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Worksheet time: 27mins
Read the following description and determine if this describes Buddhism or Confucianism.
Became popular in China because it offered an escape from suffering.
Buddhism
Confucianism
Read the following description and determine if this describes Buddhism or Confucianism.
Originated in India.
Buddhism
Confucianism
Read the following description and determine if this describes Buddhism or Confucianism.
Originated in China.
Buddhism
Confucianism
Read the following description and determine if this describes Buddhism or Confucianism.
Originated in China.
Buddhism
Confucianism
Read the following description and determine if this describes Buddhism or Confucianism.
Civil servants were tested on these ideas.
Buddhism
Confucianism
Read the following description and determine if this describes Buddhism or Confucianism.
Believed suffering will continue until you reach enlightenment.
Buddhism
Confucianism
Read the following description and determine if this describes Buddhism or Confucianism.
Stressed respect, civil service, and education.
Buddhism
Confucianism
Read the following description and determine if this describes Buddhism or Confucianism.
Stressed that your position in a relationship had certain obligations and duties.
Buddhism
Confucianism
Read the following description and determine if this describes Buddhism or Confucianism.
Spread throughout China by traders and monks.
Buddhism
Confucianism
Read the following description and determine if this describes Buddhism or Confucianism.
Based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama.
Buddhism
Confucianism
A dynasty is:
an overland trade route from China.
the basic organization of government.
the crowning of an emperor.
a family that rules for generations.
What was the Silk Road?
a road that could only be used by nobles
a trade route that connected Europe and Asia
a road that connected China's two major rivers
a road that was used to protect China from invaders
Which of the following is NOT a contribution to the military success of the Mongols?
They used women, children and dummies on horseback to make their army appear larger.
Their arrows could reach 350 yards.
They required all men at age 20 to serve in the army for 25 years.
Their army was organized and obedient.
Reincarnation is
respect for ancestors.
rebirth after death.
the establishment of a relationship with God.
the forgiveness of sins.
Which dynasty did Kublai Khan and the Mongols establish?
Ming
Song
Tang
Yuan
Which is NOT an accomplishment of the Mongolian Empire?
Increased trade and made the silk road safer.
Continued the Civil Service Exams in China.
Had a well-organized army that could defeat larger armies.
Tolerant of all religions in the empire.
Who returned to Europe and wrote a book about his travels and adventures in China during Kublai Khan's rule?
Abu Bakr
Zheng He
Marco Polo
Genghis Khan
What impact did the Silk Road have upon China and other civilizations?
It caused a great exchange of ideas between Arabs, Europeans, and the Chinese.
It decreased trade.
It ended the spread of Christianity in Europe.
It caused many religious wars between Europe and Asia.
Which Chinese invention would help sailors at sea?
magnetic compass
seismograph
mechanical water clock
paper
Which of the following was NOT a trade item along the Silk Road?
llamas
silk
gunpowder
paper
Which invention helped make trade and commerce more convenient?
the toothbrush
porcelain
paper money
kites
Which one of these locations is China?
A
B
C
D
Which is the Largest country in East Asia?
Taiwan
Japan
China
Mongolia
an ENORMOUS mountain range north of India, that stretches across West China.
The Himalayan Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains
The Ural Mountains
The Andes Mountains
Asia's largest desert. It stretches across southern Mongolia & northern China.
Plateau of Tibet
Gobi Desert
Korean Peninsula
Himalayas
This peninsula juts from northeast China between the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan.
Plateau of Tibet
Gobi Desert
Korean Peninsula
Himalayas
This LARGE body of water is the deepest and largest in the world and lies east of the Asian continent.
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
This was a test that found the best candidates for government positions
KPREP
Civil Service
Citizenship
Finals
This was the only woman to rule China by herself
Wu
Taizong
Taizu
A religion based of the 4 noble truths
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Confucianism
This is where monks and nuns would live and worship
Home
Monastery
Church
Avengers Tower
A Chinese family was usually headed by the
Oldest Woman
Oldest Man
Strongest Man
Smartest man
Gunpowder was invented by
Mongols
Greeks
Roman
Chinese
Which item(s) were invented by the Chinese
Paper money
Steel
Gunpowder
All of the above
What two projects did Yangdi oversee?
Expanding the Great Wall and building a highway system
Building the Grand Canal and making a postal service
Making a new law code and creating a national forest system
Expanding the Great Wall and building the Grand Canal
Who reunified China in the year 581?
Emperor Wendi
Liu Bu
Mao Zedong
Emperor Taizong
What feature links the Yangtze and Yellow rivers?
The Great Wall
The River of Dreams
The Grand Canal
The Pont du Gard
What Dynasty did Wendi begin?
Han
Zhou
Sui
Ming
What dynasty followed the Sui?
Tang
Zhou
Yang
Xia
What dynasty followed the Tang?
Han
Sui
Qing
Song
What religion became popular in China during the Tang and Song dynasties?
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Other than Buddhism, what philosophy was popular in China?
Existentialism
Stoicism
Confucianism
Nihilism
Who were the Mongols?
Herdsmen who lived in South America
Nomadic tribes from Mongolia who lived in yurts
People who built the Great Wall of China
People who created the world's largest empire
What term describes someone who moves from place to place, usually following food supply or animals?
Cattle herder
Rancher
Nomad
City-goer
What was the name given to the top ruler of Mongol clans, tribes, or groups?
Genghis
King
Daimyo
Khan
What did Temujin do to earn the title "Genghis Khan"?
United all Mongol tribes for the first time
Defeated his enemies
Lost many battles
Moved to China
Who was Kublai Khan?
Genghis' son
Genghis' grandson
Another major ruler of the Mongol empire
Ruler of the Yuan dynasty in China
The Mongols created the world's largest empire
True
False
What enabled the Mongols to easily defeat their enemies and become the world's largest empire?
Skilled horseback riders
Superior weaponry (bows, arrows, swords, canons)
Superior military strategies-luring the enemy
None of the above
The period of 100 years of peace in the Mongolian empire was known as...
Pax Romana
Pax Mongolica
Peaceful Mongolia
None of the above
What was an achievement of the Pax Mongolica?
1st postal system
Policing on Silk Road, safer, improved trade
1st Chinese written language created
Religious toleration
Low crime rate
Why did the Mongol empire end?
Weak Mongol rulers
Subjects grow resentful and seek new rulers/freedom
Empire is too large to manage
All of the above
