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4TH QUARTER EXAM

Total questions: 140

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Famous structure in China that protected the Qin Dynasty from nomadic groups of northern Asia.

a)

Forbidden City

b)

Terra Cotta Wall

c)

Great Wall

d)

Temple of Heaven

2.

Ancient Japanese religion that means "the way of the gods".

a)

Shinto

b)

Shamanism

c)

Kamikaze

d)

Ancestor worship

3.

Highest-ranking official of the Japanese shogunate.

a)

Daimyo

b)

Shogun

c)

Samurai

d)

Emperor

4.

Powerful kingdom in Korea that occupied Baekje and Goguryeo.

a)

Goryeo

b)

Yi

c)

Silla

d)

Mongol

5.

Approval from "the heavens" for a family or clan to rule China.

a)

monarchy

b)

theocracy

c)

mandate of heaven

d)

dynasty

6.

First foreign dynasty that ruled over China.

a)

Mongol

b)

Manchu

c)

Ming

d)

Shang

7.

Sun goddess from whom the Japanese race is believed to have descended.

a)

Amaterasu

b)

Jimmu Tenno

c)

Susanoo

d)

Tsukushi

8.

Trade route of the Chinese and foreign merchants that was active during the Han period of the popularity of silk.

a)

Sundial Road

b)

Serica Trade Route

c)

Han Road

d)

Silk Road

9.

Korean writing system that was developed during the time of the Joseon Dynasty.

a)

calligraphy

b)

hangul

c)

hiragana

d)

sanskrit

10.

What is known as the Cradle of civilization?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Babylonia

c)

Assyrian

d)

Fertile Crescent

11.

Who were the first groups of people to form a civilization?

a)

Assyrian

b)

Sumerian

c)

Persian

d)

Babylonian

12.

What is known as the Sumerian form of writing?

a)

Hangul

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Semitic

13.

What is the Hittite's greatest contribution to civilization?

a)

iron

b)

premeditation

c)

humane

d)

bronze weapons

14.

Who were known as one of the fiercest, cruelest, most aggressive, and most warlike of all the ancient people?

a)

Chaldeans

b)

Persians

c)

Hebrews

d)

Assyrians

15.

The basis of punishment of Hammurabi's Code of Laws.

(a)  

16.

The condition of whether or not a person intends to commit a crime beforehand.

(a)  

17.

The event that marked the captured of Jerusalem.

(a)  

18.

The Assyrian's symbol of pride and cruelty.

(a)  

19.

The first empire builders.

(a)  

20.

"Stargazers of Babylon"

(a)  

21.

The first people to work out an effective system of political administration.

(a)  

22.

A group of independent states brought together under the control of a ruler.

(a)  

23.

The most important gift of Babylonians to civilization.

(a)  

24.

The religion of the Persians.

(a)  

25.

The first two letters of the Phoenician alphabet.

(a)  

26.

The ancient home of the Hebrews.

(a)  

27.

The provinces of the Persian empire is called (a)   .

28.

Who were considered not pure by the caste system?

(a)  

29.

Who were the first people to inherit the legacies of the Indus Valley civilizations?

(a)  

30.

This was where the Chinese civilization flourished.

(a)  

31.

This revealed the earliest evidence of Chinese writing.

(a)  

32.

The supreme God of the Chinese during the Shang Dynasty.

(a)  

33.

The original inhabitants of Japan were the (a)   .

34.

The records of Japan's ancient history is the (a)   .

35.

The founder and first emperor of Japan was (a)   .

36.

The policy that forced the daimyos to spent their vacation in Edo is known as the (a)   .

37.

The first written code of laws of Japan is the (a)   .

38.

It means "Land of the Morning Calm".

(a)  

39.

The peace-loving kingdom of ancient Korea.

(a)  

40.

The unified dynasty of Korea.

(a)  

41.

His rule marked the "Golden Age of Korea".

(a)  

42.

The founder of the Choson Dynasty.

(a)  

43.

He was the founder of the Majapahit Empire.

(a)  

44.

The greatest ruler of Sukhothai, credited for expanding the empire's territory and the invention of a script which became the basis of the modern Thai system of writing.

(a)  

45.

He is responsible in uniting Burma under one government.

(a)  

46.

The greatest Khmer king.

(a)  

47.

Under his rule marked the conquest of kingdoms in maritime Southeast Asia.

(a)  

48.

System of farming with 2-3 harvesting seasons was contributed by ______.

a)

Civilization of Khmer

b)

Kingdom of Champa

c)

Civilization of Funan

d)

Kingdom of Siam

49.

Ability to control the spice route traffic and trade.

a)

Kingdom of Annam

b)

Kingdom of Siam

c)

Kingdom of Sri Vijaya

d)

Kingdom of Champa

50.

Increase Islamic cultural and religious influences.

a)

Burmese empire

b)

Kingdom of Champa

c)

Civilization of Funan

d)

Kingdom of Annam

51.

The legalists propagated social order for good governance.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Shi Huang Ti was loved by his people.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

The legalists stressed punishment more than rewards.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Confucianism urged for a powerful government.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

The Chinese believed that their country is the center of the world.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

Legalism is to Shih Huang Ti, (a)   is to Wu-Ti.

57.

Shih Huang Ti is Chin Dynasty, (a)   is to Sui Wendi.

58.

Xiongnu is to Han Dynasty, (a)   is to Sui Dynasty.

59.

Confucianism is to China, (a)   is to India.

60.

This refer to the payment made by one state to another to acknowledge its submission to the former.

(a)  

61.

The first Italian Jesuit missionary who made friend with the Chinese.

(a)  

62.

The first emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

(a)  

63.

The Chinese Muslim admiral who led the voyages of explorations for China.

(a)  

64.

The first empire that united India under one rule.

(a)  

65.

The "Great Propagator of Buddhism".

(a)  

66.

The Golden age of Hinduism.

(a)  

67.

The legalist adviser of Shih Huang-Ti was ________.

a)

Ti Fu

b)

Wang Yu

c)

Li Su

d)

Confucius

68.

The tendency of the Chinese to regard their culture as more superior to other cultures refers to _______

a)

Confucianism

b)

Sinocentrism

c)

Legalism

d)

Dhamma

69.

What important idea did Hammurabi's code express in the Mesopotamian civilization?

a)

The "eye for an eye, and tooth for a tooth" principle is the best punishment for a crime.

b)

Hammurabi is an example of a good leader.

c)

It is the responsibility of the government to protect its society.

d)

Harshness is the best way to establish a rule.

70.

Why did Cyrus the Great win the respect of his captured people?

a)

He showed justice, generosity, tolerance, respect, and fair dealings to them.

b)

He maintained the army of all his subjects.

c)

He brought taxes and tributes to the empire making the empire the richest in antiquity.

d)

His aggressiveness and warlike actions made the people adhere to his laws.

71.

How did Darius the Great ensure the security of his vast empire?

a)

He built excellent roads.

b)

He built canals for irrigation.

c)

He built excellent communication centers.

d)

He assigned the king's eye and ears to inspect the satrapies.

72.

What made the Phoenicians the greatest traders of antiquity?

a)

They developed their own alphabet.

b)

They built colonies along the coast of the Mediterranean.

c)

They were the first people to venture beyond the strait of Gibraltar and traded their goods with other people.

d)

They recorded their transactions as they traded with people.

73.

What made Akbar a great ruler?

a)

His reign was marked with fairness and political wisdom.

b)

His reign was marked with vast conquest.

c)

His reign was marked with great literary compositions.

d)

His reign was marked with the construction of grand buildings and temples.

74.

Why was the Heian period known as the Golden Age of Japan?

a)

it was the point when the Japanese created their own culture.

b)

It was the time when the Japanese ended formal mission to the Tang Empire of China.

c)

It was the time when the Japanese established the City of Nara.

d)

It was the point when the Japanese adopted the Chinese way of writing.

75.

When the Srivijaya dominated along the Malacca strait, _________.

a)

Traded and travel spread out of China.

b)

Urbanization started while trade and commerce flourished.

c)

Many Hindus were converted to Islam.

d)

Palembang accumulated great wealth.

76.

When the British occupied India, they immediately constructed railways that runs from the inner plantations of the subcontinent to the ports. These railways paved the way for the ________.

a)

Early development of Indian economy.

b)

Unification of the Indians.

c)

For the Indians to unify and rise in rebellion against the British.

d)

Made the transport of raw materials and crops easier for the British.

77.

After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the British and French were given the right to put the Arab land under their protectorate and were given their right to appoint the land in the way they wanted it to be. After such time ___________.

a)

the British and French government divided the land among themselves.

b)

the British and French were able to establish peace in the region.

c)

the division and assigning of borders in the region developed confusion among the Arabs and finally led to tension among them.

d)

the land was fairly apportioned among the Arabs.

78.

After the First World War, news about the rifles of the Sepoys sealed with the oil of cows and pigs spread throughout India. This incident led to ________

a)

a rebellion started by the Sepoys.

b)

a rebellion was started by the Muslims.

c)

a rebellion was started by the Hindus.

d)

the integration of some British soldiers to the Sepoy soldiers who rebelled against the British.

79.

The Sykes-Picot Agreement brougth about tension among the nations in West Asia. This was caused by _________.

a)

the Europeans divided the region among themselves.

b)

the Arabs and the Muslims fought for their rights in the region.

c)

the borders were draw for the convenience and advantage of the Europeans.

d)

Russia's demand for her share in the region.

80.

What RA placed India under the rule of a Governor General?

(a)  

81.

What SM startedd the Indian's revolt against the British East India Company?

(a)  

82.

What BP led to the British rule in India?

(a)  

83.

What C is the acquisition of lands for commercial and religious motives?

(a)  

84.

The great empire created by the Osman dynasty.

(a)  

85.

The supranational Islamic community with common history.

(a)  

86.

A series of exchange of communication that led to the Sykes-Picot Agreement.

(a)  

87.

Territories placed under the protection of European powers until they are able to stand by themselves.

(a)  

88.

A secret agreement that led to the division of West Asia into spheres of influence.

(a)  

89.

The Balfour Declaration exposed the British support of establishing a nation for the Jews.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

90.

The Arabs took migration of the Jews to Palestine as a threat to their way of life.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

91.

The Arabs recognized the Zionist.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

92.

Borders drawn by the imperialist in West Asia brought peace and unification in the region.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

93.

The present tension of West Asia originated from the unjust division of the region.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

94.

This refers to the act of extending a country's authority to other lands by political, military and economic means.

a)

Open door policy

b)

Mandate

c)

Colonialism

d)

Imperialism

95.

The dynasty that extended China's territory up to Taiwan, Mongolia, and Tibet.

(a)  

96.

The hairstyle that signified the Chinese submission to the Manchu rule.

(a)  

97.

Chinese policy that provided trading exclusively with the Cohongs.

(a)  

98.

Policy that opens the door of a country to merchants of all nations.

(a)  

99.

What S (a)   became a British commercial base in 1819?

100.

What S (a)   was considered the founder of Singapore?

101.

The treaty that ended the Spanish rule in the Philippines.

a)

Shimonoseki

b)

Paris

c)

Nanking

d)

Peking

102.

The highest tribunal of the Spaniards in the Philippines.

a)

Royal Audencia

b)

Governor-general

c)

Encomienda

d)

Church

103.

The only country in Southeas Asia that maintained its independence throughout the colonial period.

a)

Indonesia

b)

Vietnman

c)

Thailand

d)

Burma

104.

The island granted by the Treaty of Nanking to Britan after the First Opium War.

a)

Formosa

b)

Hong Kong

c)

Taiwan

d)

Macau

105.

The ancient civilization in Asia usually developed in _______.

a)

mountains

b)

river valleys

106.

The buildings and houses of the cities of ______ were orderly. They were lined up in grid pattern.

a)

Indus

b)

Mesopotamia

107.

Known as the "Land of the Purple"

(a)  

108.

As Japan rallied behind the western path of industrialization, this led to the growth of Japanese imperialism. Having implemented their planned modernization Japan became aggressive. What causes Japan to expand and exercised its military power?

a)

wanted to expand their military power.

b)

wanted to build more factories.

c)

to look for more infrastructure.

d)

because of law of raw materials and scarcity of food.

109.

Meiji era is a period of ___________.

a)

Shogun control of political power.

b)

adoption of western ways and technologies that would best develop Japan into a more organized and powerful nation.

c)

embraced the old tradition.

d)

annexation of Japan to China.

110.

The Ming Dynasty collected increasingly burdensome taxes from the common people. This situation resulted into _________.

a)

invasion of the Manchus.

b)

rebellion among the Chinese people.

c)

division of Chinese people.

d)

rebuilding the empire.

111.

The Han Chinese considered them as barbarians.

a)

Koreans

b)

Tungustic

c)

Manchus

d)

Jurchen

112.

They ruled China for 250 years and took Chinese names.

a)

Qing Dynasty

b)

Ming Dynasty

c)

Han Dynasty

d)

Yuan Dynasty

113.

He issued a decree on trade restrictions and prohibited the free propagation of Christianity and ordered to closed all ports to foreign trade except Macao.

a)

Tsu Hsi

b)

Wu-di

c)

Shih Huang Ti

d)

Kang Hsi

114.

Due to the restrictions made by the Chinese to the British, the King of Great Britain ordered a British mission led by George Macartney to accept a better trade agreement with Britain. Who was the king of Great Britain who ordered the mission?

a)

George III

b)

George IV

c)

George V

d)

George Vi

115.

The rule of Chien Lung or Qienlong is best described as _______

a)

division of the empire

b)

China was able to produce rice more than enough for the increasing population

c)

More foreign trade allowed in China

d)

loved by the common people

116.

This led to the first opium war with China and Great Britain.

a)

putting a bond of security to prevent the import of opium.

b)

looting and burning of the British embassy.

c)

Closing of ports in Macao and Hong Kong by the Chinese government.

d)

Some rebel Chinese rallied in the British embassy.

117.

This rebellion is the direct result of the hatred of the Chinese against the foreigners in China.

a)

Taiping rebellion

b)

Boxer rebellion

c)

first opium war

d)

second opium war

118.

When the Americans threatened by the dreadful arms of the foreigners the Japanese consented on the agreement with the Americans leading to the signing of the Treaty of Kanagawa in 1854, which resulted to __________

a)

The Americans implemented an Open Door Policy.

b)

Provision that exempted foreigners from Japanese laws.

c)

extend extraterritorial rights to other foreign nations.

d)

gave equal participation in all rights and privileges granted to any other nations.

119.

Southeast Asia was looked upon by western nations as strategic economic value, thus, the European powers eyed these nations as rich origins of raw materials and an abundant market place for their manufactured goods. Among these European nations, who among them has a control over Indochina?

a)

Holland

b)

British

c)

Germany

d)

France

120.

This is a system introduced by the Dutch in Indonesia that forced farmers to pay taxes to the treasury of the Netherlands in the form of export crops or compulsory labor.

a)

Culture system

b)

Cultivation system

c)

Man labor system

d)

Taxation system

121.

What was the main reason for the introduction of the British East India Company by Queen Elizabeth II?

a)

to compete with the Dutch.

b)

to increase the revenue of the monarchy

c)

disrupt the Dutch monopoly of spice trade.

d)

expand its territory in India.

122.

He is considered as the most able administrator of the colonial times in India which led to the defeat of the Indian forces at the Battle of Plassey.

a)

Robert Clive

b)

Lord Cornwallis

c)

Warren Hastings

d)

Matthew Perry

123.

What triggered the Arabs to revolt against the Ottoman Empire?

a)

due the correspondence between Sharif of Mecca and the British high commissioners in Egypt that say that the Arabs would revolt in union with the United Kingdom and in return the United Kingdom will recognize the Arab independence.

b)

because the Ottoman empire signed an special agreement with the Germany stating that the Arab world will not be given an independence.

c)

Germany as an ally of the Ottoman empire wanted to expand its sphere of influence to the Arab world.

d)

United Kingdom and France agreed in secret to annexed the Arab world and supply them with ammunition to defeat the Ottoman empire.

124.

Under the Sykes-Picot Agreement this two countries agreed not to dispose any of its territories except to Britain.

a)

Qatar and Oman

b)

Kuwait and Bahrain

c)

Kuwait and Qatar

d)

Yemen and Bahrain

125.

with the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Ottoman Arab provinces were assigned to Britain and France as mandates. The following Arab countries were under the Mandates of France.

a)

Lebanon and Syria

b)

Iraq and Palestine

c)

Transjordan and Syria

d)

Iraq, Transjordan and Palestine

126.

Who established the Han Dynasty?

a)

Wu-Ti

b)

Shih Huang Ti

c)

Liu Pang

d)

Sui Wendi

127.

It was under the rule of Sui Wendi this canal was built.

a)

Great wall

b)

Grand Canal

c)

Silk road

d)

Grand Canyon

128.

It was during this period when they started to print books.

a)

Han Dynasty

b)

Yuan Dynasty

c)

Sui Dynasty

d)

Tang Dynasty

129.

It was in this Dynasty that China reached its height of prosperity that includes Chine became the greatest sea power at this time.

a)

Sung Dynasty

b)

Tang Dynasty

c)

Han Dynasty

d)

Qing Dynasty

130.

He was the founder of the Yuan Dynasty.

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Ku Klux Khan

c)

Tengri

d)

Kublai Khan

131.

He was the founder of the Shogunate.

a)

Prince Shotoku

b)

Tokugawa Iyeyasu

c)

Hidetada

d)

Yoritomo

132.

Known as the Second Babylonian Empire.

(a)  

133.

I was a famous ruler of the Mughal Empire. Because of my grief over the death of my beloved queen, I had one of the most beautiful structures in the world built. Who am I?

(a)  

134.

I was a military leader who declared myself king. I was able to establish the very first empire in India. Who am I?

(a)  

135.

I am the son of Shah Jahan. I prohibited certain Hindu practices, such as the suttee. Who am I?

(a)  

136.

I am the famous king of the Gupta Empire. India attained peace and progress from 375 C.E up to 416 C. E. Gupta became the greatest empire because of me. Who am I?

(a)  

137.

The only clan in Japan who can be an emperor.

(a)  

138.

Among the kingdoms in Korea, which kingdom was the first to develop an advance culture and settle along the river Yalu?

a)

Paekche

b)

Silla

c)

Chosun

d)

Koguryo

139.

He was a rebel officer who gained and control territory and later established his new dynasty called the Koryo dynasty.

a)

Tai-jo

b)

Wang Kien

c)

Sejong

d)

Yi Sun-shi

140.

Under the caste system of Indus civilizations, the priests were called the ______.

a)

Kshatriyas

b)

Vaishyas

c)

Sudras

d)

Bhramans