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1.1 and 1.2 Reading check.

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the topic title for Unit 1, Topic 1.1?

a)

Developments in East Asia

b)

Developments in South Asia

c)

Developments in Europe

d)

Developments in the Americas

2.

The major religion that began in the 600s and discussed heavily in 1.2?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Shintoism

d)

Islam

3.

This society was heavily influenced by the culture, politics and art of China, but was able to maintain some independence because the ocean provided a natural barrier to the Chinese military.

a)

Korea

b)

Japan

c)

Vietnam

d)

Dar al-Islam

4.

This process led China to produce very valuable export products such as printed paper, porcelain, navigation equipment, and gunpowder.

a)

Proto-Industrialization

b)

Agricultural Improvements

c)

Transportation Advancements

d)

Technological Innovations

5.

This process allowed Chinese sellers to find markets for their products in different parts of the country as well as internationally.

a)

Proto-Industrialization

b)

Agricultural Improvements

c)

Transportation Advancements

d)

Technological Innovations

6.

This process led to a large population increase in China during the Song period.

a)

Proto-Industrialization

b)

Agricultural Improvements

c)

Transportation Advancements

d)

Technological Innovations

7.

A syncretic religious system that combined elements of different religions in China during the Song period. 

a)

Confucianism

b)

Doaism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Neo-Confucianism

8.

A Chinese religious tradition that focuses on living a simple life in harmony with nature.

a)

Confucianism

b)

Doaism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Neo-Confucianism

9.

This Chinese religious philosophy is concerned with inner virtue, morality, respect for the community, and obedience to one’s superiors.

a)

Confucianism

b)

Doaism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Neo-Confucianism

10.

Money paid to stronger societies by weaker ones in order to keep the peace.

a)

Imperial Bureaucracy

b)

Meritocracy

c)

Tribute

d)

Patriarchy

11.

A society in which men hold power and women are largely excluded from it.

a)

Imperial Bureaucracy

b)

Meritocracy

c)

Tribute

d)

Patriarchy

12.

The professional class of government workers that enforce the rules of the leaders.

a)

Imperial Bureaucracy

b)

Meritocracy

c)

Tribute

d)

Patriarchy

13.

A type of government in which talented people can rise to positions of power, despite their status in society.

a)

Imperial Bureaucracy

b)

Meritocracy

c)

Tribute

d)

Patriarchy

14.

Which 4 groups are described at the beginning of 1.2 as being responsible for the eventual collapse of the Abbasid Caliphate?

a)

Mamluks, Seljuk Turks, Crusaders, Mongols

b)

Umayyads, Byzantines, Fatimid Caliphate, Ottomans

c)

Safavids, Delhi Sultanate, Berbers, Tang Dynasty

d)

Vikings, Aztecs, Huns, Sassanids

15.

According to the reading of topic 1.1, which East Asian society is described as having the social system known as feudalism, wherein landowning aristocrats known as daimyo controlled vast stretches of land and the peasants that resided in them.

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Korea

d)

Vietnam

16.

After reading about the developments in Dar al-Islam (the region in which Islam is the dominant religion), it is understood that these societies generally ....

a)

made very little cultural, technological, and economic advancements due to a variety of internal and external problems.

b)

made signficant cultural and technological advancements in a variety of things such as medicine, astronomy, and mathematics.

17.

Which of the following religions continued to shape societies in Africa and Asia during this period?

a)

Taoism and Confucianism

b)

Zoroastrianism and Sikhism

c)

Hinduism and Buddhism

d)

Islam, Judaism, and Christianity