WorksheetsChina Japan and Gunpowder
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
What led to the large increase in population during the Ming and Qing Dynasties of China?
Constant warfare
Increased trade with Japan
Increased food production due to technological advances
Increased capitalism
Qing emperor Kangxi did all of the following except:
reduced government expenses
allowed Catholic missionaries to his court
patronized the arts in China
increased taxes
In Japan, the warrior class was known as the
knights
kabuki
haiku
samurai
Which of the following was NOT one of the shoguns who led the Japanese unification movement?
Oda Nobunaga
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Ihara Saikaku
Which European nation was the ONLY one permitted to trade with Qing China and Tokugawa Japan?
France
The Netherlands
England
Spain
“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?
The Japanese conquest by the Mongols
The Japanese appetite for rice cakes
The unification of Japan
The expulsion of Europeans from Japan
What branch of Buddhism spread throughout Japan?
Mahayana
Zen
Shinto
Theravada
Which of the following regions was NOT part of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power during the 17th century?
Turkey
Southeastern Europe
North Africa
India
The Safavid Empire was located primarily in which modern-day nation?
India
Iran
Turkey
Egypt
What group of Jewish and Christian officials did Ottoman sultan Suleyman the Magnificent create to control the power of Islamic elites in government?
The devshirme
The Janissaries
The Daimyo
The Boxers
The Mughal Empire was based in which Asian country?
India
China
Iran
Vietnam
The Mughal emperor Akbar created and enforced laws that protected which human right?
The freedom of speech
The freedom of the press
The freedom of assembly
The freedom of religion
What did Mughal emperor Shah Jahan build as a memorial to his wife during the 17th century?
The Kremlin
The Sphinx
The Pyramids
The Taj Mahal
What city was converted to the Ottoman capital of Istanbul in 1453?
Constantinople
Jerusalem
Athens
Ankara
The Safavid Empire forced its residents to practice which specific religion?
Sunni Islam
. Zen Buddhism
Orthodox Christianity
Shi’a Islam
Which of the following phrases best describes the government of Tokugawa Ieyasu?
Constitutional republic
Absolutist dictatorship
Monarchy
Democracy
The Islamic Gunpowder Empires were able to grow and expand following the collapse of which previous empire?
Mongol Empire
Han Dynasty
Abbasid Dynasty
Roman Empire
All three Gunpowder Empires were led by 'absolute rulers'
True
False
Which Gunpowder Empires practiced the Sunni form of Islam?
Mughal
Safavid
Ottoman
What is the ARABIC word for "king"?
Shah
Sultan
Caliph
Khan
The Tokugawa Shogunate is also referred to as the...
Edo Period
Minamoto Period
Samurai Period
Feudal Period
Definition Match: Feudalism
A warlord which governed an area of land on behalf of the emperor
Dominant warlord who held political and martial power in Japan
The military government of Japan
A government based on a strict social hierarchy and land for service
Wealthy land owner, also the head of a clan group
Bakufu
Samurai
Shogun
Daimyo
Appointed by the Emperor as a military ruler
Bakufu
Daimyo
Shogun
Samurai
Hereditary ruler with little real power
Samurai
Daimyo
Shogun
Emperor
Who was at the bottom of to social hierarchy in Shogunate Japan?
Peasant farmers
Merchants
Artisans
Ronin
Why did Japan choose to isolate itself? (select two)
To prevent Christians from entering
To stop the Daimyo from obtaining resources and weapons
To quarantine Japan from diseases
To stop the British from selling opium
