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WorksheetsSecondary 1 History
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 27mins
Where did Athinhkaya Saw Yun establish his kingdom?
Pinya
Nam Kham
Sagaing
Who did Pinyamin Narathu request help from to attack Sagaing?
Thihathu
Moshams
Athinhkaya Saw Yun
Where did the Moshams establish their capital?
Sagaing
Inwa
Near Nam Kham
Who betrayed the Moshams?
Pinya's soldiers
Pinyamin Narathu
Yazathingyan
What were the wars fought between Inwa and Hanthawaddy called?
The Forty Years War
The Civil War
The Thirty Years War
Who defeated Tarabya and ruled the lower parts of Myanmar alone?
Wareru
Duke of Bago
King Dhammazedi
Which Mon king praised Buddhism throughout the reign?
Duke of Bago
Wareru
Queen Shin Saw Pu
Why did the king of Manipur refuse to attend Bagyidaw's coronation or send an embassy?
He did not consider Myanmar to be a vassal kingdom
His kingdom was experiencing a rebellion
He wanted to make a declaration of independence
Where did the two armies meet during the two-pronged attack by Myanmar on the British?
Assam
Bengal
Manipur
Who won at the battle of Ramu across the frontier?
Myanmar
British
They come to a truce
What was Bagyidaw's response to the British armada entering the harbour of Yangon?
He surrendered to the British
He mobilized two armies and sent them to Yangon
He requested help from China
During which dynasty did China have great advancements in technology?
Song dynasty
Ming dynasty
Han dynasty
Who founded the Mongol dynasty in China?
Hungwu
Kublai Khan
Chu Yuan-Chang
Where was Kublai Khan's capital established?
Nanjing
Guangzhou
Cambaluc (now Beijing)
Who was the rebel leader that established himself as emperor and drove the Mongols to the north?
Chu Yuan-Chang
Hungwu
Kublai Khan
Where did Chu Yuan-Chang establish his capital as emperor?
Peking
Hangzhou
Nanjing
What was the Ming Dynasty a period of?
New discovery
Foreign Rule
Restoration and reorganization of old values
Who restored the doctrine and practices of Confucianism during the Ming Dynasty?
Emperor Hung-wu
Emperor Yung-Lo
Li Tzu-cheng
What did Li Tzu-cheng become the leader of during the Ming Dynasty?
Bandits
Mogols warriors
Pirates
How did the Ming Dynasty end?
The Mongols captured Peking and installed a new dynasty
The Ming Dynasty merged with the Ching Dynasty
The last emperor hanged himself and Li Tzu-cheng gave control to the Manchus
Where did the Manchus come from?
The north west of China
Beyond the Great Wall
The east coast of China
What external problems did the Ming Dynasty face?
Pirates and invasions from all directions
The Manchus
Mongol warriors
Who invited the Manchus to China?
The Mongols
Wu San-kuei
Li Tzu-cheng
What was Thailand known as before its name was changed to Thailand?
Golden Thailand
Siam
Indochina
What is the boundary between Thailand and Myanmar?
The Than Lwin River
The Mekong River
The Menam River
What kind of climate does Thailand have?
Humid and cold
Humid and warm the year around
Dry and cold
Where is Thailand situated?
Indochina
Mainland Asia
The South China Sea
What crops are grown on the slopes in northern Thailand?
Corn and wheat
Soybeans and peanuts
Rice
Which river basin is known for its fertile soil and huge rice crops?
Chao Phraya (Menam)
Mekong
Maung Thai
What is the primary occupation of the Thai people?
Fishing
Trading
Farming
What is a wat?
A type of dance
A type of Thai food
A Buddhist monastery
Which of the following has the UN assisted Thailand with?
Festivals
Foreign affairs
Education and health problems
What is the main subject matter of Beowulf?
Battles and warriors
The lives of ordinary people
Love poems
What is mead?
a type of beer
a type of fruit juice
An intoxicating drink made with honey
What is a thane?
a type of horse
a type of sword
A loyal follower or warrior of a king
What was the primary responsibility of a thane?
To be loyal to the king
To advise the king
To make laws
What was the primary purpose of the Witan assembly?
To distribute land
To offer advice when asked
To discuss new laws
Which ruler(s) of Mercia were particularly powerful?
Ethelbald and Offa
King Edwin
King Egbert
What type of countryside did the early English settlers encounter?
Mostly farmed and developed
Mostly tropical and heavily forested
Mostly wild and uninhabited
What is open field farming?
Farming where the crops are grown in greenhouses
Farming using machines instead of manual labor
Farming where good and bad soil is evenly distributed to every family through separate plots in large fields
What did King Offa do to increase the circulation of money?
Burned down all the crops and livestock
Minted silver pennies
Prohibited the use of ancient coins
What was brought in by travelling pedlars?
Crops and livestock
Clothing and textiles
Wool, iron, and salt
Where did the Roman missionaries land in England?
London
Isle of Thanet
New York
Who was made the Archbishop of Canterbury by Pope Gregory?
Bertha
Augustine
St. Columba
What happened after Gregory's death and Augustine's death?
The Roman mission failed
There was a return to paganism in many parts of south-eastern England
Christianity spread rapidly throughout England
Who was the first king of Northumbria to convert to Christianity?
King Edwin
King Oswald
Queen Ethelbert
Who was the British monk that became a follower of Gaul, and later became known for preaching and baptizing the people of Ireland?
St. Patrick
St. Columba
St. Aidan
Who sent a small company of Irish monks to Lindisfarne to help restore faith among the people of Northumbria?
St. Columba
St. Patrick
St. Aidan
Who brought Christianity back to northern England after the death of King Edwin in 632?
King Oswy
St. Columba
St. Patrick
Who converted people in the South of England to Christianity?
Roman missionaries
Celtic monks
The Pope
What happened to the Celtic monks who refused to accept the Roman Church?
They returned to Iona
They were sent to Rome to be re-educated
They formed their own separate denomination of Christianity
What is the meaning of 'tonsure'?
religion
tribe
haircut
Who convert the English from the North and Midlands of England?
Celtic Christians
Roman missionaries
Pope
