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M3 Review East Asia

Total questions: 92

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Background information:

The Sui Dynasty was most famous for...

a)

Inventing a new battle technique

b)

Unifying China again

c)

Finishing the Great Wall

d)

Giving land to peasants

2.

Accomplishments Section:

What major construction project by the Sui Dynasty helped improve national transportation and trade in China?

a)

Transcontinental Railroad

b)

Silk Road

c)

The Great Dam

d)

Grand Canal

3.

Who did the Tang overthrow?

a)

The Song

b)

The Han

c)

The Sui

d)

The Zhou

4.

Who had the highest social statis?

a)

Gentry

b)

Mertchants

c)

Peasants

5.

What did the Tang invent?

a)

Block Printing

b)

Books

c)

Fireworks

d)

Gunpowder

6.

What philosophies were in place for the Tang dynasty?

a)

Buddism

b)

Doaism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Legalism

7.

What are Gentry?

a)

Civil servants

b)

Wealthy landowners

c)

People who study confucian ideas

d)

All of the above

8.

In 618, the Tang Dynasty reunited China, and ruled for the next 300 years. The word reunite means...

a)

to separate

b)

to come together

c)

to cut in half

d)

burn

9.

Emperor tang created a stable government by reviving the country's official____________

a)

leader

b)

bureaucracy

c)

jobs

10.

To obtain a good job a citizen needed to pass an ________

a)

health test

b)

eye exam

c)

exam

11.

Why did the Tang Dynasty lose power?

a)

the Mongols attacked

b)

government was not raising taxes

c)

government raised taxes

d)

the Mongols did not attack

12.

What is the merit system?

a)

It is a test that poor men took to get jobs.

b)

it is a test that wealthy men would take to demonstrate their skills and work with the emperor.

c)

It is a test that showed men's skills and would get access to work in a higher position.

d)

It is a test that both men and women would take to get a job with their skill levels.

13.

What was woodblock printing used for?

a)

To create newspaper

b)

To educate people

c)

To make books for religion and education

14.

The only woman to rule China, _ was a ruthless ruler, but under her reign China was stable and prosperous.

a)

Empress Wu

b)

Yang Jian

15.

During the _, Chinese power and influence reached much of Eastern Asia, as well as large parts of Central Asia.

a)

Tang Dynasty

b)

Period of Disunion

16.

In 960 China was reunified under the _ which, like the Tang dynasty, was a period of great accomplishments.

a)

Song Dynasty

b)

Period of Disunion

17.

Upper class women were sometimes subjected to ________________ during the Song Dynasty.

a)

Home imprisonment.

b)

special taxes.

c)

Foot binding.

d)

Ridicule

18.

This helped make large-scale, long distance trade easier

a)

Water Buffalo

b)

Paper Currency

c)

Silk Road

d)

Railroads.

19.

This type of ceramic became a highly prized trade good across the world.

a)

Porcelain

b)

earthenware

c)

Corning Ware

d)

Denby China

20.

Li Po is considered one of the supreme master of Chinese Poetry.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Tu Fu shows a command of language and mastery of the shih form. As a result, his poems are admired as much their form as for their content.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Li Po is known for his free-spirited, graceful ad lyrical style, his poetry frequently conveys a:

a)

Love of freedom and sense of harmony with forest

b)

Love of freedom and sense of harmony with nature

c)

Love of freedom and sense of harmony with animal

23.

The dynasty that Kublai Khan

a)

Yuan Dynasty

b)

neo-confucianism

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Confucius

24.

Trade route that had major impact on the Chinese economy

a)

Marco Polo

b)

silk road

c)

Porcelian

d)

moveable-type

25.

Famous Italian traveler who was among the first Europeans to visit and write about China

a)

Gengis Khan

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Marco Polo

26.

Art of writing characters beautifully

a)

calligraphy

b)

Manchus

c)

Beijing

d)

scholar-officials

27.

Printer who invented moveable type?

a)

Johannes Gutenberg

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Pi Sheng

d)

Empress Wu

28.

Wu Zhao was China’s

a)

only female emperor, after forcing her son to resign.

b)

first person to sell silk.

c)

youngest leader.

d)

most popular leader.

29.
What is the name of the ancient trade route that connected China (Asia) to Europe for the 1st time ever?
a)
Communism
b)
Silk Road
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Western Africa
30.

This is someone who roams around from place to place in search of Food and Water

a)

Khan

b)

Steppe

c)

Yurt

d)

Nomad

31.

This means supreme ruler

a)

Khan

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Yurt

d)

Mongol

32.

This means universal leader

a)

Khan

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Yurt

d)

Steppe

33.

This is made of animal skins and easily moveable

a)

Steppe

b)

Yurt

c)

Nomad

d)

khan

34.

The is a wide open area with no trees that allows the enemy to be seen from a great distance away

a)

Steppe

b)

Yurt

c)

Khan

d)

Nomad

35.

This is the guy who gathered the Mongols together and became the great leader

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

Sundiata

36.

Describes the stabilizing effects of the conquests of the Mongol Empire on the social, cultural, and economic life of the inhabitants of Eurasia.

a)

Yurt

b)

Pax Mongolica

c)

Khan

d)

Steppe

37.

True or False

The Mongols were the LARGEST land locked power in the history of the world

a)

True

b)

False

38.

This is the term used to describe how the Mongols handled religion in their new conquered areas

a)

Religious Moderation

b)

Shamanism

c)

Conversion by force

d)

Religious toleration

39.

What did the Mongol Empire allow between the East and West?

a)

trade

b)

cultural exchange

c)

conquests

d)

warring

40.

Which historical event may have been caused by the Mongol invasion?

a)

Dark Ages

b)

The Renaissance

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Black Plague

41.

Which was NOT a feature of the Mongol empire?

a)

religious tolerance

b)

promotion based on merit

c)

development of trade routes

d)

representative government

42.

dynasty after the Silla

a)

Bushido

b)

Tibet

c)

Rajput

d)

Koryo

43.

“the teachings of the elders”; a school of Buddhism

a)

Bushido

b)

Koryo

c)

Theravada

d)

Rajput

44.

a strict warrior code by which the samurai lived

a)

Bushido

b)

Koryo

c)

Theravada

d)

Rajput

45.

territories created from Genghis Khan’s empire

a)

states

b)

khanates

c)

provinces

d)

fiefs

46.

The Song dynasty was overthrown by

a)

the Mongols

b)

the Uighurs.

c)

the Koreans

d)

Changan.

47.

Pagan, the first great Burmese state, adopted

a)

Chinese culture.

b)

Islam.

c)

Indian institutions.

d)

Chinese political ideas.

48.
This map shows the _________ empire
a)
Mongol
b)
Tong
c)
Khan
d)
Byzantine
49.

The Mongols were known for being _______________ or people who herd animals from place to place

a)

Herbalists

b)

Pastoralists

c)

Tribalists

d)

Nomadic wanderers

50.

The ___________________ was largely key to the Mongols success. It provided transportation and food

a)

Cow

b)

Lizard

c)

Horse

d)

Ox

51.

Eventually the Mongols would divided their empire into four regions or _______________

a)

Sects

b)

Divisions

c)

Khanates

d)

Territories

52.
How was trade along the Silk Road effected under the Mongol Empire?
a)
Mongols made them safer for merchants
b)
Mongols hated the trade routes
c)
It was unaffected
d)
Trade spread ideas not luxury goods
53.

This grandson of Genghis Khan finished the conquest of China defeating the Song Dynasty and founding the Yuan Dynasty.

a)

Möngke Khan

b)

Ögedei Khan

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

Timur

54.

Which territory did the Mongols fail to capture due to a typhoon, that was later deemed by the locals to be a divine wind?

a)

Japan

b)

Korea

c)

China

d)

Persia

55.

It was said that a man could walk from one end of the Mongol empire to the other with a gold plate on his head without ever fearing being robbed. Which of the following best describes why this was possible.

a)

The Mongols reinvigorated cross-Eurasian trade.

b)

The Mongols increased communication throughout Eurasia via the Yam System.

c)

The Mongols forcibly relocated people leading to cross cultural pollination.

d)

The Mongols were almost unprecedentedly tolerant of different religions.

56.

Why is Korea described as a bridge between China and Japan?

a)

Because of it's location, it has led Korea to adopt features of Chinese and Japanese culture..

b)

Because it has the longest bridge in the world connecting it to China and Japan.

c)

Because Korea was once a colony of both China and Japan.

d)

Because it is the only way to travel by land from China to Japan.

57.

Who helped the Silla kingdom during one war in the 660s C.E.?

a)

The Tang dynasty of China

b)

The Kaya people

c)

The Paekche kingdom

d)

The Koguryo kingdom

58.

What new dynasty was started by Wang Kon?

a)

A) Silla

b)

B) Joseon

c)

C) Koryo

d)

D) Goguryeo

59.

Japan is part of which geographical area known for its volcanic activity?

a)

The Great Plains

b)

The Ring of Fire

c)

The Pacific Rim

d)

The Himalayas

60.

What led many Japanese to settle near the sea?

a)

The abundance of farmland.

b)

The calm and navigable rivers.

c)

The lack of natural resources.

d)

The little farmland and dangerous rivers.

61.

_________invaded China and Korea in the 1200s

a)

Indians

b)

Mongols

c)

Cambodians

62.

Yi emperor who ruled in the 1400s. directed the development of the Korean alphabet; led advancements in science.

a)

Yi Song-gye

b)

Sejong

c)

Tangun

d)

Wang Kon

63.

Korea is a mountainous ____ in East Asia.

a)

archipelago

b)

mainland

c)

peninsula

d)

island

64.
29) The name of modern day Korea comes from which dynasty?
a)
the Gojoseon
b)
the Baekje
c)
the Koryo
d)
the Joseon
65.

Who was Heian Culture mostly for?

a)

It is for the upper class of society

b)

It was for the peasants because their lives were so hard

c)

It was created for the Samurai so that they can relax between battles

d)

It was created exclusively for the Emperor

66.
The cultural period of Japanese advancement, which took place during the late 8th and late 12th centuries.
a)
regent
b)
bushido
c)
Heian Period
d)
Shinto
67.

Japanese culture is blended with...

a)

Indian culture

b)

African culture

c)

Chinese culture

d)

Indonesian culture

68.
What did the leading writers of the Heian period have in common? 
a)
Most of them were priests.
b)
Most of them were women
c)
Most of them were peasants. 
d)
Most of them were foreigners. 
69.
Why is the Heian period called Japan’s golden age? 
a)
 because of its rich mines
b)
because of its foreign trade
c)
because of its military power 
d)
because of its art and literature 
70.

Shotoku _________ the Chinese civilization

a)

hated

b)

admired

c)

to live in

d)

wanted to fight

71.
Japanese regent, he was one of Japan’s greatest leaders. He was influential in bringing Buddhism and Chinese ideas to Japan.
a)
Kubla Khan
b)
Prince Shotoku
c)
Bushido
72.

Who gave the shoguns their power?

a)

The merchants

b)

Themselves

c)

The gods

d)

The Emperor

73.

Who was Minamota Kamakura?

a)

The first daimyo to employ a samurai

b)

A famous samurai solider

c)

The military leader who first force the emperor to name him shogun

d)

The first shogun of he Heian period

74.

Which of the following countries is not part of Southeast Asia?

a)

China

b)

Thailand

c)

Malaysia

d)

Indonesia

75.

Which of the following countries is located entirely on islands in Southeast Asia?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Thailand

c)

Indonesia

d)

Cambodia

76.

How does the climate of Southeast Asia generally vary?

a)

It is cold and dry.

b)

It is generally hot and humid.

c)

It is temperate with mild seasons.

d)

It varies greatly with extreme weather conditions.

77.

What is the primary factor that affects weather conditions in Southeast Asia from November to March?

a)

Monsoon winds blow across the region from the northeast to the southwest.

b)

Constant snowfall due to the proximity to the Arctic Circle.

c)

Cyclones that originate from the Pacific Ocean.

d)

Sandstorms coming from the deserts of the Middle East.

78.

The Khmer Kingdom flourished because of

a)

developments in math and science

b)

cultivation of rice

c)

an alliance with Tang China

d)

religious tolerance

79.

The Angkor Wat

a)

was built to honor Hindu God Vishnu

b)

was built to honor Buddha

c)

was built as a military outpost

d)

was built to house the Tripitaka Korean

80.

During the Vietnamese Ly Dynasty

a)

effective roads were built, professional army established, and Buddhism reinforced

b)

Hinduism flourished, great achievements in math and science were made

c)

a Korean written language was developed, celadons were created and ondols were used to heat houses

d)

rice cultivation expanded the economy, 20,000 Buddhist shrines were built, and wars weakened political leadership

81.

Which of the following empires is known for its extensive temple complexes such as Angkor Wat?

a)

Kingdom of Funan

b)

Khmer Empire

c)

Pagan Empire

d)

Toungoo Dynasty

82.

Where was the Pagan Empire primarily located?

a)

Thailand

b)

Cambodia

c)

Myanmar (Burma)

d)

Vietnam

83.

Which religious influence was predominant in the Khmer Empire during its early period?

a)

Mahayana Buddhism

b)

Theravada Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Confucianism

84.

Which state is known for its significant role in the development of Theravada Buddhism in Burma?

a)

Kingdom of Funan

b)

Khmer Empire

c)

Pagan Empire

d)

Le Dynasty

85.

A political territory was typically found on the Eurasian Steppe and could be equivalent in status to tribal chiefdom, principality, kingdom or empire.

a)

Neo -  Confucianism

b)

porcelain

c)

Khanate

d)

Bubonic Plague

86.

What did the revival of Confucian ideas in Song Dynasty do to women?

a)

They had more restrictions

b)

Their status rose to great heights

c)

They were allowed to work in government

d)

Their status was never changed

87.

The great poets Li Po and Tu Fu became popular during this dynasty.

a)

philosopher 

b)

Tang Dynasty

c)

Taoism  

d)

Nationalism

88.

What did Kublai Khan adopt from Chinese culture?

a)

Their military strategies

b)

Their language

c)

Their customs

d)

Their clothing style

89.

How did Kublai Khan maintain control of his empire?

a)

With fear

b)

With a strong central government

c)

By promoting cultural assimilation

d)

By establishing democratic institutions

90.

How many sections was the Mongol Empire divided into?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

91.

Which empire was the largest?

a)

Roman

b)

Hellenistic under Alexander the Great

c)

Mongol

92.

Where did Kublai Khan move his capital to?

a)

Mongolia

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Europe