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WH Unit 3 Test: Civilizations of Asia 500-1650

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was NOT a reason that the Muslims were able to defeat the Hindu princes in northern India?

a)

Hindu princes were not unified in battle

b)

Muslim camels and horses were more nimble than Hindu war elephants.

c)

Lower caste Hindus converted to Islam so they could move up in the world.

d)

Muslims had cannons.

2.

Which of the following is NOT true of Islam.

a)

Pray to many gods.

b)

Dancing is forbidden.

c)

Equality of all Muslims.

d)

One sacred text.

3.

Which of the following IS TRUE of Hinduism?

a)

Pray to one god.

b)

Equality of all Hindus.

c)

Dancing is forbidden.

d)

Many sacred texts.

4.

What is one way that Hindus in India eventually merged with Muslim conquerors?

a)

All Hindus eventually converted to Islam during this time.

b)

Hindus adopted the practice of secluding women.

c)

Hindus adopted the practice of the five pillars of faith in addition to the Hindu five ks.

d)

Hindus included the Quran among their sacred texts.

5.

The founder of Sikhism.

a)

Guru Nanak

b)

Guru Muhammed

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Tamerlane

6.

What is the most significant difference between Sikhism and Hinduism or Islam?

a)

They demanded that only men could be Sikh.

b)

Equality of all believers regardless of race or gender; caste system not recognized.

c)

Caste system is completely different, with women recognized as superior to men.

d)

Men are secluded instead of women.

7.

Which of these applies to Sikhism

a)

The Ten Commandments

b)

The Five Pillars of Faith

c)

The Four Tops

d)

The Five K's

8.

The most important and well known monument of Mughal India; Shah Jahan built this in remembrance of his deceased wife.

a)

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

b)

The Colosseum

c)

The Taj Mahal

d)

Ankor Wat

9.

Under the Tang Dynasty, Vietnam, Tibet, and Korea were forced to become __________, which meant that they had to pay a fee to China.

a)

fiefs

b)

tributary states

c)

part of China

d)

Muslim

10.

The Song Dynasty ruled for 319 years, but eventually was conquered by _________ in the 1200s.

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

The Mongols

d)

Japan

11.

First used for fireworks, ____________ was invented during the Song Dynasty.

a)

Paper

b)

Wicks

c)

Paint

d)

Gunpowder

12.

How could a person become part of the Chinese bureaucracy during the Song Dynasty?

a)

They had to be born into the family of the emperor.

b)

They had to be born into a noble family and be a male.

c)

They would have to pass the civil service exam to be hired on as a civil servant.

d)

They had to apply for the job online using an abacus and an extension cord and wait for a response.

13.

Which class produced most of the civil servants during the Song Dynasty?

a)

The Merchants

b)

The Peasants

c)

The Samauri

d)

The Gentry

14.

In China, being a merchant was considered a lower status than being a peasant.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which is true of women in China during the dynastic period?

a)

They could remarry if they were widowed.

b)

They could keep their dowry.

c)

Women who were not peasant field workers were forced to bind their feet.

d)

Women could run businesses in the spice trade.

16.

Why was there a long period of peace under Mongolian rule in China during the 1200s-1300s, allowing trade to thrive?

a)

Mongols had killed everyone who would have started a war.

b)

Mongols ruled so harshly that there was no way an unprising could occur.

c)

Mongols banned the sale of weapons to any non-Mongols.

d)

Mongols were tolerant of non-Mongols, so there was no need to rise against them.

17.

Marco Polo visited China during the reign of ___________.

a)

Genghis Khan and the Yuan Dynasty

b)

Kublai Khan and the Yuan Dynasty

c)

Attila the Hun

d)

Jabba the Hutt

18.

After the death of Kublai Khan, this dynasty, known for their valuable vases, took over. It means "brilliant."

a)

Tang

b)

Song

c)

Yuan

d)

Ming

19.

This early calculator was invented during the Ming Dynasty.

a)

Astrolabe

b)

Abacus

c)

Texas Instruments TI-85

d)

Sundial

20.

What was the reasoning behind the emperor's decision to ban Zheng He's large ships with over two masts in 1435?

a)

They were too large and were always sinking.

b)

They disrupted the fishing industry.

c)

He wanted to limit trade and preserve Chinese tradition, and they were very expensive.

d)

He wanted to increase trade and explore more remote areas with smaller ships, hoping to change Chinese culture.

21.

The Chinese began accepting only ________ during the Ming Dynasty to preserve Chinese culture and tradition.

a)

gold

b)

silver

c)

gold & silver

d)

bartered goods

22.

Due to having 5400 miles of coastline and hundreds of good harbors, Koreans depend on _____________ for most of their diet.

a)

steak

b)

seafood

c)

farming

d)

taters

23.

Which Korean kingdom defeated the other two and went on to dominate the peninsula until 935?

a)

Silla

b)

Paechke

c)

Koguryo

d)

Ming

24.

Which is NOT true of Korea under the Koryo Dynasty?

a)

Buddhism reached its greatest influence.

b)

Farming surpassed fishing.

c)

Movable metal type was invented.

d)

Celadon porcelain was made.

25.

What was the result of replacing the Chinese alphabet with hangul in Korea during the Choson Dynasty?

a)

reduced literacy

b)

a high literacy rate

c)

war with China

d)

China adopted hangul as well

26.

Korean ironclad warships were called ____________.

a)

Monitors

b)

Merrimacs

c)

Turtle-Ships

d)

Ankylosaurs

27.

The "Ring of Fire" refers to what pattern of natural disasters in Japan and the surrounding islands?

a)

Johnny Cash

b)

earthquakes

c)

tsunamis

d)

volcanos

28.

What geographic feature limited the amount of available farmland in Korea and Japan?

a)

Volcanos

b)

Mountains

c)

Lakes

d)

Rivers

29.

Why is Japan known as "the land of the rising sun."

a)

Because the song "The House of the Rising Sun" was written there.

b)

Their flag has a picture of a rising sun on it.

c)

The Yamato clan claims to descend from the sun goddess.

d)

The sun shines in Japan more than most places.

30.

Religion unique to Japan; not a universalizing religion.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Sikhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Shintoism

31.

Japan adopted some aspects of Chinese culture like pagoda architecture, but held onto parts of their own culture, such as inherited status by family position rather than civil service exams. This is an example of:

a)

cultural assimilation

b)

cultural de-evolution

c)

selective borrowing

d)

cultural cleansing

32.

Period of time in Japan where noble families had great influence, the capital was in Kyoto, and The Tale of Genjii was written.

a)

Ming

b)

Tang

c)

Heiian

d)

Kokumura

33.

Who held the most power in feudal Japan?

a)

The emperor

b)

The shogun

c)

Daimyo

d)

Samurai

34.

Code of values that samurai lived by.

a)

bushido

b)

seppuku

c)

daimyo

d)

chivalry

35.

Ritual suicide of samurai for breaking their code.

a)

bushido

b)

seppuku

c)

daimyo

d)

kamikaze

36.

Merchants were the lowest class in China and Japan.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Why were the Mongols never able to conquer Japan.

a)

Both times they tried, Japan was able to fend them off with ironclad warships.

b)

Both times they tried, they were wiped out by volcanic eruptions, which the Japanese called kamikaze (divine fire).

c)

Both times they tried, they were defeated in hand to had combat by skilled samurai.

d)

Both times they tried, they were wiped out by typhoons (hurricanes), which the Japanese called kamikaze (divine winds).

38.

Sect of Buddhism popular among the samurai that emphasized self-reliance, meditation, and devotion to duty.

a)

Shinto

b)

Zen

c)

Tao

d)

Seppuku

39.

Staged plays involving colorful costumes, originated in 1600s Japan.

a)

Kabuki

b)

Bushido

c)

Bunraku

d)

Calamari

40.

What makes the Malacca & Sundra straits significant.

a)

Whoever controls them controls trade in Southeast Asia.

b)

Whoever controls them controls trade in the Middle East.

c)

Whoever controls them is at a trading disadvantage in the area.

d)

It is the one area of the world Tamerlane could never conquer.

41.

What could women do in Southeast Asia that they could not in the other Asian regions we have discussed? Check all that apply:

a)

Choose & divorce husbands.

b)

Own their own spice trading business.

c)

Order the binding of their husbands' feet.

d)

Inheritance could be passed down matrilineally.

e)

Could serve as emperor.

42.

What is this structure?

a)

The Taj Mahal

b)

A pagoda

c)

Angkor Wat

d)

The Colosseum

43.

What is this structure?

a)

Taj Mahal

b)

Ankor Wat

c)

The Colosseum

d)

Pagoda

44.

What is this structure?

a)

Taj Mahl

b)

Angkor Wat

c)

Pagoda

d)

Parthenon

45.

Which did geography most affect early Japan?

a)

Much of Japan was too mountainous to farm, so people settled in river valleys and along the coast

b)

Frequent tsunamis forced the early Japanese to stay away from the sea

c)

a cold climate made farming difficult, so most early Japanese turned to fishing for food

d)

proximity to China meant that Chinese invaders frequently conquered parts of Japan

46.

"When Genji beheld this beautiful scene from his carriage, he at once rememered it was a place he had seen before. He stopped his carriage, and said to Koremitz, who was with him as usual . . ." - Murasaki Shibuku, Tale of Genji Which statement is true of the work from which this excerpt has been taken?

a)

It describes the wealth and splendor of China

b)

it describes how Buddhism frew to be a powerful force in Korea

c)

It was the world's first full-length novel

d)

it discusses matrilineal descent in Southeast Asia

47.

Which area served as a cultural bridge between early China and Japan?

a)

Russia

b)

Persia

c)

Korea

d)

India

48.

What did Zen Buddhism contribute to Japanese culture?

a)

a focus on self-reliance, meditation, and devotion to duty

b)

a focus on increasing military power

c)

a decrease in the development of art and drama

d)

a dependence on the customs and traditions of China

49.

In feudal Japan, what group was like a "lord" in Europe?

a)

Shogun

b)

Peasant Farmers

c)

Daimyo

d)

Emperor