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WorksheetsChina, Japan, Southeast Asia
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
The Han dynasty was founded by _________ after he won in the Chu-Han Contention that followed the fall of the short-lived Qin dynasty.
Liu Bei
Liu Bang
Liu Song
Liu Shan
This person would be the beginning of the Bakufu system of governance in Japan. The Shogunate he started, the Kamakura Shogunate, would be the first Shogunate in Japanese history. His name is ________ __ ________.
JOHN CENA
Minamoto no Yoshiie
Minamoto no Yoritomo
Minamoto no Yoshitomo
In 965, this man would proclaim himself King of an independent Vietnamese state in the North around the Red River which flows past Hanoi. Who is this King?
Le Thai Tong
Dinh Bo Linh
Ly Thuong Kiet
Dinh Phe De
This man led a 16th century Jesuit mission to bring Catholicism (Christianity) to Japan.
Federico Barbaro
João Rodrigues
Matteo Ricci
Francis Xavier
This period of Japanese history marked great strides in democracy and liberalism.
Taisho
Heian
Nara
Muromachi
This area, previous home to the _____ Kingdom, is one of the last places absorbed into what is today, modern Japan. The biggest island is Okinawa.
Ryuku
Lusong
Tondo
Baekje
This treaty, following the First Opium War in 1840, would cede Hong Kong to Britain for 99 years and permit the sale of Opium. What is the name of this treaty and when was it signed?
Treaty of Nanking, 1852
Treaty of Nanking, 1842
Treaty of Canton, 1842
Treaty of Canton, 1852
Which combination of three periods are apart of Classical Japanese History?
Asuka, Nara, Yayoi
Yayoi, Jomon, Kofun
Kofun, Heian, Kamakura
Heian, Nara, Asuka
Name this battle, in which in 1560, Oda Nobunaga, outnumbered, won against the Imagawa and Matsudaira clans (the latter of which later sided with Oda), which secured his survival.
(a)
In 794 a young Emperor, Kammu would take power marking the start of this period in which there was a decline in Chinese influence and the development of a unique Japanese culture such as the Hiragana and Katakana scripts. Name this period in which Samurai as a class came to be.
(a)
This Empire which started in 802 and ended in 1431. This empire which under Suryavarman II, reached its zenith and constructed the Angkor Wat (the largest religious complex in the world) in 1122 CE. Name this Empire which would fight frequently with the Cham and Vietnamese people and even seize the Cham capital of Vijaya in 1145.
(a)
Name this period in which following the collapse of central Zhou power in China. Many states came to be from local leaders who held most of the political power and continued their subservience to the Zhou kings in name only. Name this period in which after years of war, the states consolidated would form the seven major warring states.
(a)
This event that occurred on the 10th of October, earlier than expected due to a revelation of plans and a name list. This would lead to the establishment of the Hubei Military Government. Name this event that would spark the end of 2,000 years of dynastic rule in China.
(a)
Name the period of Japanese history in which the Taika Reforms were implemented to centralize Japan under Emperor Kotoku and following several codified laws, which would result in the institution of the Ritsuryo system which would last till the Meiji Period in 1868.
(a)
This man's actions would result in the eventual collapse of the Shogunate system in the Boshin Wars. He would enter Edo Bay. Name this man who precipitated the formation of an alliance between Satsuma and Choshu (Satcho) over the imposed unequal treaties on Japan and belief in restoring power to the Imperial House.
(a)
This Burmese nationalist leader became deputy chairman of Burma’s Executive Council in late 1946. He would negotiate with the Labour Prime Minister Clement Attlee in January 1947 for Burma’s independence within a year. Name this man who with his six colleagues were assassinated on 19 July 1947 when the Executive Council was in session.
(a)
The Emperor of Japan, Go-Daigo launched a rebellion in 1333 and gained Ashikaga Takauji's support and would lead a temporary period of Imperial Rule amongst years of Shogun control. What was this short period of rule that lasted for 3 years called?
(a)
In 1966 Mao and this group of people launched the Cultural Revolution, which continued until Mao's death a decade later in 1976. The Cultural Revolution led to a major upheaval in Chinese society and a power struggle followed Mao's death in 1976. This group was eventually arrested and were blamed for the excesses of the Cultural Revolution. Name this group.
(a)
During this period, the capital moved to Heijo-Kyo, referencing the Tang capital, Chang An. This period also saw the construction of the temple, Todai-ji in 752. Name this period that saw growing strength of the Fujiwara Clan and a continued population decline.
(a)
He was a writer and a key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement which advocated political reforms for the colony under Spain. Name this person who was executed by the Spanish colonial government for the crime of rebellion after the Philippine Revolution broke out due to his writings.
(a)
