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China Japan and Gunpowder

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What led to the large increase in population during the Ming and Qing Dynasties of China?

a)

Constant warfare

b)

Increased trade with Japan

c)

Increased food production due to technological advances

d)

Increased capitalism

2.

Qing emperor Kangxi did all of the following except:

a)

reduced government expenses

b)

allowed Catholic missionaries to his court

c)

patronized the arts in China

d)

increased taxes

3.

In Japan, the warrior class was known as the

a)

knights

b)

kabuki

c)

haiku

d)

samurai

4.

Which of the following was NOT one of the shoguns who led the Japanese unification movement?

a)

Oda Nobunaga

b)

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

c)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

d)

Ihara Saikaku

5.

Which European nation was the ONLY one permitted to trade with Qing China and Tokugawa Japan?

a)

France

b)

The Netherlands

c)

England

d)

Spain

6.

“Oda Nobunaga prepared the rice cake, Toyotomi Hideiyoshi cooked the rice cake, and Tokugawa Ieyasu ate the rice cake”.

–Japanese proverb

To what does the “rice cake” refer?

a)

The Japanese conquest by the Mongols

b)

The Japanese appetite for rice cakes

c)

The unification of Japan

d)

The expulsion of Europeans from Japan

7.

What branch of Buddhism spread throughout Japan?

a)

Mahayana

b)

Zen

c)

Shinto

d)

Theravada

8.

Which of the following regions was NOT part of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power during the 17th century?

a)

Turkey

b)

Southeastern Europe

c)

North Africa

d)

India

9.

The Safavid Empire was located primarily in which modern-day nation?

a)

India

b)

Iran

c)

Turkey

d)

Egypt

10.

What group of Jewish and Christian officials did Ottoman sultan Suleyman the Magnificent create to control the power of Islamic elites in government?

a)

The devshirme

b)

The Janissaries

c)

The Daimyo

d)

The Boxers

11.

The Mughal Empire was based in which Asian country?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Iran

d)

Vietnam

12.

The Mughal emperor Akbar created and enforced laws that protected which human right?

a)

The freedom of speech

b)

The freedom of the press

c)

The freedom of assembly

d)

The freedom of religion

13.

What did Mughal emperor Shah Jahan build as a memorial to his wife during the 17th century?

a)

The Kremlin

b)

The Sphinx

c)

The Pyramids

d)

The Taj Mahal

14.

What city was converted to the Ottoman capital of Istanbul in 1453?

a)

Constantinople

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Athens

d)

Ankara

15.

The Safavid Empire forced its residents to practice which specific religion?

a)

Sunni Islam

b)

. Zen Buddhism

c)

Orthodox Christianity

d)

Shi’a Islam

16.

Which of the following phrases best describes the government of Tokugawa Ieyasu?

a)

Constitutional republic

b)

Absolutist dictatorship

c)

Monarchy

d)

Democracy

17.

The Islamic Gunpowder Empires were able to grow and expand following the collapse of which previous empire?

a)

Mongol Empire

b)

Han Dynasty

c)

Abbasid Dynasty

d)

Roman Empire

18.

All three Gunpowder Empires were led by 'absolute rulers'

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which Gunpowder Empires practiced the Sunni form of Islam?

a)

Mughal

b)

Safavid

c)

Ottoman

20.

What is the ARABIC word for "king"?

a)

Shah

b)

Sultan

c)

Caliph

d)

Khan

21.

The Tokugawa Shogunate is also referred to as the...

a)

Edo Period

b)

Minamoto Period

c)

Samurai Period

d)

Feudal Period

22.

Definition Match: Feudalism

a)

A warlord which governed an area of land on behalf of the emperor

b)

Dominant warlord who held political and martial power in Japan

c)

The military government of Japan

d)

A government based on a strict social hierarchy and land for service

23.

Wealthy land owner, also the head of a clan group

a)

Bakufu

b)

Samurai

c)

Shogun

d)

Daimyo

24.

Appointed by the Emperor as a military ruler

a)

Bakufu

b)

Daimyo

c)

Shogun

d)

Samurai

25.

Hereditary ruler with little real power

a)

Samurai

b)

Daimyo

c)

Shogun

d)

Emperor

26.

Who was at the bottom of to social hierarchy in Shogunate Japan?

a)

Peasant farmers

b)

Merchants

c)

Artisans

d)

Ronin

27.
Who completed the process of unifying Japan?
a)
Matsuo Basho
b)
Oda Nobunaga
c)
Toyugawa Ieyasu
d)
Tokugawa Hideyoshi
28.

Why did Japan choose to isolate itself? (select two)

a)

To prevent Christians from entering

b)

To stop the Daimyo from obtaining resources and weapons

c)

To quarantine Japan from diseases

d)

To stop the British from selling opium