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WorksheetsEast and Southeast Asia
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What Chinese philosophy believes in respecting elders and ancestors?
a)
Daoism
b)
Confucianism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Legalism
2.
What Chinese philosophy is characterized by strict laws and harsh punishments?
a)
Daoism
b)
Confucianism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Legalism
3.
Which of the following is the main belief system in SOUTHEAST Asia today?
a)
Daoism
b)
Confucianism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Legalism
4.
Which of the following was practiced by the Qin dynasty?
a)
Daoism
b)
Confucianism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Legalism
5.
Who invented Confucianism
a)
Zheng He
b)
Qin Shi Huangdi
c)
Confucius
d)
Siddharta Gautama
6.
This is the term for an overland trade route connecting China to Europe and the Middle East.
a)
Grand Canal
b)
The Khmer Trail
c)
Silk Road
d)
Northwest Passage
7.
Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of the Qin dynasty?
a)
Standardization of currency, measurements, and written language
b)
Starting the Great Wall
c)
Unifying China
d)
Kicking the Mongols out of China
8.
Why was the Great Wall of China built?
a)
To give people jobs.
b)
As a cemetary
c)
To keep the Mongols out of China
d)
To keep the emperor safe
9.
Where did the Khmer empire arise?
a)
Mongolia
b)
China
c)
Southeast Asia
d)
Indonesia
10.
Which of the following was completed by the Ming dynasty?
a)
Angkor Wat
b)
The Forbidden City
c)
The Grand Canal
11.
Why did the Qing dynasty fail?
a)
New ideas spread from Europe
b)
The emperor killed too many people
c)
There was a great flood
d)
The Qing dynasty didn't fail. China is still ruled by an emperor.
12.
Who was the greatest Chinese explorer?
a)
Qin Shi Huangdi
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Chang Kai-shek
d)
Zheng He
13.
What is the name of the Communist leader who won the civil war in 1949? (After the end of the Qing dynasty)
a)
Mao Zedong
b)
Chang Kai-Shek
c)
Zheng He
d)
Siddharta Gautama
14.
What happened to the losers after Mao Zedong and the Communists won China's civil war?
a)
They were all killed.
b)
They fled China over the Silk Road
c)
They created their own government in Taiwan
d)
They became Communists too.
15.
Term for a hot summer followed by a harsh winter in Mongolia
a)
Steppe
b)
Dzud
c)
Shogun
d)
Loess
16.
This climate zone is mostly dry (arid), with grasslands
a)
Steppe
b)
Tropical Dry
c)
Humid Subcontinental
d)
Desert
17.
This natural disaster is caused when soil is washed down hillsides.
a)
Typhoon
b)
Landslide
c)
Avalanche
d)
Dzud
18.
This is the term for a chain of islands
a)
Teak
b)
Dzud
c)
Census
d)
Archipelago
19.
This metal is used in rockets and lightbulbs
a)
Teak
b)
Loess
c)
Tungsten
d)
Porcelain
20.
Definition: Fine soil deposited by wind (This is what gives the Yellow River its name)
a)
Loess
b)
Tungsten
c)
Terrace
d)
Shogun
21.
This is a strong, durable wood exported from Southeast Asia.
a)
Bamboo
b)
Teak
c)
Tungsten
d)
Oak
22.
A line of rulers from a single family (monarchy)
a)
Democracy
b)
Autocracy
c)
Dynasty
d)
Dzud
23.
A long, fictional story
a)
Novel
b)
Shogun
c)
Census
24.
This is a high quality pottery invented in China. It is very thin and covered with a shiny coating.
a)
Census
b)
Novel
c)
Porcelain
d)
Dynasty
25.
This climate zone is always warm, and does not receive much precipitation.
a)
Tropical dry
b)
Desert
c)
Steppe
d)
Tropical wet
26.
Definition: A chain of islands
a)
Plateau
b)
Peninsula
c)
Archipelago
d)
Tombolo
27.
Powerful land-owning warriors in Japan
a)
Shogun
b)
Samurai
c)
Knight
d)
Dyanmbo
28.
A count of people living in an area/country
a)
Population density
b)
Census
c)
Template
d)
Shogun
29.
What dynasty unified China?
a)
Qin
b)
Ming
c)
Qing
d)
Zhou
30.
This individual became known as "The Buddha", which means "enlightened one." He founded the Buddhist religion.
a)
Siddharta Gautama
b)
King Darius
c)
The Dzong
d)
Chang Kai-Shek
31.
What is the name of the god that Buddhists follow?
a)
Yaweh
b)
Allah
c)
Nirvana
d)
Trick question. Buddhists don't have any gods.
32.
Which of these was NOT standardized in China during the Qin dynasty?
a)
Currency
b)
Weights and measures
c)
Writing
d)
Shoe size
33.
What Chinese philosophy is characterized by trying to gain harmony with nature?
a)
Daoism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Legalism
34.
Land-owning warriors who kept order in Japan
a)
Shogun
b)
Samurai
c)
Ninjas
d)
Marmelukes
35.
This group of people built Ankor Wat, and had an empire in Southeast Asia
a)
Chinese
b)
Korean
c)
Khmer
d)
Peking
36.
What is country #10?
a)
Russia
b)
China
c)
Mongolia
d)
Malaysia
37.
What is country 11?
a)
North Korea
b)
Laos
c)
Japan
d)
South Korea
38.
What is country #18?
a)
Indonesia
b)
Cambodia
c)
Vietnam
d)
Malaysia
39.
What physical feature is circled?
a)
Altay Mts.
b)
Taklimakan Desert
c)
Sea of Japan
d)
Plateau of Tibet
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