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Silk Roads: East Asia

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Silk Roads were trade networks linking Asia to the Middle East and Europe during Classical antiquity and the European Middle Ages.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which of the following were NOT traded along the Silk Roads?

a)

Silk

b)

Spices

c)

Gold and Silver

d)

Plastics

3.

The Chinese thinker who emphasized ritual, order, and filial piety as the path to a harmonious and unified society was

a)

Lao Tzu

b)

Sun Tzu

c)

Confucius

d)

Buddha

4.

Lao Tzu believed that social harmony was created by living in accord with the Tao, the creative force that filled the entire universe.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Shih Huangdi is remember as an emperor who unified China, but also as very

a)

kind

b)

fair

c)

beautiful

d)

cruel

6.

The Great Wall of China was built to prevent the people of China from migrating further to the north.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The invaders of China from the north, such as Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan, who established the Yuan dynasty in China, are better known as the

a)

Ming

b)

Tang

c)

Huang

d)

Mongols

8.

Porcelain, a thin, hard ceramic ware, never really caught on as a trade item in Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Kublai Khan's failed attempt to invade Japan was attributed to the protection of gods called

a)

Bushido

b)

Kamikaze

c)

Shinto

d)

Shoguns

10.

The native animistic religion of Japan is called

a)

Taoism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Shinto

11.

The warrior class of feudal Japan were called

a)

samurai

b)

shoguns

c)

geisha

d)

princes

12.

The code of behavior governing the Samurai class in feudal Japan is called bushido.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

This fusion of Buddhism and Taoism became a very popular school of Buddhism in Japan.

a)

Shinto

b)

Hinayana

c)

Hiragana

d)

Zen

14.

Military dictators who ruled Japan during the feudal period were called shoguns.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

A tiered tower with multiple eaves

a)

citadel

b)

stupa

c)

pagoda

d)

torii