north.
a)
Assyrians
b)
Greek
c)
Aryans
d)
Varnas
26.
Which of the following is true about Asoka?
a)
He remained a fierce warrior his entire life.
b)
He became a Buddhist and began helping everyone and spreading the religion.
c)
He conquered all the Mauryans.
d)
He conquered all the Guptas.
27.
Which of the following are the correct actions you are supposed to do, your duty?
a)
dharma
b)
karma
c)
reincarnation
d)
vedas
28.
Which of the following is the name of the book of prayers, poems and hymns which are sacred to Hindus?
a)
Dharma
b)
Vedas
c)
Mahabharata
d)
Moksha
29.
Trade increased between Europe and Asia and there was a period of regional stability and safe trade along the Silk Road. This characterizes
a)
Chaos and mayhem of battle
b)
Results of Pax Mongolica
c)
A period of good luck.
d)
Development of canal system.
30.
What was the effect of the extensive Mongol Empire on the people who lived in Europe and Asia in the 1200's?
a)
There was significant increases in trade and travel.
b)
Many tribes and peoples had to change their religions.
c)
Trade was very dangerous along the Silk Road.
d)
The Feudal System became stronger.
31.
What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China?
a)
It became a tourist attraction for modern man.
b)
It was built to protect the Chinese from the nomadic tribes of northern and central Asia.
c)
It acted as an aqueduct and was not truly a wall.
d)
The building of the wall helped decimate the Chinese population.
32.
What advantage did the Mongols have over surrounding peoples?
a)
They were mostly literate, unlike China who mostly was illiterate
b)
They had more equality than surrounding peoples
c)
Their calvary, fighting from horseback, unlike the Chinese who were not as well trained
d)
They didn't care about religion, where as the Chinese made Confucianism the official religion
33.
This map shows the _________ empire
a)
Mongol
b)
Tong
c)
Khan
d)
Byzantine
34.
The Mongols were originally members of _____.
a)
Nomadic Tribes
b)
Settled Tribes
c)
Farming Communities
d)
a basketball team
35.
What was Genghis Khan's real name?
a)
Temujin
b)
Zheng-He
c)
Xiao-Na
d)
Choujin
36.
The Mongolian Empire stretched from __________ to _____________.
a)
Asia to Europe
b)
Asia to Russia
c)
Asia to America
d)
Asia to Iraq
37.
How many people today are descendants from Genghis Khan?
a)
16,000,000,000
b)
16,000,000
c)
1,600,000
d)
16,000
38.
The Silk Road was what?
a)
One road that was the color of silk.
b)
A network of roads used for trading.
c)
A road that only silk was traded on.
d)
The name of the first road in Asia.
39.
What was the Chinese secret?
a)
How to make cotton.
b)
How to make fabric.
c)
How to grow silk worms.
d)
How to make silk.
40.
Which one was NOT a danger on the Silk Road?
a)
Wild fires would break out.
b)
bandits
c)
lack of water
d)
bad weather
41.
Which is the most important fact that makes the Silk Road significant to history ?
a)
It brought Silk to Europe.
b)
Marco Polo used the Silk Road.
c)
It was one on the first times Europe and Asia were connected and products and cultures were exchanged.
d)
It was so long ago.
42.
Which cultural idea was exchanged on the Silk Road?
a)
language
b)
religion
c)
skills
d)
All of the listed answers
43.
What disease began on the Silk Road that devastated parts of the world?
a)
Chicken Pox
b)
Flu
c)
Dehydration
d)
Bubonic Plague (Black Plague)
44.
________ is a Japanese military leader that ruled on behalf of an emperor but usually in his own interests.
a)
Shogun
b)
Daimyo
c)
Samurai
d)
Buddha
45.
Where is Japan located? (use the map)
a)
17
b)
26
c)
28
d)
25
46.
How did Japan's geographic location and characteristics influence its history?
a)
Because it was an island nation, Japan dominated world trade for all of world history.
b)
Because it was an island nation, Japan was isolated from most other cultures.
c)
Because it was an island nation, Japan was open to multiple invasions
d)
Because it was an island nation, Japan had contact with many different cultures
47.
In feudal Japan, who was granted land in exchange for pledging to fight for their lords?
a)
Daimyo
b)
Emperor
c)
Farmers
d)
Samurai
48.
Large land owners in Japan were called
a)
Shogun
b)
Samurai
c)
Daimyo
d)
Emperors
49.
_________ means "the way of the warrior" a code of rules that a samurai and his family must follow.
a)
Chivalry
b)
Daimyo
c)
Figurehead
d)
Bushido
50.
How did the Mongols use biological and psychological warfare?
a)
They would throw cats and dogs over a city's walls and say "It's raining cats and dogs!" which would make the enemy laugh.
b)
They would throw cows and dead bodies infected with the plague over walled cities and they would pretend to retreat to make their enemies let their guards down.
c)
They would trick the enemy to come outside of their walled cities by calling "Olly illy oxen free" which was a classic Mongolian friendship mating call.
d)
They used Confucianist tactics to make their slaved submit to them and respect them.
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