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East Asia History

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the Great Wall of China and why was it built?
a)
Built to attract tourists who want to climb it
b)
Built in East China to block the desert sand from blowing
c)
Built in northern China to protect from Northern invaders
d)
Built as a dam to protect China from flooding
2.
Where did the majority of East Asian culture originate?
a)
Korea
b)
China
c)
Vietnam
d)
Mongolia
3.
What philosophy did Japan borrow from China? 
a)
Feudalism 
b)
Confucianism 
4.

Which of the following were things that the Japanese learned from the Chinese and the Koreans?

a)

A written language.

b)

The form of government.

c)

The spoken language.

d)

All of the above.

5.
For many years, China was protected from foreign invasion by which of these?
a)
dragons
b)
Mongolian warriors
c)
Mrs. McDonald
d)
natural barriers like deserts, mountains, and water
6.
Buddhism was brought to China by traders from which of these countries?
a)
India
b)
United States
c)
Mongolia
d)
none of the above
7.
Which of these Chinese philosophers based his teachings on the idea that people should live in harmony with nature?
a)
Confucius
b)
Laozi
c)
Both of these
d)
none of these
8.
Japan feared that European powers planned a military conquest of their country in the 1600's so they did which of these things?
a)
Built a Great Wall
b)
Hired Mongolian hitmen
c)
decided to isolate their country from all foreigners.
d)
Brought in dragons from China
9.

What was the trade route between China and Eastern Europe called?

a)

The Desert Road

b)

The Spice Trail

c)

The Eastern Path

d)

The Silk Road

10.
The Silk Road refers to...
a)
A giant factory where silk is made
b)
A road made of a stringy material
c)
A religious path
d)
A series of trade routes between Asia and Europe
11.
The Japanese term for a military leader
a)
Warlord
b)
Samurai 
c)
Emperor
d)
Shogun
12.
—Families that pass the right to rule from one generation to the next.
a)
Clan
b)
Dynasty 
13.

Which one is a main characteristic of communism?

a)

government owns all property

b)

having free enterprise

c)

private ownership of businesses

d)

unions controlled labor

14.

Who controls the factors of production in communism?

a)

government

b)

people

c)

workers

d)

labor unions

15.

What is a command economy?

a)

The government supports private ownership.

b)

The citizens have freedom to buy what they want.

c)

Stalin controls all means of production in Russia.

d)

The government controls all the economic decisions.

16.
Which country was famously isolated from the rest of the world?
a)
Japan
b)
South Korea
c)
China
17.
Did Shoguns rule through puppet emperors?
a)
Yes
b)
No
18.
Did Korea used to be one country?
a)
Yes
b)
No
19.

The most popular fast-food chain in China is Kentucky Fried Chicken. KFC was one of the first American fast-food chains to open in China. One reason this originally American company is so popular is that they change their menu to local chinese tastes. It is normal for a KFC in China to have many different menu items than you might see in the United States such as shrimp sandwiches, egg tarts, and soy sauce wings. There are now more KFCs in China than there are in the United States.

The process above can best be described as --

a)

cultural diffusion

b)

cultural adaptation

c)

cultural confluence

d)

cultural disruption

20.

The “Great Wall” is located in which of the following countries?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Russia

d)

South Korea