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WorksheetsM3 Review East Asia
Total questions: 92
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
Background information:
The Sui Dynasty was most famous for...
Inventing a new battle technique
Unifying China again
Finishing the Great Wall
Giving land to peasants
Accomplishments Section:
What major construction project by the Sui Dynasty helped improve national transportation and trade in China?
Transcontinental Railroad
Silk Road
The Great Dam
Grand Canal
Who did the Tang overthrow?
The Song
The Han
The Sui
The Zhou
Who had the highest social statis?
Gentry
Mertchants
Peasants
What did the Tang invent?
Block Printing
Books
Fireworks
Gunpowder
What philosophies were in place for the Tang dynasty?
Buddism
Doaism
Confucianism
Legalism
What are Gentry?
Civil servants
Wealthy landowners
People who study confucian ideas
All of the above
In 618, the Tang Dynasty reunited China, and ruled for the next 300 years. The word reunite means...
to separate
to come together
to cut in half
burn
Emperor tang created a stable government by reviving the country's official____________
leader
bureaucracy
jobs
To obtain a good job a citizen needed to pass an ________
health test
eye exam
exam
Why did the Tang Dynasty lose power?
the Mongols attacked
government was not raising taxes
government raised taxes
the Mongols did not attack
What is the merit system?
It is a test that poor men took to get jobs.
it is a test that wealthy men would take to demonstrate their skills and work with the emperor.
It is a test that showed men's skills and would get access to work in a higher position.
It is a test that both men and women would take to get a job with their skill levels.
What was woodblock printing used for?
To create newspaper
To educate people
To make books for religion and education
The only woman to rule China, _ was a ruthless ruler, but under her reign China was stable and prosperous.
Empress Wu
Yang Jian
During the _, Chinese power and influence reached much of Eastern Asia, as well as large parts of Central Asia.
Tang Dynasty
Period of Disunion
In 960 China was reunified under the _ which, like the Tang dynasty, was a period of great accomplishments.
Song Dynasty
Period of Disunion
Upper class women were sometimes subjected to ________________ during the Song Dynasty.
Home imprisonment.
special taxes.
Foot binding.
Ridicule
This helped make large-scale, long distance trade easier
Water Buffalo
Paper Currency
Silk Road
Railroads.
This type of ceramic became a highly prized trade good across the world.
Porcelain
earthenware
Corning Ware
Denby China
Li Po is considered one of the supreme master of Chinese Poetry.
True
False
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.
True
False
Li Po is known for his free-spirited, graceful ad lyrical style, his poetry frequently conveys a:
Love of freedom and sense of harmony with forest
Love of freedom and sense of harmony with nature
Love of freedom and sense of harmony with animal
The dynasty that Kublai Khan
Yuan Dynasty
neo-confucianism
Marco Polo
Confucius
Trade route that had major impact on the Chinese economy
Marco Polo
silk road
Porcelian
moveable-type
Famous Italian traveler who was among the first Europeans to visit and write about China
Gengis Khan
Henry VIII
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
Art of writing characters beautifully
calligraphy
Manchus
Beijing
scholar-officials
Printer who invented moveable type?
Johannes Gutenberg
Mansa Musa
Pi Sheng
Empress Wu
Wu Zhao was China’s
only female emperor, after forcing her son to resign.
first person to sell silk.
youngest leader.
most popular leader.
This is someone who roams around from place to place in search of Food and Water
Khan
Steppe
Yurt
Nomad
This means supreme ruler
Khan
Genghis Khan
Yurt
Mongol
This means universal leader
Khan
Genghis Khan
Yurt
Steppe
This is made of animal skins and easily moveable
Steppe
Yurt
Nomad
khan
The is a wide open area with no trees that allows the enemy to be seen from a great distance away
Steppe
Yurt
Khan
Nomad
This is the guy who gathered the Mongols together and became the great leader
Ben Franklin
Genghis Khan
Mansa Musa
Sundiata
Describes the stabilizing effects of the conquests of the Mongol Empire on the social, cultural, and economic life of the inhabitants of Eurasia.
Yurt
Pax Mongolica
Khan
Steppe
True or False
The Mongols were the LARGEST land locked power in the history of the world
True
False
This is the term used to describe how the Mongols handled religion in their new conquered areas
Religious Moderation
Shamanism
Conversion by force
Religious toleration
What did the Mongol Empire allow between the East and West?
trade
cultural exchange
conquests
warring
Which historical event may have been caused by the Mongol invasion?
Dark Ages
The Renaissance
Industrial Revolution
Black Plague
Which was NOT a feature of the Mongol empire?
religious tolerance
promotion based on merit
development of trade routes
representative government
dynasty after the Silla
Bushido
Tibet
Rajput
Koryo
“the teachings of the elders”; a school of Buddhism
Bushido
Koryo
Theravada
Rajput
a strict warrior code by which the samurai lived
Bushido
Koryo
Theravada
Rajput
territories created from Genghis Khan’s empire
states
khanates
provinces
fiefs
The Song dynasty was overthrown by
the Mongols
the Uighurs.
the Koreans
Changan.
Pagan, the first great Burmese state, adopted
Chinese culture.
Islam.
Indian institutions.
Chinese political ideas.
The Mongols were known for being _______________ or people who herd animals from place to place
Herbalists
Pastoralists
Tribalists
Nomadic wanderers
The ___________________ was largely key to the Mongols success. It provided transportation and food
Cow
Lizard
Horse
Ox
Eventually the Mongols would divided their empire into four regions or _______________
Sects
Divisions
Khanates
Territories
This grandson of Genghis Khan finished the conquest of China defeating the Song Dynasty and founding the Yuan Dynasty.
Möngke Khan
Ögedei Khan
Kublai Khan
Timur
Which territory did the Mongols fail to capture due to a typhoon, that was later deemed by the locals to be a divine wind?
Japan
Korea
China
Persia
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.
The Mongols reinvigorated cross-Eurasian trade.
The Mongols increased communication throughout Eurasia via the Yam System.
The Mongols forcibly relocated people leading to cross cultural pollination.
The Mongols were almost unprecedentedly tolerant of different religions.
Why is Korea described as a bridge between China and Japan?
Because of it's location, it has led Korea to adopt features of Chinese and Japanese culture..
Because it has the longest bridge in the world connecting it to China and Japan.
Because Korea was once a colony of both China and Japan.
Because it is the only way to travel by land from China to Japan.
Who helped the Silla kingdom during one war in the 660s C.E.?
The Tang dynasty of China
The Kaya people
The Paekche kingdom
The Koguryo kingdom
What new dynasty was started by Wang Kon?
A) Silla
B) Joseon
C) Koryo
D) Goguryeo
Japan is part of which geographical area known for its volcanic activity?
The Great Plains
The Ring of Fire
The Pacific Rim
The Himalayas
What led many Japanese to settle near the sea?
The abundance of farmland.
The calm and navigable rivers.
The lack of natural resources.
The little farmland and dangerous rivers.
_________invaded China and Korea in the 1200s
Indians
Mongols
Cambodians
Yi emperor who ruled in the 1400s. directed the development of the Korean alphabet; led advancements in science.
Yi Song-gye
Sejong
Tangun
Wang Kon
Korea is a mountainous ____ in East Asia.
archipelago
mainland
peninsula
island
Who was Heian Culture mostly for?
It is for the upper class of society
It was for the peasants because their lives were so hard
It was created for the Samurai so that they can relax between battles
It was created exclusively for the Emperor
Japanese culture is blended with...
Indian culture
African culture
Chinese culture
Indonesian culture
Shotoku _________ the Chinese civilization
hated
admired
to live in
wanted to fight
Who gave the shoguns their power?
The merchants
Themselves
The gods
The Emperor
Who was Minamota Kamakura?
The first daimyo to employ a samurai
A famous samurai solider
The military leader who first force the emperor to name him shogun
The first shogun of he Heian period
Which of the following countries is not part of Southeast Asia?
China
Thailand
Malaysia
Indonesia
Which of the following countries is located entirely on islands in Southeast Asia?
Vietnam
Thailand
Indonesia
Cambodia
How does the climate of Southeast Asia generally vary?
It is cold and dry.
It is generally hot and humid.
It is temperate with mild seasons.
It varies greatly with extreme weather conditions.
What is the primary factor that affects weather conditions in Southeast Asia from November to March?
Monsoon winds blow across the region from the northeast to the southwest.
Constant snowfall due to the proximity to the Arctic Circle.
Cyclones that originate from the Pacific Ocean.
Sandstorms coming from the deserts of the Middle East.
The Khmer Kingdom flourished because of
developments in math and science
cultivation of rice
an alliance with Tang China
religious tolerance
The Angkor Wat
was built to honor Hindu God Vishnu
was built to honor Buddha
was built as a military outpost
was built to house the Tripitaka Korean
During the Vietnamese Ly Dynasty
effective roads were built, professional army established, and Buddhism reinforced
Hinduism flourished, great achievements in math and science were made
a Korean written language was developed, celadons were created and ondols were used to heat houses
rice cultivation expanded the economy, 20,000 Buddhist shrines were built, and wars weakened political leadership
Which of the following empires is known for its extensive temple complexes such as Angkor Wat?
Kingdom of Funan
Khmer Empire
Pagan Empire
Toungoo Dynasty
Where was the Pagan Empire primarily located?
Thailand
Cambodia
Myanmar (Burma)
Vietnam
Which religious influence was predominant in the Khmer Empire during its early period?
Mahayana Buddhism
Theravada Buddhism
Hinduism
Confucianism
Which state is known for its significant role in the development of Theravada Buddhism in Burma?
Kingdom of Funan
Khmer Empire
Pagan Empire
Le Dynasty
A political territory was typically found on the Eurasian Steppe and could be equivalent in status to tribal chiefdom, principality, kingdom or empire.
Neo - Confucianism
porcelain
Khanate
Bubonic Plague
What did the revival of Confucian ideas in Song Dynasty do to women?
They had more restrictions
Their status rose to great heights
They were allowed to work in government
Their status was never changed
The great poets Li Po and Tu Fu became popular during this dynasty.
philosopher
Tang Dynasty
Taoism
Nationalism
What did Kublai Khan adopt from Chinese culture?
Their military strategies
Their language
Their customs
Their clothing style
How did Kublai Khan maintain control of his empire?
With fear
With a strong central government
By promoting cultural assimilation
By establishing democratic institutions
How many sections was the Mongol Empire divided into?
2
3
4
5
Which empire was the largest?
Roman
Hellenistic under Alexander the Great
Mongol
Where did Kublai Khan move his capital to?
Mongolia
China
India
Europe
