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DCA Review: Asia (Topic 12)

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following characterize the Song Dynasty?

a)

Stable government thanks to the Merit System

b)

Advances in Farming

c)

Economic Growth

d)

All of the Above

2.

Which of the following describes the government of the Tang Dynasty?

a)

A closed dictatorship

b)

Use of the merit system and scholar officials

c)

Development of Bureaucracy

d)

Mongol Rule

3.

When did advances in farming such as irrigation and new strains of rice occur?

a)

Tang and Song Dynasties

b)

Song and Ming Dynasties

c)

Tang and Yuan Dynasties

d)

Yuan and Ming Dynasties

4.

In addition to China's command of the Silk Road, how did Southeast Asia's geography boost trade?

a)

More access to religious leaders such as monks

b)

Easy access to Africa and Europe

c)

Access to and control of important waterways and canals

d)

Ability to block out foreigners

5.

Which Chinese Dynasty reduced contact with the outside world because they were wary of foreigners?

a)

Tang

b)

Song

c)

Yuan

d)

Ming

6.

Who was Genghis Khan?

a)

An effective and brutal Mongol military leader

b)

A regent for the Empress of Japan

c)

A shogun

d)

A Chinese Emperor

7.

Which two Chinese Dynasties used the Silk Road for trade?

a)

Tang

b)

Song

c)

Yuan

d)

Ming

8.

Which two Chinese Dynasties used the Merit System?

a)

Tang

b)

Song

c)

Yuan

d)

Ming

9.

Which characteristic of Song government led to honest and qualified government officials?

a)

Closed trade

b)

Merit System and Civil Service Exam

c)

Shrinking Bureaucracy

d)

Decreased Literacy

10.

How did the Yuan Dynasty impact China's Economy?

a)

Reopen the Silk Road and encourage trade

b)

Close off from the rest of the world and focus only on China

c)

Develop new crops to sell

d)

Encourage more people to become scholar officials

11.

Which Chinese Invention increased literacy?

a)

Moveable Type (block printing)

b)

Magnetic Compass

c)

Arabic Numerals

d)

Kana

12.

How did Prince Shotoku try to unify Japan?

a)

Decrease power of Local Clan Leaders

b)

Promote Buddhism and Confucianism

c)

Get the Daimyo to Pledge loyalty

d)

Write a Constitution

13.

Select two reasons why/how the Yamato clan gained control over Japan:

a)

They banished the Daimyo

b)

Competed for land and power with other local clans--Yamato clan wins!

c)

Law Code of 702 makes leader of the Yamato Clan the emperor

d)

Implementing Bushido

14.

Which Japanese leaders forced the Daimyo to pledge loyalty?

a)

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

b)

Prince Shotoku

c)

The Fujiwara Family

d)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

15.

Loyalty to one's lord and personal honor are values of:

a)

Kana

b)

Bushido

c)

Kabuki

d)

Feudalism

16.

Which group of people introduced Kana to Japan?

a)

Fujiwara Family

b)

Yamato Clan

c)

Heian Court

d)

Mongols

17.

A form of drama that appealed to farmers, merchants, and other common folks:

a)

Kabuki

b)

Noh

c)

Kana

d)

Kami