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L1-6 - East Asia

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

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Class
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1.

Chinese emperors used the ​ (a)   to justify their rule.

They claimed that the ​ (b)   gave them the mandate, and thus the gods gave them power to ​ (c)   . The gods could also take away the mandate from ​ (d)   rulers. The gods could send ​ (e)   as a sign that the dynasty lost its mandate.

Choose from the below words
Mandate of Heaven
gods
rule
corrupt
natural disasters
2.

Which of these would be considered accomplishments of a successful Mandate of Heaven? (Check all that apply.)

a)

Bring peace and order to the empire.

b)

Build roads, defensive walls and irrigation systems in the empire.

c)

Support education, philosophy, and arts throughout the empire.

d)

Allow corruption throughout the empire.

e)

Bring war and strife to different parts of the empire.

3.

What can you conclude from the fact that the Great Wall is still standing today?

a)

China has never been successfully invaded.

b)

The wall still serves an important strategic purpose.

c)

There are still many nomadic tribes north of the Great Wall.

d)

It is still an important symbol of Chinese culture.

4.

Why was the Great Wall built so high?

a)

To prevent enemy armies from seeing what was on the other side.

b)

To prevent horses from getting over it.

c)

To prevent attacks with arrows and spears.

d)

To prevent individual people from climbing it.

5.

Which products were exchanged on the Silk Road? (Check all that apply.)

a)

silk

b)

plastic

c)

exotic animals

d)

spices

e)

kevlar

6.

Which of these cultural ideas were exchanged on the Silk Road? (Check all that apply.)

a)

language

b)

religion

c)

skills

d)

dna genetics

e)

movie development

7.

Confucius' ideas were put into a book called (a)  

8.

Where did Confucianism originate? (a)  

Choose from the below words
China
Japan
India
Arabia
9.
According to Confucius, rulers should govern by _______
a)
the law.
b)
military might.
c)
a monopoly on natural resources.
d)
setting a good example.
10.
According to the Mandate of Heaven, what happened if a ruler governed poorly?
a)
Nothing.  There is nothing anyone can do.
b)
If a ruler governed poorly, heaven withdrew its support and the ruler lost power.
c)
The ruler must undergo a rigorous training course to get better.
d)
The ruler must meditate and ask the heavens for answers.
11.

Confucius urged all people, no matter the social class to...

a)

talk to one another.

b)

respect each other.

c)

kick each other.

d)

hug each other.

12.
Which is true about Yin and Yang?
a)

It is the balance of Good and Evil.

b)

Yang is the darker element, Ying is the lighter element.

c)

If balanced, you can achieve Nirvana.

d)

The two are opposites forces of nature, not just good and evil.

13.
Which idea is important to Taoism?
a)

Serving your government.

b)

Living in harmony with nature.

c)

Enforcing laws with harsh punishments.

d)

Humans are naturally evil.

14.
Who founded Taoism?
a)

Confucius

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Laozi

d)

John Cena

15.
How do Taoists believe you can Find inner peace?
a)

Trying to live a simple life.

b)

You must be a vegetarian.

c)

Investing in the stock market.

d)

Devoting all your time to work.

16.
What is the ultimate goal of Taoism?
a)

Finding inner peace

b)

Gaining wealth

c)

Being popular

d)

War

17.
Yin and Yang are...
a)

a symbol of how opposite  forces are actually connected to each other.

b)

a metaphor for "the struggle".

c)

examples of good and evil.

d)

analogies for China and Japan.

18.

Which of these countries are communist? (Check all that apply.)

19.

Which country has the most homogenous ethnic group?

20.

If the epicenter of an earthquake occurs in the ocean, what might happen?

a)

lots of fish will die

b)

a tsunami

c)

Aquaman's house will be destroyed

d)

it will stop a monsoon

21.

Define water scarcity.

a)

When there is too much water.

b)

When water gets scared of fire.

c)

A flesh eating type of seaweed.

d)

The lack of sufficient available water resources to meet the demands of water usage.