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Maurya, SE Asia, East Africa Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who founded the Mauryan Empire?

a)

Asoka

b)

Chandragupta Maurya

c)

Siddhartha

d)

Chandra Gupta I

2.

How were Asoka and Chandragupta related?

a)

Asoka was Chandragupta's father

b)

Asoka was Chandragupta's son

c)

Asoka was Chandragupta's grandson

d)

Asoka was Chandragupta's grandfather

3.

To which religion did Asoka convert?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christianity

d)

Jainism

4.

How did Asoka practice religious tolerance?

a)

He made Hindus leave the empire.

b)

He made Buddhists convert to Hinduism.

c)

He allowed people to follow their own religion.

d)

He jailed anyone who did not share his beliefs.

5.

How did Asoka inform his people about his laws and beliefs?

a)

He told them

b)

He had them carved on giant stone pillars

c)

He wrote songs and had them sung throughout the empire

d)

He posted them on Instagram

6.

What were the main features of the Mauryan Empire's economic structure?

a)

Free market economy, excessive administration of resources, and limited trade routes

b)

Decentralized economy, inefficient administration of resources, and lack of trade routes

c)

Centralized economy, efficient administration of resources, and trade routes

d)

Barter system, no administration of resources, and isolated economy

7.

Explain the role of the Mauryan Empire's bureaucracy in maintaining administrative control.

a)

Selling goods in the market

b)

Performing religious rituals

c)

Efficiently collecting taxes, managing the army, overseeing public works, and ensuring law and order

d)

Building monuments and temples

8.

Discuss the administrative system of the Mauryan Empire under Chandragupta Maurya's rule.

a)

Loosely organized with no provincial divisions.

b)

Highly organized and efficient, with provinces and a complex bureaucracy.

c)

Ruled by a single dictator with no bureaucracy.

d)

Chaotic and disorganized with no clear administrative structure.

9.

Who founded the Mauryan dynasty?

a)

Chandragupta Maurya

b)

Ashoka

c)

Chandra Gupta I

d)

Chandra Gupta II

10.

Ashoka's laws carved into pillars were called...

a)

rules

b)

edicts

c)

codes

d)

regulations

11.

What did Chandragupta Maurya give up his throne to become?

a)

a farmer

b)

an artist

c)

a monk

d)

a soldier

12.

Chandragupta Maurya was unpopular because he forced which group to pay heavy taxes to fund his wars?

a)

monks

b)

scribes

c)

peasants

d)

farmers

13.

How did Asoka treat other religions in the Mauryan Empire?

a)

He punished people who practiced Hinduism.

b)

Asoka only allowed people to practice Buddhism and Hinduism.

c)

Asoka forced all of the people to practice Hinduism.

d)

He wanted all religions to be honored and respected.

14.

This river is considered India's holiest river.

a)

Nile River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Ganges River

d)

Euphrates River

15.
a)
Indonesia
b)
Philippines
c)
Malaysia
d)
Taiwan
16.
a)
Sri Lanka
b)
Taiwan
c)
Brunei
d)
Nepal
17.

Which of these sea-based kingdoms prospered by charging fees for ships traveling between India and China?

a)

Sinhala Dynasties

b)

Majapahit Kingdom

c)

Srivijaya Empire

d)

Ehmer Empire

18.

The Khmer Empire was located primarily in which modern-day country?

a)

India

b)

Vietnam

c)

Cambodia

d)

Myanmar

19.

Which crop helped sustain the large population of the Khmer Empire?

a)

Corn

b)

Rice

c)

Beans

d)

Potatoes

20.

Which empire attacked the Srivijaya Empire because it was excluded from fees for shipping from China to the Middle East?

a)

Delhi Sultanate

b)

Chola Empire

c)

Pandyas

d)

Majapahit

21.

The transport of goods overseas between two countries or regions is known as what?

a)

empire relations

b)

foreign exchange

c)

maritime trade

d)

international trade

22.

Angkor Wat

a)

Largest and most powerful Andean empire. Controlled the Pacific coast of South America from Ecuador to Chile from its capital, Cuzco.

b)

A branch of Islam whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad.

c)

City, now in ruins (in the modern African country of Zimbabwe), whose many stone structures were built between about 1250 and 1450, when it was a trading center and the capital of a large state.

d)

A temple complex built in the Khmer Empire and dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu.

23.

Which two cultures have had the greatest impact on Southeast Asia?

a)

India and Japan

b)

Japan and China

c)

China and India

d)

China and Tibet

24.

In which Southeast Asian country do 40 percent of the region’s people live?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Singapore

c)

Thailand

d)

Indonesia

25.

Which Southeast Asian country has a large ethnic Tagalog minority?

a)

Malaysia

b)

Laos

c)

the Philippines

d)

Myanmar

26.

Which island kingdom was famous for building the great Buddhist temple at Borobudur?

a)

The Srivijaya Empire

b)

The Sailendra Dynasty

c)

The Khmer Empire

d)

The Dai Viet Dynasty

27.

Vietnamese Kingdoms: ___________ was harshly ruled by China, and in 938, China acknowledged the independence of ______________.

a)

Nam Viet, Dai Viet

b)

Dai Viet, Nam Viet

c)

Silla, Choson

d)

Nam Viet, Gupta

28.

The Trung sisters

a)

helped invade Korea and unite the peninsula

b)

helped spread Hinduism throughout Asia

c)

led the Nam Viet people in a rebellion against Chinese rule

d)

built Angkor Wat

29.

During the Vietnamese Ly Dynasty, which of the following occurred?

a)

Effective roads were built, a professional army was established, and Buddhism was reinforced.

b)

Hinduism flourished, and great achievements in math and science were made.

c)

A Korean written language was developed, celadons were created, and ondols were used to heat houses.

d)

Rice cultivation expanded the economy, 20,000 Buddhist shrines were built, and wars weakened political leadership.

30.

Which letter represents the city-state Kilwa?

a)

D

b)

E

c)

F

d)

G

31.

Why was East Africa a good location for trade?

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32.

What did East African mariners planning to cross the Indian Ocean base their journey on?

a)

the demand for goods

b)

the summer months

c)

the agricultural cycle

d)

the monsoon winds

33.

Identify the location of the Swahili city states.

34.
Why did city-states arise along East Africa’s coast?
a)

to strengthen India’s control of East Africa

b)

to control trade across the Indian Ocean

c)

to provide adequate food for the growing population

d)

to provide room for the growing number of Bantu

35.
Why was the city-state of Kilwa important?
a)

It was a vital center of culture and learning

b)
It was the major shipbuilder in the region
c)
It controlled the overseas gold trade
d)
It exported most of the ivory that went back to the East
36.

What made Kilwa a powerful city-state?

a)

Its location near gold mines

b)

Its large farming lands

c)

Its control of the Red Sea

d)

Its alliances with Europe

37.

Which port did Kilwa take over to control the gold trade?

a)

Mombasa

b)

Sofala

c)

Zanzibar

d)

Malindi

38.

Stretching 1000 miles along the Indian Ocean, coral reefs and barrier islands protect it from the weather.

a)

Savanna

b)

Grasslands

c)

Ethiopian Highlands

d)

Swahili Coast

39.

Which port city was essential to Aksum's trading power?

a)

Adulis

b)

Cairo

c)

Alexandria

d)

Kush

40.

Identify the ocean at location #1.

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean