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WorksheetsCivilizations of East Asia and Southeast Asia
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
Prince Shotoku believed that both Buddhism and __________ could unify Japan.
kami
Confucianism
Tang China
Taiki Reform
Which of the following ideals were bushido values that guided samurai? Choose the TWO correct answers.
loyalty to one’s lord
loyalty to one’s family
personal honor
family honor
What features are associated with the dynasties of the Tang (618–907) and Song (960–1279)?
economic problems and political violence
prosperity, stable government, and advances in farming
development of government bureaucracy
overseas conquests and colonization
When the Mongols came to power, they
reopened the Silk Road to trade.
shut down the Silk Road.
raised taxes on merchants using the Silk Road.
opened a Linen Road.
European sailors really loved
tea
the compass
gunpowder
tik tok
Who had a higher social status in the Yuan dynasty?
Song scholar-officials
the Packers
northern Chinese nobles
Turks and other Muslims
For three hundred years after 860, the real power in Japan was in the hands of...
the Fujiwara family.
powerful emperors.
The Tale of Genji provides a glimpse of life in the Heian court because its author served the emperor’s wife.
True
False
The Mongol empire provided safety for travellers like Marco Polo.
True
False
What strategy did both Toyotomi Hideyoshi and, later, Tokugawa Ieyasu use to create peace in Japan?
They both forced the daimyo to pledge loyalty to them.
They both commanded the daimyo to leave their families.
How did nobles of the Heian court help strengthen the Japanese language and develop its literature?
They outlawed the use of Chinese in official documents.
They wrote in a script called kana that represented Japanese sounds.
Which belief system spread first from India to China and then to Korea and Japan?
Buddhism
Daoism
Confucianism
Christianity
How did Southeast Asia’s geography contribute to the region’s economic development?
Some Southeast Asian countries commanded important waterways and controlled rich trade routes.
Many Southeast Asian countries were positioned strategically along the Silk Road.
How did Song rulers try to ensure that government officials were educated and honest?
They adopted the merit system where people are hired based on talent and not their family. They also had to pass the civil service exam.
This answer is wrong. :p
How did the Mongol conquest affect China’s economy?
They expanded sea trade
They brought prosperity from trade and business
They reopened the ancient Silk Road
Ideas and inventions traveled along the Silk Road
