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Historical Development of South and East Asia

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the 100s B.C., China conquered the Red River delta area and made (a)   a province of China for the next 1,000 years.

2.

Southeast Asia is called "the Crossroads of the World" because it is located along important _____.

a)

silk trade routes

b)

maritime trade routes

c)

tectonic plates

d)

spice trade routes

3.

Established in the A.D. 100s, _____ was one of the first important trade-based states in the region.

a)

Beijing

b)

Vietnam

c)

Palembang

d)

Funa

4.

In which country did the Khmer Rouge develop?

a)

the Philippines

b)

Myanmar

c)

Cambodia

d)

Laos

5.

Southeast Asia was important to Japan before and during World War II because it had valuable _____.

a)

tin deposits

b)

engineers

c)

waterways

d)

resources

6.

Formerly known as Siam, _____ was the only state in Southeast Asia that Europeans did not colonize.

a)

Malaysia

b)

Thailand

c)

Burma

d)

East Timor

7.

The fabulous wealth of the _____ led European powers to seek ocean routes to Southeast Asia.

a)

silk trade

b)

spice trade

c)

gold trade

d)

slave trade

8.

In the early 1500s, Portuguese navigators discovered they could reach India and Southeast Asia by sailing around the southern tip of _____.

a)

Africa

b)

India

c)

Spain

d)

China

9.

By the 1600s, which religion had become dominant across much of the Malay Archipelago?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

10.

During the 1800s and early 1900s, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia became colonies of _____.

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

Great Britain

d)

France

11.

Where is the Vietnam Memorial Located?

a)

Iowa

b)

Washington

c)

Denver

d)

Texas