WorksheetsWHI.11b Historical Fiction Lesson Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
What skill distinguished Jia from others in Chang’an?
Swordsmanship
Papermaking
Calligraphy
Porcelain crafting
Which trade route linked Malik and Jia’s worlds?
Silk Road (Land Route)
Trans-Saharan Route
Indian Ocean Maritime System
Inca Road Network
Why was Malik in search of high-quality paper?
To create lanterns
To record poetry and religious texts
To construct ship sails
To wrap spices for sale
What did Jia’s father compare their paper to?
The Great Wall
The wind over rice fields
A singing scroll
A celestial skin
What convinced Jia’s father to allow her to leave?
Malik paid him in gold
Jia’s strong resolve and curiosity
A fortune teller’s prophecy
Jia disguised herself and fled
In Calicut, what was the paper used for?
Origami
Temple murals
Transcribing epics and sacred texts
Creating spice catalogs
What sensory detail symbolized India’s markets for Jia?
The taste of coconut
The smell of pepper and incense
The sound of rain
The color of temples
Who introduced Jia to India’s legal and spiritual writing traditions?
Rajan
A Buddhist nun
A Mughal official
A sea captain
Why was the compass significant in Jia’s journey?
It told time
It revealed fortunes
It enabled accurate sea navigation
It worked underwater
The lateen sail allowed Malik’s ship to:
Float in shallow rivers
Sink intentionally for camouflage
Sail closer to the wind
Steer without a rudder
In Kilwa, how had Islam spread?
Through conquest
Via oceanic missionaries
By peaceful trade and trust
Through forced conversions
What resource did Kilwa trade for Jia’s paper and porcelain?
Gold and ivory
Dates and olives
Wheat and wool
Rice and jade
What did scholar Idris say about trade and belief?
“Only war can bring new ideas.”
“The scroll is sharper than the sword.”
“Islam travels by sail, not sword.”
“The sea baptizes all creeds.”
Which term best describes the religious fusion Jia witnessed in Southeast Asia?
Isolationism
Atheism
Syncretism
Paganism
In Srivijaya, what did the prince do with Jia’s paper?
Used it for packaging goods
Gifted it to a rival kingdom
Dedicated it to writing history
Burned it in ritual fire
What languages and scripts did Jia encounter in Kyoto?
Latin and Sanskrit
Korean, Japanese, and Chinese
Swahili and Arabic
Greek and Hindi
What form of Buddhism reached Japan with influence from Baekje?
Theravāda
Zen
Mahāyāna
Sufi
What type of innovation did Jia teach in Japan?
Printing with movable type
Porcelain glazing
Papermaking
Navigation
How did Jia feel her paper was used in Japan?
Only for tax documents
To teach children
As vessels of spiritual and artistic expression
For fireworks construction
Which of the following did Jia NOT encounter on her journey?
Windmills in Persia
Ivory in Kilwa
Syncretic religious systems
Indian Ocean merchants
Jia described paper as a:
Weapon of the mind
Bridge between souls
Curtain of secrecy
Message from ancestors
What allowed cultures across the Indian Ocean to connect so deeply?
Conquest and occupation
Maritime trade and shared needs
Parchment maps
Royal edicts
Which technological tool originated in China and transformed sea trade?
Compass
Astrolabe
Sextant
Cartwheel
What resource from China was traded extensively alongside paper?
Jade
Firecrackers
Porcelain
Gunpowder
Why did the Tang paper become favored in foreign lands?
Its gold lining
Its lightness and ink absorption
Its high price
Its ability to dissolve
Which region did Jia find most influenced by Indian law codes and religion?
Japan
East Africa
Southeast Asia
China
What did the prince in Srivijaya believe about cultural inheritance?
It should remain pure
It must be erased
It should be woven together
It was irrelevant
How did Buddhism adapt in different regions?
By enforcing strict discipline
By replacing local traditions
By merging with local cultures
By outlawing other faiths
What phrase captures the theme of Jia’s journey?
“To conquer is to know.”
“Through trade, truth travels.”
“War writes history.”
“Only emperors shape fate.”
What was unique about Jia’s participation in global trade?
She traveled disguised as a monk
She was a young woman in a male-dominated world
She rode elephants across deserts
She commanded a pirate fleet
How did Jia's paper enable cultural exchange?
It carried artifacts
It was used as food wrapping
It held religious and literary texts
It lined ship hulls
Why was the lateen sail important for the Indian Ocean trade?
It attracted birds for navigation
It allowed tacking against the wind
It stored fresh water
It doubled as a fishing net
What broader historical process does Jia’s journey represent?
Cultural diffusion through economic interdependence
The decline of maritime empires
Climate migration
Decline of Buddhism
How was religion often spread through the regions Jia visited?
Through peaceful interaction and trade
Only by military expansion
Via forced relocation
Through agricultural conquest
What symbolizes Jia's legacy in the story?
Her name engraved on temples
A poem written by her father
The monk’s quote on her soul in the paper
A jade statue in Kyoto
