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Southeast Asia

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 28mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was NOT one of Korea’s three kingdoms in the a.d. 500s?

a)

Koryo

b)

Silla

c)

Paekche

d)

Kogoryu

2.

Which products did the three kingdoms export?

a)

paper, porcelain, and silk

b)

leather goods, tools, and wool clothing

c)

vegetables, fruit, and porcelain

d)

leather goods, tools, and silk

3.

Who first unified Korea, and when?

a)

Japan and China in 660

b)

Silla and Tang China in 668

c)

Mongols in 1231

d)

Japan in 1945

4.

Which two dynasties ruled Korea for a thousand years?

a)

Han and Tang

b)

Koguryo and Paekche

c)

Choson and Tang

d)

Koryo and Choson

5.

Which statement is true of Korean culture?

a)

Korean culture was copied from Chinese culture.

b)

Although influenced by Chinese culture, Korean culture is unique.

c)

Korean and Japanese cultures are nearly the same.

d)

Korean traditional clothing is called kimchi.

6.

Which religion declined in popularity in India while it grew in popularity elsewhere?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Islam

d)

Hinduism

7.

What was the original purpose for which Angkor Wat was built?

a)

to be a Buddhist temple

b)

to be an offering to the native jungle gods

c)

to be a west-facing fortress

d)

to be a temple to the Hindu god Vishnu

8.

Which statement best summarizes the importance of the Gupta Empire?

a)

The Gupta Empire brought 200 years of peace and prosperity to India.

b)

Indian artists made statues of Hindu deities.

c)

Defeated kings gave the Guptas obedience and tribute.

d)

Scribes wrote down spoken stories from the past.

9.

Which statement is true of the Ly dynasty of Dai Viet?

a)

China’s government system, language, art, and literature were actively promoted.

b)

The Ly dynasty ruled for three years before being defeated by Chinese forces.

c)

A strong central government was established and a road network built.

d)

It ended when the Ming Chinese invaded in 1407.

10.

How did Buddhism reach Vietnam?

a)

along the Silk Roads from Indian traders

b)

from China

c)

from Japan

d)

from Korea

11.

What type of landform is Japan?

a)

Peninsula

b)

Island

c)

Archipelago

d)

Plateau

12.

What is the religion of the early Japanese characterized by a belief in animism (that ALL things in nature have a spirit)?

a)

Yuan

b)

Shinto

c)

Daoism

d)

Shamanism

13.

Who was the first emperor of Japan?

a)

Yayoi

b)

Yamato

c)

Taizong

d)

Jimmu

14.

What prince created a constitution for Japan that was based on Confucian principles?

a)

Taizong

b)

Shotoku

c)

Shinto

d)

Jimmu

15.

Who were the Japanese warriors who fought on behalf of their masters and their lords?

a)

Shinto

b)

Knights

c)

Samurai

d)

Shaman

16.

After the victory of the Minamoto, the emperor named their leader ________ and he became a military dictator of ALL Japan.

a)

Daimyo

b)

Shogun

c)

Regent

d)

Samurai

17.

What is Bushido?

a)

A religion that believes ALL things in nature have a spirit.

b)

The rules that the Regents of Japan had to follow to rule instead of the emperor

c)

A strict code of honor, loyalty, and bravery that the Samurai lived by

d)

The main crop grown in Japan that helped them become successful

18.

"Tomeo was a match for a thousand warriors and fit to meet either god or devil… and so in this last fight, when all others had been slain or feld, among the last seven there rode Tomoe”

This quote describes the amazing samurai Tomoe. What was unique about this samurai?

a)

Tomoe was the emperor of Japan as well

b)

Tomoe defeated Jimmu in an epic battle

c)

Tomoe was a woman

d)

Legend states that Tomoe defeated the sun goddess

19.

Which of following is NOT an idea from Bushido?

a)

You must be loyal to your master

b)

You must be honorable and brave

c)

You must try to gain as much power as possible and rule others

d)

You must not be concerned with riches

20.

Who were the local military lords that ruled SMALL territories in Japan?

a)

Daimyo

b)

Shogun

c)

Samurai

d)

Regent

21.

True or False: Under the Shogun, Japan’s wealth increased and people at all levels of society enjoyed this prosperity.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

True or False: Life for women did not improve under the Shogun and they lost rights.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

True or False: BOTH Japan and Korea borrowed ideas from China.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Check ALL That Apply: Most Japanese believed in what TWO religions?

a)

Shinto

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Christianity

e)

Neo-Confucianism

25.

What is Japanese writing called?

a)

Bushido

b)

Katana

c)

Katakana

d)

Hangul

26.

The Japanese developed different types of poetry. What type of poem has 3 lines with 17 syllables?

a)

Haiku

b)

Tanka

c)

Novel

d)

Shinto

27.

In Medieval Japan, the ________ had the most real power.

a)

Emperor

b)

Samurai

c)

Shogun

d)

Shaman

28.

Japanese nobles would fold paper to make decorative objects. The art of folding paper is called _______

a)

Origami

b)

Haiku

c)

Shinto

d)

Daoist

29.

What is a land form that is surrounded by water on three sides?

a)

archipelago

b)

island

c)

peninsula

d)

plateau

30.

Many people believe that _______________ founded the first Choson Kingdom

a)

Sejong the Great

b)

Yi-Sunshin

c)

Tangun

d)

Wang Kon

31.

During the 660s, Silla Kingdom, with the help of ________ Dynasty, conquered Paekche and Koguryo.

a)

Song

b)

Yuan

c)

Tang

d)

Qing

32.

After the decline of the Mongols and Koryo Kingdom, Yi Song-gye founded the _____________ dynasty.

a)

Gojoseon

b)

Silla

c)

Choson

d)

Shin

33.
Which elevated landform caused China's isolation from the southwest, dividing China and India?
a)
Gobi Desert
b)
North China Plain
c)
Himalayas
d)
Deccan Plateau
34.
What boundary was created during reign of Shi Huangdi of the Qin Dynasty to defend the empire from nomadic invaders living on the north?
a)
the Great Wall
b)
the Forbidden City
c)
the Hanging Gardens
d)
the Enchanted Castle
35.
The Chinese philosophy that has the belief that people are evil and only do what is right through strict laws and harsh punishment is.........
a)
Feudalism
b)
Taoism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Legalism
36.
The Yin and Yang which symbolizes light and dark to represent the importance of balance in life is a tenet of which philosophy?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Legalism
c)
Taoism
d)
Feudalism
37.
Which number on the map represents the Gobi Desert?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
9
d)
8
38.

Under the Silla Dynasty the state religion became

a)

Confucianism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christianity

d)

Taoism

39.

What was the greatest trade route during the Tang Dynasty?

a)

Iron Road

b)

Shipping to Arabia

c)

shipping to India

d)

Silk Road

40.

What religion began to spread throughout Tang China among the poor and peasant people?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christianity

d)

Daoism

41.

Great improvements were created during the Tang Dynasty in what area?

a)

medical

b)

security

c)

political

d)

literary

42.

What important discovery was made during the Tang dynasty?

a)

concrete

b)

gunpowder

c)

vaccinations

d)

radio

43.

What did the Tang dynasty create with the white clay found on the banks of some rivers?

a)

walls

b)

weapons

c)

porcelain

d)

pipes

44.

What secret was revealed to the world after the Tang dynasty war with the Abbasid Caliphate?

a)

How to make paper

b)

How to make compass

c)

How to speak the official language

d)

How to learn Buddhism

45.

What dynasty replaced the Tang dynasty?

a)

Yuan

b)

Southern Tang

c)

Zhou

d)

Song

46.

Wht did the Song dynasty do to protect themselves from the Mongol invasions?

a)

Invaded Europe

b)

Gave the Huns permission to enter China

c)

moved the people and government to the south

d)

hired the Mongols to go away

47.

What did the Song emperors do to improve the government in China for the people.

a)

Added more soldiers along the border with Japan

b)

Openly supported the Mongol invasions

c)

hired an increased number of Civil Service graduates

d)

Banished all members of the Hun people

48.

What did the Song emperors do that improved the lives of people in China?

a)

Hired farmers to grow better things

b)

promised to be nice to Mongols

c)

provided education for children

d)

gave away money

49.

What was the Junk?

a)

a ship for fighting battles

b)

a ship for trade

c)

a form of architecture

d)

a new form of farming

50.

What part of China did the Song live in to avoid the Mongol invasions?

a)

Southern China

b)

Mongol China

c)

Tibet

d)

Occupied China

51.

What invention did the Chinese use to sail long distances without having to see the coastline to know where they were?

a)

Torah

b)

rudder

c)

sphere

d)

compass

52.

Who finally conquered the Song dynasty?

a)

Huns

b)

Mongols

c)

Lombards

d)

Goths

53.

What did the Song dynasty do that proved to be their end?

a)

they failed to defeat the Mongols

b)

they spent too much money on the silk and clothes

c)

they failed to defeat the Goths

d)

they failed to defeat the Tang dynasty