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Chapter 16 East Asia

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

75% of Japan is covered by...

a)

Plains

b)

Deserts

c)

Rivers

d)

Mountains

2.

Japanese land owning warriors who supported the Shogun were known as...

a)

Tsunami

b)

Samurai

c)

Loess

d)

Communists

3.

Today, Japanese companies are some of the world's leading manufacturers of what type of products?

a)

Oil and gasoline

b)

Textiles(clothes)

c)

Agricultural

d)

Electronics and cars

4.

Which Chinese dynasty was the wealthiest and most powerful nation?

a)

Han

b)

Shang

c)

Qin

d)

Song

5.
Who overthrew the Qin Dynasty 
a)
Audi
b)
Liu Bang
c)
Zhang Qian
d)
Qin
6.
What philosophy did Japan borrow from China? 
a)
Feudalism 
b)
Confucianism 
7.
What is the name of the code of the Samurai?
a)
Bushido 
b)
Daimyo 
c)
Daoism 
8.
The Japanese term for a military leader
a)
Warlord
b)
Samurai 
c)
Emperor
d)
Shogun
9.
Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku are?
a)
Japanese rulers
b)
Chinese rulers
c)
Main islands of Japan
d)
Bodies of water
10.
What Japanese term describes the powerful land-owners or local lords?
a)
Daimyo
b)
Shogun
c)
Samurai 
d)
Kings
11.
What is Japan’s tallest mountain? 
a)
Ou
b)
Mount Fuji 
c)
Everest 
d)
Tien Chen 
12.

Japan is an example of....

a)

a peninsula

b)

an archipelago

c)

an isthmus

d)

a desert

13.

The Rocky Mountains divide East Asia from South Asia.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

China was ruled for many years by dynasties that represented a ruling family.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The spread of Confucianism and Buddhism are examples of cultural diffusion.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Pearl Harbor was a great victory of the US Navy during WWII against the Japanese Navy.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The Korean peninsula is divided between North and South Korea. What form of government does North Korea have?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Communist

d)

Nazi

18.

Japan practiced isolation for many years because the ____________________________ believed merchants were spies.

a)

Shoguns

b)

Samuri

c)

Emperor

d)

High Priest

19.

The Silk Road stretched from China to _______________________________________.

a)

India

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

20.

Japan is one of the largest economies in the world, but must import what for its economy?

a)

raw materials

b)

cars

c)

clean water

d)

computer parts

21.

Japan surrendered in WWII after the US ___________________________________________________ .

a)

won the Battle of Midway.

b)

dropped two Atomic Bombs.

c)

they lost the island hopping battles.

d)

the fire bombing of Tokyo, Japan's capital.

22.

The Mongols invented the idea of a postal service.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Japan was ruled for many years by _____________________________.

a)

Samurais

b)

Shoguns

c)

Hitler

d)

The Arayans

24.

What religion is unique to Japan?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Shintoism

c)

Taoism

d)

Confucianism

25.
On what was Confucius’ system of thought based?
a)
discipline and moral conduct
b)
scientific investigation
c)
harmony with nature
d)
mathematical and astronomical principles
26.
After WWII, Korea was
a)
divided into a republic in the south and communism in the north.
b)
governed by an alliance of western European nations.
c)
divided into a republic in the north and communism in the south.
d)
unified for the first time in many years.
27.

For centuries the Korean Peninsula was

a)

continually invaded by Japan.

b)

heavily influenced by Vietnam.

c)

unified with China.

d)

a cultural bridge between China and Japan.

28.
Who was the revolutionary leader of North Korea?
a)
Mao Zedong
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Kim Jong-il
d)
Kim Il-sung
29.

What is the traditional housing of Mongolia?

a)

yurt

b)

tarp

c)

teepee

d)

nomad

30.

Who were the warriors that protected and fought for the clan leader in Japan?

a)

Shogun

b)

Samurai

c)

Ninja

d)

Emperor

31.

The region, which has coasts on the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, the South China Sea, and the Pacific Ocean, is sometimes called the _________________

a)

Pacific Rim

b)

Atlantic Rim

c)

Pacific Archipelago

d)

Atlantic peninsula

32.

About 92 percent of the people in China are called ______. Their language is one of the oldest in the world.

a)

Han

b)

Qin Quang

c)

Shanghiese

d)

Mandarin

33.

official spoken language in China

a)

Mandarin

b)

Cantonese

c)

Shanghiese

d)

Fozhou

34.

A major climate barrier in China is the ______________________ which run east to west across the middle of the plain

a)

Qin Ling Mountains

b)

Huang He Mountains

c)

Chang Jiang Mountains

d)

QIn Quang Mountains

35.

What are the two main rivers of China?

a)

Huang He

b)

Chuan Lian

c)

Chang Jiang

d)

Qin Ling

36.

Huang He is in the

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

37.

Chang Jiang is in the

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

38.

How many provinces does Huang He flow through?

a)

47

b)

31

c)

23

d)

17

39.

The first emperor who founded the Qin

a)

Qin Shi Huang

b)

Qin Ling

c)

Qin Mong

d)

Qin He

40.

capital of Chinese dynasties for more than a thousand years

a)

Hong Kong

b)

Xi'an

c)

Beijing

d)

Shanghai

41.

China's largest city

a)

Hong Kong

b)

Xi'an

c)

Beijing

d)

Shanghai

42.

China's capital

a)

Hong Kong

b)

Xi'an

c)

Beijing

d)

Shanghai

43.

In the heart of Beijing is the _________ where the Chinese emperors

a)

Forbidden City

b)

Cancer Village

c)

Philippines

d)

Myanmar City

44.

port of Beijing

a)

Tianjin

b)

Shanghai

c)

Beijing

d)

Moajnge

45.

Because the three provinces of ___________-the last non-Han Chinese to control China, are located northeast of the Great Wall, the Chinese commonly refer to them as the Northeast

a)

Manchus

b)

Manchuria

c)

Opium

d)

Sino-Japanese

46.

China's southernmost province and largest island in China

a)

Hainan

b)

Guangzhou

c)

Beijing

d)

Taijing

47.

  1. Which geographic region of China has more ethnic groups and languages than any other?

a)

The Northern Uplands

b)

The Southern Uplands

c)

Hong Kong

d)

Canada

48.

  1. Which former British colony did China regain in 1997?

a)

Monshuai

b)

The Southern Uplands

c)

Hong Kong

d)

Taiwan

49.

  1. What region is called “The Roof of the World”?

a)

Tibet

b)

Hubei

c)

Fuijan

d)

Guangzhou

50.

  1. Who leads the Tibetan Buddhists?

a)

Dalai Lama

b)

Marsha Yonl

c)

Jiang Zemin

d)

Xi Jinping

51.

  1. To what does the term Mongolia refer?

a)

region beyond the Great wall

b)

region beyond the Southern uplands

c)

language in Taiwan

d)

language in Mongolia

52.

  1. Which island does China claim as its own but exercise no control over?

a)

Hong Kong

b)

Huilan

c)

Beihing

d)

Taiwan

53.

  1. What is the term for the portable houses in which many Mongolians live?

a)

Yurt

b)

Kurt

c)

Dirt

d)

Blurt

54.

Which mountain range forms the backbone of the east central portion of the Korean Peninsula?

a)

Taebaeksan Mountain Range

b)

Japanese Alps

c)

Akaishi ountains

d)

lide mountais

55.

What term refers to the centrality of and virtual worship of the state in North Korea?

a)

Juche

b)

Seoul

c)

Uahbe

d)

Joene

56.

What is the largest city in Korea

a)

Juche

b)

Seoul

c)

Uahbe

d)

Joene

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