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WHI Topic 03: Ancient China and Southeast Asia

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the Daoist concept of opposing forces of nature

a)

loess

b)

oracle bones

c)

yin and yang

d)

celadon

2.

Which is fine yellowish light silt deposited by wind and water

a)

loess

b)

oracle bones

c)

yin and yang

d)

celadon

3.

Which is animal bones carved with written characters which were used for telling the future

a)

loess

b)

oracle bones

c)

yin and yang

d)

celadon

4.

Which is porcelain made in Korea with an unusual blue-green glaze

a)

loess

b)

oracle bones

c)

yin and yang

d)

celadon

5.

Which is when a group has exclusive control over the production and distribution of certain goods

a)

clan

b)

pastoralist

c)

monopoly

d)

autocracy

6.

Which is a member of a nomadic group that herds domesticated animals

a)

clan

b)

pastoralist

c)

monopoly

d)

autocracy

7.

Which is a system of government by one person with absolute power

a)

clan

b)

pastoralist

c)

monopoly

d)

autocracy

8.

Which is group of families with a common ancestor

a)

clan

b)

pastoralist

c)

monopoly

d)

autocracy

9.

Which is class of warriors in feudal Japan, who pledged loyalty to a noble in return for land

a)

samurai

b)

shogun

c)

Angkor Wat

d)

filial piety

10.

Which is respect shown by children for their parents and elders

a)

samurai

b)

shogun

c)

Angkor Wat

d)

filial piety

11.

Which is a general who ruled Japan in the emperor’s name

a)

samurai

b)

shogun

c)

Angkor Wat

d)

filial piety

12.

Which is a temple complex built in the Khmer Empire and dedicated to the Hindu god, Vishnu

a)

samurai

b)

shogun

c)

Angkor Wat

d)

filial piety

13.

Which of the following is the correct sequence of ruling dynasties in China?

a)

Shang, Qin, Han, Song, Tang, Ming

b)

Ming, Tang, Song, Han, Shang, Qin

c)

Qin, Shang, Han, Tang, Song, Ming

d)

Han, Tang, Song, Ming, Qin, Shang

14.

Which of the following Tang and Song inventions eventually spread and revolutionized printing?

a)

pagodas

b)

the typewriter

c)

the computer

d)

moveable type

15.

How many khanates was the Mongol Empire divided into?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

16.

The two most important trade routes through Southeast Asia were the Sunda strait and the

a)

Strait of Malacca.

b)

Java Strait.

c)

Malay Strait.

d)

Borneo Strait.

17.

After the last Song ruler was defeated, Kublai Khan created the

a)

Khanate of the Golden Horde.

b)

Khanate of the Great Khan.

c)

Yuan Dynasty.

d)

Tang Dynasty.

18.

Which of the following countries had the greatest cultural influence on Japan?

a)

Korea

b)

China

c)

Russia

d)

Vietnam

19.

What code did Samurai follow?

a)

Kamikaze

b)

Minamoto

c)

Bushido

d)

Shinto

20.

Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam spread in Southeast Asia through

a)

Mongol conquests.

b)

trade and missionaries.

c)

the work of Marco Polo.

d)

forced conversions.

21.

What happened after the death of Genghis Khan?

a)

His descendants returned to Central Asia.

b)

His descendants conquered Venice and Vienna.

c)

His descendants lost all of the land that he had acquired.

d)

His descendants continued his campaign for conquest.

22.

What was the Pax Mongolia?

a)

trade route between the Mongol Empire and Rome

b)

period when the Mongol Empire established peace and stability in Asia

c)

Chinese alphabet adapted for Mongol use

d)

title given to Kublai Khan by the Chinese

23.

In which dynasty was paper invented in China?

a)

Qin

b)

Shang

c)

Han

d)

Song

24.

What famous European explorer served the Great Khan in China for 17 years?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Francis Drake

25.

What was Shi Huangdi’s greatest achievement?

a)

the creation of the Great Wall

b)

the creation of gunpowder

c)

the banning of Confucianism

d)

bringing Buddhism to China

26.

Which was the supreme god of ancient China?

a)

Laozi

b)

Shang Di

c)

Confucius

d)

Shi Huangdi

27.

Feudalism was a system of government in which

a)

the dynastic cycle determined who would rule.

b)

lords governed their land but had obligations to the ruler.

c)

belief systems guided the ruler’s actions.

d)

rulers offered moral advice and promised a just government.

28.

What empire built the great temple complex at Angkor Wat?

a)

Khmer

b)

Pagan

c)

Mongol

d)

Mughal

29.

Confucius developed a philosophy that was concerned with

a)

ensuring that people lived in harmony with nature.

b)

ensuring social order and good government.

c)

ensuring unity and a joint family structure.

d)

expanding a country’s territory.

30.

Which philosophy did Han emperors make as the official belief system of the state?

a)

Daoism

b)

Leglaism

c)

Expansionism

d)

Confucianism

31.

The Song dynasty was overthrown when it was attacked by ________ invaders from the north.

a)

Mughal

b)

Mongol

c)

Korean

d)

Japanese

32.

Which philosophy did Laozi establish based on the belief that nature follows an universal force?

a)

Daoism

b)

Legalism

c)

Expansionism

d)

Confucianism

33.

Vietnam was able to break free from China when

a)

the Tang dynasty collapsed.

b)

the Mongols conquered China.

c)

Buddhist ideas spread to China.

d)

Oda Nobunaga tried to conquer Korea and China.

34.

A dynasty enjoyed the Mandate of Heaven as long as the dynasty

a)

offered regular sacrifices to the gods.

b)

followed the teachings of Confucius.

c)

provided a good government.

d)

worshiped Shang Di as the supreme god.

35.

Who is considered the greatest of the Han Historians and wrote the Records of the Grand Historian?

a)

Wudi

b)

Liu Bang

c)

Sima Qian

d)

Wang Mang

36.

Which Mongol ruler defeated the last Song emperor in 1279?

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Babur

d)

Tamerlane

37.

Which item was China’s greatest export?

a)

opium

b)

silk

c)

tea

d)

salt

38.

What was the initial purpose of the samurai warrior?

a)

to trade with merchants in China

b)

to protect travelers in the countryside

c)

to provide karate training to the shogun

d)

to serve as a bodyguard for lords

39.

What three religions were the main religions of Southeast Asia?

a)

Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism

b)

Sikhism, Buddhism, and Confucianism

c)

Confucianism, Buddhism, and Islam

d)

Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam

40.

The Tang and Han dynasties most important inventions were the moveable type and gunpowder.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Accustomed to peace and diplomacy, the Mongols would resort to force only when absolutely necessary.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Kublai Khan was the first to unite the Mongols.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

After 1192 the shogun had the real power in Japan instead of the emperor.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

In the 600s, the Silla conquered their rival Korean kingdoms.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Southeast Asia is made up of India and the islands of Sumatra, Borneo, and Java.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Tang and Song rulers made the custom of foot binding illegal.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

The Pax Mongolia was a time of destructive warfare as the Mongols fought for control of Asia.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Vietnam imported a new variety of fast ripening rice from China.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Kublai Khan successfully invaded Japan and brought the Japanese under Mongol rule.

a)

True

b)

False