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WorksheetsSilk Roads: East Asia
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Silk Roads were trade networks linking Asia to the Middle East and Europe during Classical antiquity and the European Middle Ages.
True
False
Which of the following were NOT traded along the Silk Roads?
Silk
Spices
Gold and Silver
Plastics
The Chinese thinker who emphasized ritual, order, and filial piety as the path to a harmonious and unified society was
Lao Tzu
Sun Tzu
Confucius
Buddha
Lao Tzu believed that social harmony was created by living in accord with the Tao, the creative force that filled the entire universe.
True
False
Shih Huangdi is remember as an emperor who unified China, but also as very
kind
fair
beautiful
cruel
The Great Wall of China was built to prevent the people of China from migrating further to the north.
True
False
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
Ming
Tang
Huang
Mongols
Porcelain, a thin, hard ceramic ware, never really caught on as a trade item in Europe.
True
False
Kublai Khan's failed attempt to invade Japan was attributed to the protection of gods called
Bushido
Kamikaze
Shinto
Shoguns
The native animistic religion of Japan is called
Taoism
Confucianism
Buddhism
Shinto
The warrior class of feudal Japan were called
samurai
shoguns
geisha
princes
The code of behavior governing the Samurai class in feudal Japan is called bushido.
True
False
This fusion of Buddhism and Taoism became a very popular school of Buddhism in Japan.
Shinto
Hinayana
Hiragana
Zen
Military dictators who ruled Japan during the feudal period were called shoguns.
True
False
A tiered tower with multiple eaves
citadel
stupa
pagoda
torii
