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Southeast Asian History

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This kingdom was the most powerful in Southeast Asia.
a)
Pagan
b)
Vietnam
c)
Khmer
d)
Tai
2.
What country took over the Vietnam Empire?
a)
Russia
b)
China
c)
Japan
d)
India
3.
What religion do most people practice on the mainland of Southeast Asia?
a)
Chrisitanity
b)
Islam
c)
Buddhism
d)
Judaism
4.
What kingdom controlled the fertile rice growing lands of the Irrawaddy River?
a)
Pagan
b)
Khmer
c)
Vietnam
d)
Tai
5.
What group of people build the kingdom of Pagan?
a)
Burmans
b)
Chinese
c)
Khmer
d)
Srivijaya
6.
What did the kingdom of Srivirjaya profit from?
a)
Rice trade
b)
Spice trade
c)
Oil trade
d)
Bronze trade
7.
What is it called when one country recognizes the power of another country by giving it gifts?
a)
superiority
b)
tributary state
c)
imperialsim
d)
nirvana
8.
What was the capital and religious center for the Khmer Kingdom?
a)
Bangkok
b)
Kuala Lumpur
c)
Singapore
d)
Angkor Wat
9.
What was the trade route between the Indian Ocean and the South China sea?
a)
Java Sea
b)
Strait of Gibraltor
c)
Strait of Malacca
d)
Gulf of Thailand
10.

How did Southeast Asia’s geography contribute to the region’s economic development?

a)

Some Southeast Asian countries commanded important waterways and controlled rich trade routes.

b)

Many Southeast Asian countries were positioned strategically along the Silk Road.

11.

Southeast Asia is called "the Crossroads of the World" because it is located along important _____.

a)

silk trade routes

b)

maritime trade routes

c)

tectonic plates

d)

spice trade routes

12.

In which country did the Khmer Rouge develop?

a)

the Philippines

b)

Myanmar

c)

Cambodia

d)

Laos

13.

Formerly known as Siam, _____ was the only state in Southeast Asia that Europeans did not colonize.

a)

Malaysia

b)

Thailand

c)

Burma

d)

East Timor

14.

The fabulous wealth of the _____ led European powers to seek ocean routes to Southeast Asia.

a)

silk trade

b)

spice trade

c)

gold trade

d)

slave trade

15.

By the 1600s, which religion had become dominant across much of the Malay Archipelago?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

16.

During the 1800s and early 1900s, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia became colonies of _____.

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

Great Britain

d)

France