China, Japan, and Southeast Asia

Question 1

Where did ancient Chinese civilizations develop?

Answer 1

In the Huang He valley

Question 2

What was the ultimate goal of Confucianism? Daoism? Legalism?

Answer 2

To create a well-run and peaceful society

Question 3

Husbands and wives should support each other is a primary tenet of which philosophy?

Answer 3

Confucianism

Question 4

Who did the civil service exam favor?

Answer 4

The rich

Question 5

The ___________ was a series of trade routes that stretched from China to the Roman Empire.

Answer 5

Silk Road

Question 6

Traders and missionaries from _______ brought Buddhism to China during A.D. 100s.

Answer 6

India

Question 7

The civil service exams were based on which philosophy’s principles?

Answer 7

Confucianism

Question 8

What brought about the discovery of steel?

Answer 8

Use of coal for heating

Question 9

Most of Ming officials ___________ new ideas from foreign countries.

Answer 9

Disliked/hostile

Question 10

Were Jesuits successful in converting the Chinese to Christianity during the Ming dynasty?

Answer 10

No

Question 11

In Northeastern Asia, ________ lies on a peninsula.

Answer 11

Korea

Question 12

How did the Three Kingdoms of Korea interact with each other?

Answer 12

Hostile towards each other

Question 13

The Japanese Prince Shotoku modeled his government after which Asian country?

Answer 13

China

Question 14

What natural disaster helped the Japanese repel the Mongol attacks during the 1200s?

Answer 14

Typhoons

Question 15

In the A.D. 700s, a Malay state controlled the trade route through the Strait of ________.

Answer 15

Malacca

Question 16

What Chinese system of beliefs describes the way a king rule?

Answer 16

Daoism

Question 17

What was China’s first dynasty?

Answer 17

Shang Dynasty

Question 18

Who ruled China longer than any other dynasty?

Answer 18

Zhou Dynasty

Question 19

What religion spread from India to China?

Answer 19

Buddhism

Question 20

Under which early dynasty did Chinese culture flourish?

Answer 20

Han Dynasty

Question 21

Which dynasty lasted almost 300 years and restored a strong central government to China?

Answer 21

Tang Dynasty

Question 22

Which dynasty build the Grand Canal and rebuilt Changan?

Answer 22

Sui Dynasty

Question 23

These are new ideas based on an older system of beliefs that taught people to be concerned with their good behavior in this world as well as with the afterlife.

Answer 23

Neo-Confucianism

Question 24

This Mongol conqueror started the Yuan dynasty.

Answer 24

Kublai Khan

Question 25

This dynasty encouraged the arts and overseas exploration.

Answer 25

Ming Dynasty

Question 26

What vocabulary term describes a chain of islands?

Answer 26

Archipelago

Question 27

Who were Japanese warriors who fought for nobles in exchange for land?

Answer 27

Samurai

Question 28

What sport involves combat and self-defense?

Answer 28

Martial arts

Question 29

What religion pushed for the belief in gods, demons, and spirits?

Answer 29

Shamanism

Question 30

What vocabulary term describes a huge ocean wave caused by an undersea earthquake?

Answer 30

Tsunami

Question 31

Which Chinese invention helped sea shipping merchants?

Answer 31

Rudder

Question 32

Explain why the waterwheel was important.

Answer 32

It helped grind corn and other grain faster.

Question 33

Who was the founder of Daoism?

Answer 33

Laozi

Question 34

What was the result of Zhang Qian's exploration of the West?

Answer 34

China's trade increased

Question 35

Why did Wu Wang lead a rebellion against the Shang government?

Answer 35

The last Shang rulers were cruel tyrants.

Question 36

Which invention use the new technology for iron making?

Answer 36

The farm plow

Question 37

In the Mandate of Heaven, a king's right to rule came from __________.

Answer 37

The gods

Question 38

What period of time made people look for ways to restore order to China?

Answer 38

Period of the warring states

Question 39

Tang leaders feared how Buddhism would affect China's __________ traditions.

Answer 39

Confucian

Question 40

Empress Wu increase the size of the government and made __________ stronger.

Answer 40

The military

Question 41

During the Tang Dynasty, the development of new kinds of rice and improved irrigation methods led to ___________.

Answer 41

Population growth

Question 42

Which invention helped the Chinese solve the problem of needing more money for trade?

Answer 42

Printing

Question 43

Who unified the Mongol clans, built a large army, and created a new legal code?

Answer 43

Genghis Khan

Question 44

The Mongols created the largest land empire in the history of the world in less than how many years?

Answer 44

100 years

Question 45

In Japan, _________ were powerful generals who began to challenge _________ power by establishing military governments.

Answer 45

Shoguns ; the Emperor's

Question 46

Prince Shotoku used which country's government as a model for Japan?

Answer 46

China

Question 47

Under the Silla kings, what nation was at peace and prospered?

Answer 47

Korea

Question 48

During the A.D. 800's, who ruled Japan in place of it's emperors?

Answer 48

Regents

Question 49

What two landforms make up the geography of Southeast Asia?

Answer 49

Peninsulas and an archipelago

Question 50

List two reasons Chinese officials wanted to stop voyages of exploration in south Asia and East Asia.

Answer 50

The expeditions were costly and threatened China's traditional culture.

Question 51

In what way did Kublai Khan show that his empire was respectful of the cultures he had conquered?

Answer 51

Under his rule, the Mongols allowed conquered people to continue to practice their local religions and customs.

Question 52

Name at least three modern nations that are located on the Southeast Asian archipelago.

Answer 52

Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, and the Philippines

Question 53

What were turtle ships, and what role did they play in Korean history?

Answer 53

Iron covered ships invented by the Koreans. They had cannons on all sides and rows of spikes. They helped turn the Japanese invaders back in 1592.

Question 54

What did the Japanese sect of Zen Buddhism teach?

Answer 54

It teaches that people could find inner peace through self–control and a simple way of life.

Question 55

What does filial piety refer to?

Answer 55

It refers to people's responsibility to respect and obey their parents. It is a central teaching of Confucianism and still a part of Chinese culture.