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Social Studies

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What famous trade route stretched across Central Asia in ancient times?

a)

Highway 31

b)

Silk Road

c)

Asian Highway

d)

Central Pathway

2.

Who controlled Central Asia for over 70 years?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

China

c)

Great Britain

d)

United States

3.

Which of the following was NOT invented by the Chinese?

a)

The wheel

b)

Magnetic Compass

c)

Paper

d)

Gunpowder

4.

For most of history, China was ruled by dynasties. What is a dynasty?

a)

Specially trained warriors

b)

A group of spirits

c)

A line of rulers from the same family

d)

A group of land

5.

Which river is the longest river in China? (Hint in picture)

a)

Songhua River

b)

Pearl River

c)

Yellow River

d)

Yangtze River

6.

Which cities does the Grand Canal pass in China?

a)

Tianjin

b)

Hangzhou

c)

Beijing

d)

Shanghai

7.

What were the uses for the Grand Canal?

a)

To get water from

b)

To look at

c)

To transport food and goods

d)

To get from one place to another somehow

8.

What type of material did the ancient Chinese people use to make their first paper?

a)

bark of pine trees

b)

bark of sycamore trees

c)

weeping willows

d)

bark of mulberry tree

9.

The old way to use written communication was by carving into stone. Then along came the _____________, which helped make written communication faster.

a)

printing press

b)

newspapers

c)

Ben Franklin

d)

text message

10.

When didi the first muslims arrive in China

a)

650 CE

b)

670 CE

c)

250 BC

d)

120 CE

11.

Which two Chinese names could be short for Muslim names?

a)

Muhammad-Ma

b)

Ali-Li

c)

Ali-La

d)

Mahmood-Ma

12.

When did Muslims reach Western China and defeated a force of the Tang Dynasty?

a)

740 CE

b)

742 CE

c)

758 CE

d)

751 CE

13.

From what years was the Korean Renaissance?

a)

1392 - 1910 CE

b)

1052 - 1904 CE

c)

1135 - 1853 CE

d)

1254 - 1723 CE

14.

What is Donggwoldo?

a)

The name of a famous monarch

b)

Popular Castles

c)

A painting of Eastern Palaces

d)

The name of a dynasty

15.

What is a Mausoleum?

a)

A building that houses a tomb or a group of tombs

b)

An impressive museum holding special artefacts mainly paintings

c)

A famous church in the 1300's

d)

A hospital for old people

16.

What is the name of this country?

(a)  

17.

What is the name of this flag?

(a)  

18.

What is the name of this country? Hint: It begins with the letter T

(a)  

19.

What is the name of this flag?

(a)  

20.

What is the name of this country?

(a)  

21.

Which Central Asian country has the highest population?

a)

Turkmenistan

b)

Tajikistan

c)

Kyrgyzstan

d)

Uzbekistan

e)

Kazakhstan