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WorksheetsAsian Exploration Key Vocab
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This word means belonging or relating to an empire or the person or country that rules it
a)
imperial
b)
dynasty
c)
bureacracy
d)
democratic
2.
This term refers to knowing where you are and following a route. This is crucial for ships in water
a)
navigation
b)
circumvention
c)
plotting
d)
steering
3.
The act of buying and selling.
a)
commerce
b)
economics
c)
bureacracy
d)
imperial
4.
A policial policy emphasizing staying apart form the affairs of other groups or nations
a)
isolationism
b)
bureaucracy
c)
imperialism
d)
economics
5.
An extensive group of countries and areas under one supreme ruler. The Mongolians had a large one of these!
a)
empire
b)
country
c)
capital
d)
envoy
6.
A succession of people from the same family who lead a country or empire
a)
dynasty
b)
imperialists
c)
dictators
d)
shaman
7.
A person or company involved in trade
a)
merchant
b)
bureaucrat
c)
admiral
d)
envoy
8.
A system of government where appointed officials, rather than elected representatives, make most important decisions
a)
bureaucracy
b)
dictatorship
c)
isolationism
d)
imperialism
9.
A title given to the ruler of the Mongols
a)
khan
b)
Emperor
c)
Shaman
d)
Admiral
10.
A Chinese philosopher whose teachings underpin much of east Asian culture
a)
Confucius
b)
Zheng He
c)
Ghengis Khan
d)
Shaman
11.
The study of the fundamental nature of reality
a)
philosophy
b)
virtues
c)
religion
d)
tributes
12.
Term for qualities considered morally good or desirable in a person
a)
virtues
b)
beliefs
c)
attributes
d)
skills
13.
A large area of unforested, flat grassland. A large one of these is found in Siberia
a)
steppe
b)
savannah
c)
plain
d)
tundra
14.
A person who claims to be able to interact with the spirit worlds, often through the use of entering a trance state
a)
shaman
b)
clergyman
c)
khan
d)
Confucious
15.
A country in eastern Asia - named after a large empire founded by Ghengis Khan
a)
Mongolia
b)
China
c)
Russia
d)
Kazhakstan
16.
A European Explorer who chronicled his travels along the silk road
a)
Marco Polo
b)
Zheng He
c)
Kublai Khan
d)
Giovanni Giustiniani
17.
A messenger or representative, especially on a diplomatic mission
a)
envoy
b)
treasure fleet
c)
dyansty
d)
shaman
18.
Large wooden ships under the direction of Zheng He. Used on his 7 voyages
a)
treasure fleet
b)
armada
c)
Galleass
d)
Trireme
19.
A commander of a fleet of ships. Zheng He was one
a)
admiral
b)
captain
c)
pilot
d)
emperor
20.
This was the name of a palace complex at the heart of Beijing
a)
The Forbidden City
b)
Golden Hoard
c)
Caravan
d)
Capital
21.
This city became a political centre for the first time under the Mongols
a)
Beijing
b)
Karakorum
c)
Samarkand
d)
Xi'an
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