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Exam 1 W history

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Silk Road is

a)

one long road from Italy to Beiging

b)

an network of trading routes that connected Europe and Asia (and Africa)

c)

a single road made of silk

d)

a network of short safe passages to China by boat

2.
Fill in the blank.  China _________ silk to Europe.
a)
imported
b)
explored
c)
implored
d)
exported
3.
What is a caravan?
a)
a van that drives like a car
b)
a car almost as big as a van
c)
a group of people traveling together
d)
a group of cars parked together
4.
The Silk Road was what?
a)
One road that was the color of silk. 
b)
A network of roads used for trading.
c)
A road that only silk was traded on.
d)
The name of the first road in Asia. 
5.

What do you call a family of rulers who rule over a country for a long period of time?

a)

dualism

b)

flash in the pan

c)

dynasty

d)

fantasy

6.

Sources that are immediate, first-hand accounts of a topic, from people who had a direct connection with it are called -

a)

octagonal sources

b)

primary sources

c)

secondary sources

d)

quadrilateral sources

7.

Religion was spread on the Silk Road.

a)

False

b)

True

8.

Which was a pull factor for people traveling towards China?

a)

Silk

b)

Sight seeing

c)

running out of food

d)

freedom

9.

Silk is made from

a)

It's a secret; nobody actually knows.

b)

wool

c)

cotton

d)

cocoon of a silk worm

10.
Which cultural idea was exchanged on the Silk Road?
a)
language
b)
religion
c)
skills
d)
All of the listed answers
11.
What disease began on the Silk Road that devastated parts of the world?
a)
Chicken Pox
b)
Flu
c)
Dehydration 
d)
Bubonic Plague (Black Plague)
12.
Which is the most important fact that makes the Silk Road significant to history ?
a)
It brought Silk to Europe.
b)
Marco Polo used the Silk Road.
c)
It was one on the first times Europe and Asia were connected and products and cultures were exchanged.
d)
It was so long ago. 
13.
Why did people travel in caravans (large groups)?
a)
for company
b)
it was cheaper
c)
for safety
d)
it was a law
14.
10. Name a famous explorer of the Silk Road?
a)
Napoleon Bonaparte  
b)
Marco Polo
c)
Christopher Colombus
d)
Abraham Lincoln
15.
11. What is the legacy of the Silk Road?
a)
Cultural Convergence
b)
Cultural Divergence
c)
Cultural Diffusion
d)
Cultural Tracking
16.
12. Give an example of a religion that spread far and wide due to the Silk Road?
a)
Judaism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Socialism
d)
Shintoism
17.
13. What disastrous plague was spread by the Silk Road?
a)
Bubonic 
b)
Small Pox
c)
Malaria
d)
Cholera
18.
14. What other routes were available to travelers?
a)
Routes to the North
b)
Routes to the far east and around
c)
Routes by Air
d)
Routes by Sea
19.

What term describes someone who moves from place to place, usually following food supply or animals?

a)

Cattle herder

b)

Rancher

c)

Nomad

d)

City-goer

20.

What was the name given to the top ruler of Mongol clans, tribes, or groups?

a)

Genghis

b)

King

c)

Daimyo

d)

Khan

21.

What did Temujin do to earn the title "Genghis Khan"?

a)

United all Mongol tribes for the first time

b)

Defeated his enemies

c)

Promoted people based on merit

d)

All of the above

22.

The Mongols created the world's largest empire

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What enabled the Mongols to easily defeat their enemies and become the world's largest empire?

a)

Skilled horseback riders

b)

Superior weaponry (bows, arrows, swords, canons)

c)

Superior military strategies-luring the enemy

d)

All of the above

24.
Where was Mongolia in relation to China?
a)
north of China
b)
south of China
c)
near Tibet
d)
on the islands 
25.
Who was the fiercest Mongol leader?
a)
Empress Wu
b)
Genghis Khan 
c)
Confucius
d)
Marco Polo
26.
After Genghis' death in 1227 Mongolia was divided into 4 sections called _________. 
a)
states
b)
counties
c)
Khans
d)
Khanates
27.
________ united the Mongols and led them in conquering much of Asia
a)
Wu Zhao
b)
Kublai Khan
c)
Tang Taizong
d)
Genghis Khan
28.
A group who had the ability to ride horses and wage war
a)
Asians
b)
Japanese
c)
Mongols
d)
Philippines
29.
The largest land empire the world has ever known?
a)
Ottoman Empire
b)
Tibetan Empire
c)
Yong Empire
d)
Mongol Empire
30.
A famous European traveler who went to China?
a)
George Washington
b)
Kublai Khan
c)
Genghis Khan
d)
Marco Polo
31.
What were the two major rivers of Ancient China?
a)
Yellow and Yangtze
b)
Nile and Euphrates
c)
Yellow and Red
d)
Yangtze and Himalaya
32.
This Mongol ruler ____ united China for the first time in over 300 years
a)
Kublai Khan
b)
Wu Zhao
c)
Marco Polo
d)
Ghengis Khan
33.
Which of the following generalizations can be made about the Mongols during the Middle Ages? 
a)
They generally brought learning and prosperity to the lands they conquered in Europe.
b)
They controlled all of Europe, Asia and North Africa at the height of their conquests
c)
They spread across Eurasia to become one of the largest empires in history.
d)
They joined with the Islamic armies to spread Islam along with Mongolian culture.
34.
This map shows the _________ empire
a)
Mongol
b)
Tong
c)
Khan
d)
Byzantine
35.
What do all nomadic peoples do?
a)
ride horses
b)
travel
c)
conquer
d)
cultivate
36.
Which attitude best describes the Mongol empire's posture toward religion?
a)
relaxed
b)
strict
c)
fundamental
d)
organized
37.
The officers in Genghis Khan's army were chosen for this
a)
bravery
b)
abilities
c)
weapons
d)
smarts
38.
The Mongols were different from the Chinese in these ways....
a)
language, clothing, and weapons
b)
dialect, rules, and skills
c)
language, laws, and customs
d)
customs, weapons, and language
39.
The wide rolling grassy plains found in Asia
a)
fields
b)
steppes
c)
acres
d)
plateaus
40.

What group of people are considered the lowest classes in Feudal Japan?

a)

Shoguns

b)

Samurai

c)

Merchants/Peasants

d)

Daimyos

41.

This is the code samurai warriors followed

a)

Hammurabi Code

b)

Bushido Code

c)

Seppuku Code

d)

Yamato Code

42.

Who is considered the most powerful person in Feudal Japan?

a)

Shogun

b)

Samurai

c)

Emperor

d)

Daimyo

43.

Who is considered a puppet ruler?

a)

Shoguns

b)

Samurai

c)

Daimyos

d)

Emperors

44.

What will influence Japanese writing, buildings, and religion?

a)

Trade with China

b)

Travel to Russia

c)

Fishing for food

d)

Christianity

45.

The knights in Medieval Europe are the same as _______________ in Medieval Japan ?

a)

Emperor

b)

Samurai

c)

Daimyo

d)

Shoguns

46.

Sumo wrestling is believed to part of what religion?

a)

Zen Buddaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Daosim

d)

Shinto

47.

Daimyo were...

a)

Land owners, nobles

b)

warriors

c)

farmers

d)

military leaders

48.

Samurai were...

a)

Military leaders

b)

warriors

c)

landowners

d)

farmers

49.

Shogun were...

a)

military leaders

b)

warriors

c)

landowners

d)

farmers

50.

Bushido code...

a)

was the military leader of Japan

b)

the moral code of honor for samurai

c)

number of people per square mile

d)

a warrior

51.

Japan is a...

a)

continent

b)

penninsula

c)

feudalism

d)

a set of islands, or archipelago

52.

the most common geographic feature in Japan is...

a)

oceans

b)

rivers

c)

mountains

d)

coastal plains

53.

Feudalism is...

a)

electing officials to important government jobs

b)

the exchange of land for labor and loyalty

c)

how much money someone has

d)

a traditional religion

54.

what gave people power in Japan?

a)

fame

b)

working hard

c)

owning land

d)

being a merchant

55.

After the 1100s, the _ had the most power

a)

daimyo

b)

emperor

c)

shogun

d)

samurai

56.
The highest ranking member of Japanese feudal society was the 
a)
Emperor
b)
Shogun
c)
Daimyo
d)
Samurai
57.
Definition:
A social and political system that provided protection through a stable social pyramid.
a)
feudalism
b)
aristocracy
c)
democracy
d)
meritocracy
58.
What is feudalism?
a)
A system where lords allow people to work on their land in exchange for service
b)
Where people are elected to power
c)
Where everybody has the same amount of power
d)
Where peasants work as warriors
59.
Where did the Japanese get most of their food from?
a)
the sea
b)
trading with other countries
c)
farming
d)
hunting
60.

Why does so much of the Japanese diet come from the ocean?

a)

Because farmers export their crops to other countries.

b)

Because there is limited land for growing crops.

c)

Because the government only allows a certain number of farms.

d)

Because the Japanese people prefer fish over all other food,

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