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WorksheetsEmpires of East Asia Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
While the Sui dynasty was short-lived, what did they build that provided a valuable trade route?
Grand Canal
Great Wall
Silk Road
a large fleet of ships
The Tang dynasty was able to expand their empire to all of the following EXCEPT:
Korean peninsula
North China
Japan
South China
What helped the Tang dynasty rule more effectively?
giving people jobs based on their families
reviving the civil service examinations
bringing in scholars from the Persian empire
learning from the Mongols
Which of the following is true of the Song dynasty?
much larger than the Tang dynasty
only lasted about 40 years
successfully invaded Japan
smaller, but better run than the Tang dynasty
During the Tang and Song dynasties, what happened to the population of China?
declined rapidly
more than doubled
moved more westward
many were enslaved by the Mongols
The invention of movable type:
made printing easier and more efficient
led to the development of cannons
helped sailors
made learning more exclusive
Which of the following played a role in the rapid expansion of Chinese population?
numerous conquests
move diversified agriculture
a new strain of rice
more cities were formed
In China, unlike in Japan or Europe, social mobility was attained by what?
land ownership
war
education and civil service
The Mongols were what kind of people?
nomadic
peaceful
manufacturers
domestic farmers
Genghis Khan was a great conquerer for all of the following reasons, except:
organization
his ability to rule
strategy
cruelty
Which BEST describes the Mongols as rulers of conquered people?
forced them to work brutal slave labor
forced the men to become warriors
forced them to move to the Mongolian steppe
they let people follow their own customs and religions
Kublai Khan was able to accomplish which of the following?
uniting China for the first time in 300 years
conquering Japan
sailing to the African coast
trade with Germanic tribes
How did the Japanese learn about Chinese customs and traditions?
Korean travelers
Chinese invasions of Japan
Japanese invasions of China
Mongol invasions of Japan
Which is the following is a Chinese idea that was unsuccessful in Japan?
civil service examination
Buddhism
Chinese system of writing
Chinese cooking
What led to the downfall of Imperial rule in Japan?
natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons
Mongol invasions
large landowners setting up private armies
invention of democracy
Much of Southeast Asia was influenced by which country?
China
India
Rome
Japan
