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East Asia Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country is shown by the number 1?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

South Korea

d)

Indonesia

2.

What physical feature is shown on the map?

a)

Taklimakan Desert

b)

Korean Peninsula

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Himalayan Mountains

3.

What country is shown by the number "7" on the map?

a)

Vietnam

b)

South Korea

c)

China

d)

Japan

4.

What religion is unique to Japan?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Shintoism

c)

Taoism

d)

Confucianism

5.
On what was Confucius’ system of thought based?
a)
discipline and moral conduct
b)
scientific investigation
c)
harmony with nature
d)
mathematical and astronomical principles
6.
China was traditionally ruled by
a)
democracy.
b)
kings.
c)
dynasties.
d)
communism.
7.
What is the name of the code of the Samurai?
a)
Bushido 
b)
Daimyo 
c)
Daoism 
8.
What term describes a chain of islands? 
a)
Island-chain
b)
Japan
c)
Archipelago 
9.
The Japanese term for a military leader
a)
Warlord
b)
Samurai 
c)
Emperor
d)
Shogun
10.
What Japanese term describes the powerful land-owners or local lords?
a)
Daimyo
b)
Shogun
c)
Samurai 
d)
Kings
11.

Genghis Khan grew up on the harsh cold plains of

a)

France.

b)

Saudi Arabia.

c)

Mongolia.

d)

Russia.

12.

Why does Japan not want tree cutting in some areas of the county?

a)

People feel many forest areas are sacred.

b)

The trees have disease.

c)

The trees are too old to harvest.

13.

Buddha means......

a)

enlightened one

b)

supreme importance

c)

highest creator

14.
The civil service exams were based off of the teachings of which person?
a)
Kublai Khan
b)
Prince Zheng
c)
Li Yuan
d)
Confucius
15.
What is the correct order of the dynasties from first to last?
a)
Yuan, Tang, Song, Ming
b)
Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming
c)
Tang, Song, Ming, Yuan
16.
Continued civil service exams but opened them to more people.
a)
Tang
b)
Ming
c)
Yuan
d)
Song
17.
Kublai Khan started this dynasty.
a)
Tang
b)
Ming
c)
Yuan
d)
Song
18.
Someone of noble birth; the highest rank in society.
a)
foreigner
b)
advisor
c)
heir
d)
aristocrat
19.

Which of the following is a reason for Buddhism becoming widely adopted in China after the fall of the Han dynasty?

a)

Buddhist teachings provided an escape from suffering

b)

Buddhist teachings preached loyalty to family

c)

Buddhism was very similar to Confucianism

d)

Buddhism reinforced the ideas of civil service

20.
This major construction project helped unify China by improving trade between North and South China
a)
Tang Navy
b)
Grand Canal
c)
Forbidden City
d)
Silk Road
21.

Which physical features creates a natural boundary between India and China, therefore making over land trade difficult?

a)

Taklamakan Desert

b)

Yangtze River

c)

Himalayan Mountains

d)

Plateau of Tibet

22.

Zheng He

a)

was great Mongol leader and conquered much of central Asia

b)

was the greatest Ming emperor and built the Forbidden Palace

c)

defeated the Mongols in China and ruled the Ming dynasty

d)

was a great explorer and brought an international reputation to China

23.

During Isolationism, China

a)

rejected foreign contact and influence

b)

grew stronger than all other civilizations

c)

invited foreigners in the rule

d)

was thrown into a civil war

24.

Who is Marco Polo?

a)

A European that visited and lived in China during the Yuan dynasty.

b)

Emperor of the Sui dynasty, reuniting China after the Han dynasty.

c)

Ruthless leader of the Mongols, creating the largest land empire.

d)

Key engineer in building the Forbidden City of the Ming dynasty.

25.

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

a)

A Chinese philosophy in which the legal system is more important than moral values

b)

A series of rulers from the same family line

c)

An idea that said those in power were given the right to rule from the gods

d)

A system of government in which employees were mainly selected for their skills and knowledge

26.

The Great Wall of China was built to protect China from ________________.

a)

Invaders from space

b)

The Xi Jiang

c)

Invaders from the north

d)

Floods

27.

Which best describes the Silk Road?

a)

vast highway where the Chinese bought silk

b)

dangerous road that silk traders traveled

c)

a series of different merchants trading on route thousands of miles long

d)

a straight road for travelers

28.
The highest ranking member of Japanese feudal society was the 
a)
Emperor
b)
Shogun
c)
Daimyo
d)
Samurai
29.
Which country heavily influenced Japanese culture?
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Korea
d)
Russia
30.
What idea is most closely associated with Shintoism?
a)
People will be reincarnated based on their actions in this life
b)
People need to live in harmony with nature.
c)
People must follow a strict code of conduct in order to please God.
d)
People must swear allegiance to the emperor.
31.
What describes the role of the daimyo in feudal Japan?
a)
they were poor farmers
b)
they were rich landowners
c)
they were powerful generals
d)
they were professional soldiers
32.

People who follow Shinto believe

a)

in one god

b)

in Buddhism

c)

everything in nature has kami

d)

in following a vegetarian lifestyle

33.
Which class is missing in the hierarchy?
Emperor, Shogun, _____, Samurai,
Peasants, Merchants
a)
baron
b)
count
c)
daimyo
d)
knight
34.
Rule by officials of proven merit or ability
a)
bureacracy
b)
meritocracy
c)
economy
d)
maritime
35.
A combination of Buddhist and Confucianist principles that became popular in the Song dynasty 
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Neo-Confucianism
36.
A religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha in which life is a cycle of death and rebirth 
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Neo-Confucianism
37.
Who created a constitution and made the position of emperor strong before the Heian period?
a)
Jimmu
b)
Hirohito 
c)
Yamato 
d)
Shotoku  
38.

This city was limited to only government officials and their families for over 500 years.

a)

The Forbidden City

b)

Tokyo

c)

Nianjang

d)

Hangzhou

39.

The Grand Canal connected ___ and ___

a)

Yellow/ Red Rivers

b)

South China Sea/Tibetan Plateau

c)

Nile River/South China Sea

d)

Yangtze/ Yellow Rivers

40.

Confucianism is a _______, not a __________.

a)

religion; philosophy

b)

government; language

c)

philosophy; religion

d)

language; government