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WorksheetsEast Asia - Unit One
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which feature is labeled 'A'?
Yellow River
Gobi Desert
Tibetan Plateau
Yangtze River
Which physical feature is labeled 'B'?
Yellow River
Gobi Desert
Himalayan Mountains
Yangtze River
Which feature is labeled 'C'?
Yellow River
Gobi Desert
Tibetan Plateau
Yangtze River
Which feature is labeled 'D'?
Yellow River
Himalayan Mountains
Tibetan Plateau
Yangtze River
Which feature is labeled 'E'?
Gobi Desert
Tibetan Plateau
Himalayan Mountains
Yellow River
The Red Line represents which part of the Silk Road?
Land Route
Maritime Route
The Blue Line represents which part of the Silk Road?
Land Route
Maritime Route
Which Dynasty is represented by 'A'? (green)
Western Xia
Jin
Song
Which Dynasty is represented by 'B'? (blue)
Western Xia
Jin
Song
Which Dynasty is represented by 'C'? (orange)
Western Xia
Jin
Song
What type of government contains people who are promoted based on talent and ability?
Oligarchy
Democracy
Meritocracy
Theocracy
Which of the following were used by the Song Dynasty? (check ALL correct answers)
Paper
Treasure ships
Printing
Compass
Gunpowder
Who was the first leader of the Mongol Empire?
Kublai Khan
Genghis Khan
Prince Shokotu
Ogedei Khan
Who was the first Emperor of the foreign-led dynasty in China?
Kublai Khan
Genghis Khan
Prince Shokutu
Ogedei Khan
Who visited the Yuan Dynasty and helped spread knowledge about China to Europe?
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
Genghis Khan
Vasco da Gama
Which of the following were important artistic innovations during the Ming Dynasty? (check ALL correct answers)
Porcelin
Painting
Origami
Novel
Which religion is this structure associated with?
Buddhism
Taoism
Confucianism
Shintoism
Which single event introduced Buddhism to Japan?
Visits by Prince Shotuku to China
Korean ruler sent Buddhist texts and images to the emperor
Chinese monks traveling to Japan
The Voyages of Zheng He
What is Bushido?
Japanese art
Chinese literature
Samurai code of honor
Buddhist religious law
Why did Chinese rulers promote Confucianism? Select the BEST answer from the choices below.
Confucius said subjects should submit to their leaders
Confucius believed in living a good and moral life
Confucius said subjects should all pay taxes to the emperor
Confucius taught people to be respectful
What does hierarchy mean? Select the BEST answer from the choices below.
A civil service exam system
A system of government in which decisions are made by state officials
An association of artisans
A system of ranking people according to their authority
What was the primary way Chinese inventions were spread to the rest of the world?
Prisoners explained how to recreate the inventions
Buddhist monks took the ideas to other parts of the world
Merchants along the Silk Road spread the new ideas across Asia and Europe
The voyages of Zheng He showed everyone the inventions.
What great palace was built by the Yongle Emperor during the Ming Dynasty?
The Mandate of Heaven
The Forbidden City
The Great Wall
Buddhism Palace
Why was the Great Wall of China reconstructed by the Ming Dynasty?
The emperor used the work as punishment for criminals
The gods demanded it
To keep foreign traders out of China
To make it stronger so invaders from the North could not cross China's borders
Why did the Yongle Emperor commission the treasure fleet voyages led by Zheng He?
To show off Ming power
To learn about other cultures
To explore new places
To bring home treasure from the rest of the world
Why were the Japanese elite inspired to become a more literary culture?
The people wanted to be able to write down their laws and history
The desire to study Buddhist scriptures and copy Chinese texts
They wanted to copy the Chinese
Temple schools encouraged scholars to learn to read and write
How did Buddhism spread across Asia and into China?
Buddhist people moved to China to escape war
The emperor made everyone in China convert
The Chinese brought Buddhist slaves back from the lands they conquered
Monks traveled with merchants along the Silk Road and other trade routes
What beliefs were inspired by Shintoism? (choose all that apply)
Belief in kami
Obey your leaders
Everything in nature had a spirit
Tradition and family
What were some effects of Chinese isolationism? (check all that apply)
Chinese technology improved
China cut off trade with other countries
China became wealthier
China fell behind other nations
Transportation through the waterways aided agricultural developments, but what else did it do?
helped people travel more
helped the Chinese patrol the water for enemies
brought in more money to the emperor
increased trade within and outside of China
New printing techniques like woodblock and movable type allowed the Chinese to: (Select ALL correct answers)
Stop the Mongol invasions
Spread information and knowledge
Increase literacy
Mass-produce of books
Spread their technology to the West
We only know about the lives of the Heian Aristocracy, even though they were a very small percentage of the population. Why??
Monks told everyone about them
They wrote down their stories
The emperor demanded it
They knew all the peasants and talked to them a lot
What was special about The Tale of the Genji? (choose ALL correct answers)
It is considered the first poem
It is considered the first novel
It contains beautiful paintings
It was written by a woman
Who did the Daimyo owe their loyalty to?
Shogun
Samurai
Emperor
Buddhists Monks
