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6-2, East Asia Vocab Practice

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Great Wall of China was built to keep out what invaders?

a)

The Japanese

b)

The Mongols

c)

The Persians

d)

The Tartars

e)

The Russians

2.

What was the wall built out of?

a)

Wood

b)

Marble

c)

Stone and bricks

d)

Wrought iron

e)

Chain links

3.

The silk road connected........................

a)

The Zhou China in the north with the French Empire

b)

The Han China in the east with the Roman Empire in the west

c)

The Xia China in the eest ith the Egyptian empire

4.

The silk road starts in

a)

Wakanda

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Egypt

5.

Where does the silk road ends?

a)

Peru

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Europe

d)

Mediterranean Sea

6.

Why was Confucious famous?

a)

He was really old

b)

He was a philosopher

c)

He had a great beard

d)

He wrote a famous book

7.

What were his teachings about?

a)

How to live a moral and ethical life

b)

Maths

c)

Chinese religion

d)

How to be the best Emperor

8.

How many soldiers did the army consist of?

a)

4,000

b)

8,000

c)

10,000

d)

18,000

9.

The Terracotta Army was part of a...

a)

tomb

b)

palace

c)

museum

d)

defence line

10.

True or False:

All Terracotta Warriors were identical

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What was the reason for the army being built?

a)

To scare off the enemy

b)

To protect and serve the king in the afterlife

c)

To protect and serve the emperor in the afterlife

d)

To impress the emperor

12.
What's the name of this symbol?
a)
Moksha
b)
Yin-Yang
c)
Nirvana
d)
Eightfold Path 
13.

What impact did the Silk Road have on China?

a)

In enable the Han to expand Chinese territory.

b)

It allowed the Chinese to learn the process of making silk.

c)

It brought new ideas such as Buddhism into China.

d)

It made travel easier between northern and southern China.

14.

What does the Ying and Yang stand for? (Makayla Y. & Azylnn F.)

a)

For friendship and trust of people.

b)

The Xi River flowing gently.

c)

Balance of dark and light, harmony in the universe.

d)

King Wu battling an empire.

15.
A word that actually means "action" or "fate", most people think of its meaning as "what goes around comes around". What is this word? 
a)
karma
b)
curry
c)
Rajma
d)
Jalebi
16.

What is the belief that actions in this life, whether good or bad, will decide your place in the next life?

a)

karma

b)

dharma

c)

Brahman

d)

Atman

17.

The Great Leap Forward was

a)

very successful

b)

did not change much in China.

c)

was very unsuccessful

d)

all the above

18.

What was the name of the leader who led the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution?

a)

Deng

b)

Mao

c)

Meow

d)

Qing

19.

What were the goals of the Great Leap Forward?

a)

To modernize China through agriculture and industry

b)

To develop a stronger military

c)

To make all the Chinese people work harder than ever before

d)

To grow enough crops that they could sell what they don't eat

20.

What form of government did Mao have in China?

a)

Democracy

b)

Communism

c)

Monarchy

d)

Anarchy

21.

How many people died in the Great Leap Forward? (estimated)

a)

25,000-30,000

b)

2,500,000-3,500,000

c)

350,000-500,000

d)

25,000,000+

22.

Check three items below in which the Chinese are credited for inventing:

a)

Paper

b)

Gunpowder

c)

Interchangeable parts

d)

Double edged swords

e)

Silk

23.
a)
Park Geun-Hye - South Korea
b)
Kim Jong Un - North Korea
c)
Shinzo Abe - Japan
d)
Xi Jinping - China
24.

What was the plan introduced by Mao to industrialize China?

a)

Great Purge

b)

Great Escape

c)

Great Plague

d)

Great Leap Forward

25.

Who is the current leader of China?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Chiang Kai Shek

c)

Xi Jinping

d)

Kim Jung Un

26.

Tsunamis are caused by

a)

underwater disturbances such as earthquakes, landslides, and volcanoes.

b)

wind and the gravitational pull of the moon.

27.

In rare instances tsunamis can be caused by

a)

giant meteors

b)

wind

c)

gravitational pull of the moon

d)

Junaid blowing air at the ocean

28.

Which picture better relates to "Tsunami"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

What is a tsunami?

a)

when land falls from a hill or cliff

b)

a large ocean wave

c)

magma coming from underground

d)

a form or precipitation

30.

What are most tsunamis caused by?

a)

Hurricanes

b)

Tornadoes

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Landslides

31.

Japan’s increased foreign trade during the Meiji Restoration was closely related to its

a)

need to maintain a traditional society

b)

desire for a modern industrialized society

c)

colonization by Western nations

d)

encouragement of foreign investment

32.

One reason for Japan’s rapid industrialization during the Meiji Restoration was that Japan had

a)

rejected Western ideas

b)

used its access to the sea for fishing

c)

relied on traditional isolationist policies

d)

reformed its political and economic systems

33.

Which action in Japanese history occurred during the Meiji Restoration?

a)

Japan modernized its economy.

b)

Mongols invaded the islands of Japan.

c)

The Japanese government adopted an isolationist policy

d)

Buddhism became the official religion of Japan

34.
When was the Korean Peninsula first divided into two zones?
a)
in 1910, at the start of the Japanese occupation
b)
in 1945, just after World War II ended
c)
in 1950, during the Korean War
d)
 when Kim Jong Un came to power
35.
Who is the current leader of North Korea?
a)
Kim Il Sung
b)
Kim Jong Il
c)
Kim Jong Un
36.

Therapy that uses needles to cure sickness and stop pain

a)

Accupuncture

b)

Chaos

c)

Legalism

d)

Ethics

37.

What was the purpose of the Great Wall?

a)

To keep out Roman invaders from the west.

b)

To keep out Indian invaders from the south.

c)

To keep out nomads from the north.

d)

To keep out the Japanese from the east.

38.

What did Qin Shi Huangdi have created for him so he could rule in his afterlife?

a)

Terra Cotta Army

b)

The Great Wall of China

c)

Shaolin Temple

d)

A massive pyramid

39.

What famous trade route was established during the Han Dynasty?

a)

The Silk Road

b)

The Middle Passage

c)

The Matthew Road

d)

The Indian Spice Route