WorksheetsSoutheast Asian History
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 7mins
How did Southeast Asia’s geography contribute to the region’s economic development?
Some Southeast Asian countries commanded important waterways and controlled rich trade routes.
Many Southeast Asian countries were positioned strategically along the Silk Road.
Southeast Asia is called "the Crossroads of the World" because it is located along important _____.
silk trade routes
maritime trade routes
tectonic plates
spice trade routes
In which country did the Khmer Rouge develop?
the Philippines
Myanmar
Cambodia
Laos
Formerly known as Siam, _____ was the only state in Southeast Asia that Europeans did not colonize.
Malaysia
Thailand
Burma
East Timor
The fabulous wealth of the _____ led European powers to seek ocean routes to Southeast Asia.
silk trade
spice trade
gold trade
slave trade
By the 1600s, which religion had become dominant across much of the Malay Archipelago?
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
During the 1800s and early 1900s, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia became colonies of _____.
Spain
Portugal
Great Britain
France
