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East Asia - Unit One

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which feature is labeled 'A'?

a)

Yellow River

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Tibetan Plateau

d)

Yangtze River

2.

Which physical feature is labeled 'B'?

a)

Yellow River

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Himalayan Mountains

d)

Yangtze River

3.

Which feature is labeled 'C'?

a)

Yellow River

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Tibetan Plateau

d)

Yangtze River

4.

Which feature is labeled 'D'?

a)

Yellow River

b)

Himalayan Mountains

c)

Tibetan Plateau

d)

Yangtze River

5.

Which feature is labeled 'E'?

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Tibetan Plateau

c)

Himalayan Mountains

d)

Yellow River

6.

The Red Line represents which part of the Silk Road?

a)

Land Route

b)

Maritime Route

7.

The Blue Line represents which part of the Silk Road?

a)

Land Route

b)

Maritime Route

8.

Which Dynasty is represented by 'A'? (green)

a)

Western Xia

b)

Jin

c)

Song

9.

Which Dynasty is represented by 'B'? (blue)

a)

Western Xia

b)

Jin

c)

Song

10.

Which Dynasty is represented by 'C'? (orange)

a)

Western Xia

b)

Jin

c)

Song

11.

What type of government contains people who are promoted based on talent and ability?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Meritocracy

d)

Theocracy

12.

Which of the following were used by the Song Dynasty? (check ALL correct answers)

a)

Paper

b)

Treasure ships

c)

Printing

d)

Compass

e)

Gunpowder

13.

Who was the first leader of the Mongol Empire?

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Prince Shokotu

d)

Ogedei Khan

14.

Who was the first Emperor of the foreign-led dynasty in China?

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Prince Shokutu

d)

Ogedei Khan

15.

Who visited the Yuan Dynasty and helped spread knowledge about China to Europe?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Vasco da Gama

16.

Which of the following were important artistic innovations during the Ming Dynasty? (check ALL correct answers)

a)

Porcelin

b)

Painting

c)

Origami

d)

Novel

17.

Which religion is this structure associated with?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Taoism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Shintoism

18.

Which single event introduced Buddhism to Japan?

a)

Visits by Prince Shotuku to China

b)

Korean ruler sent Buddhist texts and images to the emperor

c)

Chinese monks traveling to Japan

d)

The Voyages of Zheng He

19.

What is Bushido?

a)

Japanese art

b)

Chinese literature

c)

Samurai code of honor

d)

Buddhist religious law

20.

Why did Chinese rulers promote Confucianism? Select the BEST answer from the choices below.

a)

Confucius said subjects should submit to their leaders

b)

Confucius believed in living a good and moral life

c)

Confucius said subjects should all pay taxes to the emperor

d)

Confucius taught people to be respectful

21.

What does hierarchy mean? Select the BEST answer from the choices below.

a)

A civil service exam system

b)

A system of government in which decisions are made by state officials

c)

An association of artisans

d)

A system of ranking people according to their authority

22.

What was the primary way Chinese inventions were spread to the rest of the world?

a)

Prisoners explained how to recreate the inventions

b)

Buddhist monks took the ideas to other parts of the world

c)

Merchants along the Silk Road spread the new ideas across Asia and Europe

d)

The voyages of Zheng He showed everyone the inventions.

23.

What great palace was built by the Yongle Emperor during the Ming Dynasty?

a)

The Mandate of Heaven

b)

The Forbidden City

c)

The Great Wall

d)

Buddhism Palace

24.

Why was the Great Wall of China reconstructed by the Ming Dynasty?

a)

The emperor used the work as punishment for criminals

b)

The gods demanded it

c)

To keep foreign traders out of China

d)

To make it stronger so invaders from the North could not cross China's borders

25.

Why did the Yongle Emperor commission the treasure fleet voyages led by Zheng He?

a)

To show off Ming power

b)

To learn about other cultures

c)

To explore new places

d)

To bring home treasure from the rest of the world

26.

Why were the Japanese elite inspired to become a more literary culture?

a)

The people wanted to be able to write down their laws and history

b)

The desire to study Buddhist scriptures and copy Chinese texts

c)

They wanted to copy the Chinese

d)

Temple schools encouraged scholars to learn to read and write

27.

How did Buddhism spread across Asia and into China?

a)

Buddhist people moved to China to escape war

b)

The emperor made everyone in China convert

c)

The Chinese brought Buddhist slaves back from the lands they conquered

d)

Monks traveled with merchants along the Silk Road and other trade routes

28.

What beliefs were inspired by Shintoism? (choose all that apply)

a)

Belief in kami

b)

Obey your leaders

c)

Everything in nature had a spirit

d)

Tradition and family

29.

What were some effects of Chinese isolationism? (check all that apply)

a)

Chinese technology improved

b)

China cut off trade with other countries

c)

China became wealthier

d)

China fell behind other nations

30.

Transportation through the waterways aided agricultural developments, but what else did it do?

a)

helped people travel more

b)

helped the Chinese patrol the water for enemies

c)

brought in more money to the emperor

d)

increased trade within and outside of China

31.

New printing techniques like woodblock and movable type allowed the Chinese to: (Select ALL correct answers)

a)

Stop the Mongol invasions

b)

Spread information and knowledge

c)

Increase literacy

d)

Mass-produce of books

e)

Spread their technology to the West

32.

We only know about the lives of the Heian Aristocracy, even though they were a very small percentage of the population. Why??

a)

Monks told everyone about them

b)

They wrote down their stories

c)

The emperor demanded it

d)

They knew all the peasants and talked to them a lot

33.

What was special about The Tale of the Genji? (choose ALL correct answers)

a)

It is considered the first poem

b)

It is considered the first novel

c)

It contains beautiful paintings

d)

It was written by a woman

34.

Who did the Daimyo owe their loyalty to?

a)

Shogun

b)

Samurai

c)

Emperor

d)

Buddhists Monks