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Middle Ages: China & Japan

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did silk influence trade in China?

a)

Demand for silk was low, so the Chinese did not make much silk.

b)

The Chinese made less silk because other countries made so much of it.

c)

Chinese bought a lot of silk from other countries then sold it again.

d)

When demand for silk increased, the Chinese produced more.

2.

What is the most important impact of the Silk Road?

a)

connecting civilizations and cultures

b)

letting China conquer much of Asia and Europe

c)

ending trade between Europe and Asia

d)

connecting the Chinese with Canada

3.

What was a civil service exam in Chinese society?

a)

an exam that caused only the military to be government leaders

b)

an exam that caused many women to be government leaders

c)

an exam that caused the wealthiest to be government leaders

d)

an exam that made sure government leaders were qualified for the job

4.

Which of the following answers BEST describes the effects of Confucianism and Taoism/Daoism?

a)

increase in wealth in China

b)

weakened government in China

c)

peace and stability in China

d)

war and fighting in China

5.

How did the Silk Road affect China?

a)

Lots of people from Europe moved to China.

b)

It didn't do much because it was too dangerous to travel.

c)

It brought China lots of wealth and new things.

d)

It kept China safe from the Mongols.

6.

What are the four MOST important Chinese inventions?

a)

gunpowder, wheelbarrow, silk, tea-drinking

b)

porcelain, tea-drinking, cast-iron, and acupuncture

c)

acupuncture, gunpowder, porcelain, and ship rudder

d)

paper, gunpowder, woodblock printing, and compass

7.

What is the long-term impact of wood-block printing?

a)

the spread of ideas

b)

selling them and making money

c)

recording music

8.

Which explorer is famous in Asia for trading on the Silk Road?

a)

Confucius

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

Marco Polo

9.

What happened soon after paper was invented?

a)

Many more books were made.

b)

The printing press was immediately invented.

c)

People decided to record history for the first time.

d)

People made lots of colored pencils and markers.

10.

What two religions spread TO China along the Silk Road?

a)

Judaism and Christianity

b)

Hinduism and Christianity

c)

Buddhism and Islam

d)

Taosim and Christianity

11.

Why did samurais practice Zen Buddhism?

a)

Because it values money and being wealthy

b)

Because it teaches how to be an aggressive warrior

c)

Because it makes you rich

d)

Because it teaches how to control your body and how it moves

12.

What were the two most common religions in Medieval Japan?

a)

Christianity and Hinduism

b)

Judaism and HInduism

c)

Buddhism and Shintoism

d)

Buddhism and Daoism

13.

What is the term for the social system in medieval Japan based on loyalty?

a)

monarchy

b)

feudalism

c)

republic

d)

democracy

14.

TRUE or FALSE: Someone who practices Buddhism may also practice Shintoism.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

From which civilization did Japan get their writing, art and language?

a)

China

b)

Egypt

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Korea

16.

Which of the following is MOST important to someone who practices Shintoism?

a)

family

b)

the king

c)

nature

d)

work

17.

Which two religions influenced Japanese art?

a)

Christianity and Buddhism

b)

Judaism and Shintoism

c)

Daoism and Buddhism

d)

Shintoism and Buddhism

18.

TRUE or FALSE: Samurais lived by a very strict code of conduct.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

Which of the following did the Japanese farm the most, even though they had little available farmland?

a)

flour

b)

plantains

c)

olives

d)

rice

20.

Which of the following is a part of the Bushido code?

a)

honor, bravery and loyalty

b)

loyalty only to the emperor or king

c)

loyalty only to women

d)

loyalty only to family

21.

What did Japan rely on for a food source?

a)

the abundant farmland in Japan (abundant means plenty)

b)

China

c)

the ocean

d)

the volcanoes