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The History of East Asia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

strong ruler who unified the Mongols

a)

Bushido

b)

Koryo

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Sui Yangdi

2.

Hindu warriors who fought against Ghazna

a)

Bushido

b)

Theravada

c)

Rajput

d)

Sui Yangdi

3.

the money, goods, or property that parents were expected to provide a husband’s family when their daughter married

a)

dowry

b)

khanates

c)

archipelago

d)

allowance

4.

. a chain of islands

a)

dowry

b)

archipelago

c)

atoll

d)

isla

5.

emperor who completed the Grand Canal

a)

Sui Yangdi

b)

Bushido

c)

Tibet

d)

Koryo

6.

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

a)

Bushido

b)

Koryo

c)

Theravada

d)

Rajput

7.

dynasty after the Silla

a)

Bushido

b)

Tibet

c)

Rajput

d)

Koryo

8.

a strict warrior code by which the samurai lived

a)

Bushido

b)

Koryo

c)

Theravada

d)

Rajput

9.

territories created from Genghis Khan’s empire

a)

states

b)

khanates

c)

provinces

d)

fiefs

10.

area north of the Himalaya

a)

Ceylon

b)

Indonesia

c)

Thailand

d)

Tibet

11.

Which of the following is the product of mixing cast iron and wrought iron?

a)

gunpowder

b)

Song

c)

steel

d)

fire-lance

12.

The Song dynasty was overthrown by

a)

the Mongols

b)

the Uighurs.

c)

the Koreans

d)

Changan.

13.

The Mongols may have been prevented from conquering western Europe by

a)

the Himalaya.

b)

the Gupta Empire.

c)

Genghis Khan’s death.

d)

Marco Polo

14.

The first Mongol dynasty in China was the

a)

Yuan.

b)

Khanate.

c)

Sui.

d)

Champa.

15.

The Chinese defended themselves against the Mongols with

a)

canals.

b)

porcelain.

c)

siege warfare.

d)

gunpowder

16.

Prince Shōtoku wanted rulers to be portrayed as

a)

democratic

b)

Confucian.

c)

writers.

d)

divine.

17.

Zen Buddhism teaches that one way to achieve nirvana is through

a)

proper nutrition and eating the correct foods.

b)

instantaneous enlightenment or a long process of meditation.

c)

strict observance of the warrior’s code.

d)

evaluating past deeds.

18.

The school of Buddhism that defines nirvana as not just a release from the “wheel of life” but a true heaven is

a)

Mahayana

b)

Theravada.

c)

Nirvana.

d)

Maharaja.

19.

. Ancient mariners called Southeast Asia

a)

the pepper islands.

b)

the golden islands.

c)

Angkor.

d)

Indonesia.

20.

Pagan, the first great Burmese state, adopted

a)

Chinese culture.

b)

Islam.

c)

Indian institutions.

d)

Chinese political ideas.