Asian Civilizations
Choose the best answer.
1. What type of objects were the Shang famous for producing?
A. printed
books
B. bronze vessels
C. landscape
paintings
D. giant
Buddha statues
2. The late Zhou dynasty was known as the_______.
A. Southern
Zhou
B. Northern
Zhou
C. Western
Zhou
D. Eastern Zhou
3. In addition to divination materials, what other discovery
of the twentieth century transformed our understanding of ancient China and led
to the birth of the field of Chinese archeology?
A. Writing
from Xia dynasty
B. Birthplace
of the Yellow emperor
C. The last Shang
capital city
D. Site of
coronation of the Zhou king
4. A
sequence of powerful leaders in the same family.
A. Dynasty
B. Empire
C. Kingdom
D. Clan
5. A
political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally
belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and
protection of the people who live on the land
A.
Capitalism
B. Feudalism
C.
Mercantilism
D. Communism
6. An
ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea extending some
6,440 km (4,000 mi) and linking China with the Roman Empire. Marco Polo
followed the route on his journey to Cathay.
A. Long and
winding road
B.
Trans-Saharan caravan route
C. Mecca
Road
D. Silk Road
7. The earliest
civilizations in India.
A. Indus
B. Brahmans
C. Mohenjo-Daro and
Harappa
D. Aryans
8. It created
the golden age of India.
A. Gupta Empire
B. Mauryan
Empire
C. Gandhi
Empire
D. Mughal
Empire
9. As an
admiral, explorer, eunuch, diplomat, and trader, he led China to become the
superpower of the Indian Ocean, considered to be "the world's most
important crossroads of trade", in the 15th century. Who is he?
A. Genghis
Khan
B. Zheng He
C. Liu Bang
D. Hong
Xiuquan
10. A Mongol
leader who rose from humble beginnings to establish the largest land empire in
history. After uniting the nomadic tribes of the Mongolian plateau, he
conquered huge chunks of central Asia and China. He also granted religious
freedom to his subjects, abolished torture, encouraged trade and created the
first international postal system.
A. Genghis Khan
B. Zheng He
C. Liu Bang
D. Hong
Xiuquan
11. The
First Opium War, during 1840-1842, was concluded by this treaty in 1842. The
treaty ceded the Hong Kong island to the United Kingdom in perpetuity, and it
established five treaty ports at Shanghai, Canton, Ningpo, Fuchow, and Amoy.
A. Treaty of Nanking
B. Treaty of
Shanghai
C. Treaty of
Cathay
D. Treaty of
Hong Kong
12. A
Japanese field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army and twice Prime Minister
of Japan. He was one of the main architects of the military and political
foundations of early modern Japan. He can be seen as the father of Japanese
militarism.
A.Tomoyuki
Yamashita
B. Lin Zexu
C. Hirata
Atsutane
D. Yamagata Aritomo
13. It was the highest and final
degree in the imperial examination in Imperial China. The examination was
usually taken in the imperial capital in the palace, and was also called the
metropolitan exam. It was first created after the institutionalization of the
civil service exam
A. Jinshi
B. Sushi
C. Confu
D. Banner system
14. China granted extraterritoriality
to the British, made UK a most-favored nation and granted other signatories of
treaty equal benefits.
A. Treaty of Nanjing
B. Treaty of the
Bogue
C. Treaty of London
D. Treaty of Cathay
15. China’s response to
domestic/foreign threats to focus on making China more modern and able to deal
with the West.
A. Self-reliance
B. China First
C.
Self-strengthening
D. Anthropocentric
16. The highest virtue of all - compassion,
loving others, and humaneness.
A. Ren
B. Li
C. Yin
D. Yan
17. This
solidified Mao Zedong's position as the undisputed leader of the Chinese Communist
Party (CCP). The march in general marked a reference point for many party
members to prove their legitimacy. They crossed 24 rivers and 18 mountain
ranges. Yan'an served as a base until the CCP took over in 1949.
A. The Koumintang March
B. The Death March
C. The Long March
D. The March to Yan’an
18. The first ever US president to
visit China. He, being an American, was also the first to try to bridge a
diplomatic tie to a communist (potential) ally from the Western world.
A. Jimmy Carter
B. Ronald Reagan
C. George W. Bush
D. Richard Nixon
19. Improvised to cut off Soviet
influence, this was created to instate national self-reliance while the People’s
Republic of China (PRC) and Soviet Union (SU) were distant and diplomatically
tense. It was also created to justify the monolithic leadership of the Kim
family, and to forever honor Kim Il-Sung's power.
A. jinshi
B. juche
C. kimchi
D. sushi
20. This was the mark of Japanese
imperialism at its most initial triumph. Japan was pushing a hurried
"westernization" method, imperializing when and colonizing where they
could. This was the first defeat of a European country by an Asian, solidifying
the victor’s status as the alpha Asian country.
A. The Vietnam War
B. The Korean War
C. Russo-Japanese
War
D. Boxer Rebellion
21. A demilitarized zone, chosen by US
military planners at the Postdam Conference (July 1945) after WW2, and created
by pulling back forces 1.2 miles on each side, running for 150 miles across the
peninsula from the Han River to an North Korean town named Kosong.
A. 18th Parallel
B. 28th Parallel
C. 38th
Parallel
D. 48th Parallel
22. An agriculture production system,
which allowed households to contract land, machinery and other facilities from
collective organizations. In turn they agreed to provide specified crops,
whatever the household produced above the amount they owed was theirs to keep.
A. Household
Responsibility System
B. Feudalism
C. New Culture Movement
D. Social Contract
23. A secure livelihood or source of
income of Chinese workers provided by the State; the system guaranteeing
lifetime employment and other entitlements to state workers.
A. Household Responsibility System
B. May Fourth Movement
C. New Culture Movement
D. Iron Rice Bowl
24. He stated "it doesn't matter
what color the cat is, as long as it catches mice."
A. Mao Zedong
B. Deng Xiaping
C. Confucius
D. Lao Tze
25. A Mongolian general and emperor
known for his military leadership and great cruelty. He used fear tactics to
invade and set up a huge empire for his grandsons to rule over.
A. Kublai Khan
B. Genghis Khan
C. Dalai Lama
D. Dayan Khan
26. He was the founder of the Mongol
Yuan Dynasty in China. He fulfilled Genghis' goal of conquering all of China.
A. Marco Polo
B. Kublai Khan
C. Dayan Khan
D. Dalai Lama
27. The Venetian trader who described
Kublai Khan and the wonders of China to Europeans.
A. Fernão Pires de Andrade
B. Ferdinand Magellan
C. Marco Polo
D. Niccolo Polo
28. Japanese ruling dynasty that
strove to isolate it from foreign influences.
A. Tokugawa
shogunate
B. Yamashita
C. Akihito
D. Daimyos
29. The 4 class system during the
Tokugawa shogunate: warriors, farmers, artisans, and _______.
A. students
B. merchants
C. royalties
D. shoguns
30. The Feudal Japanese code of honor
among the warrior class. It kept the samurai regulated.
A. Hara-kiri
B. Geisha
C. Bushido
D. Seppuku
31. First emperor of China; ordered
the building of the Great Wall of China to keep out invaders from the North;
terra cotta warriors.
A. Qin Shi Huangdi
B. Henry Puyi
C. Qin Er Shi
D. Wu Zetian
32. Ancient Sanskrit writings that are
the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism.
A. Sanskrit
B. Vedas
C. Sudras
D. Dalit
33. The early religion of the Aryans
in Ancient India.
A. Hinduism
B. Buddhism
C. Brahmanism
D. Atheism
34. Vietnamese nationalist who drove
the French out of Vietnam and who led North Vietnam during its conflict with
the United States.
A. Saigon
B. Tran Hung Dao
C. Ho Chi Minh
D. Quang Trung Nguyen Hue
35. The collected teachings of Buddha.
A. dharma
B. karma
C. nirvana
D. ahimsa
36. A temple complex built in the
Khmer Empire and dedicated to the Hindu God, Vishnu. Built in the 1100's, it's
the largest religious monument in the world.
A. Angkor Wat
B. Taj Mahal
C. Borobudur
D. Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple
37. It is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank
of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by
the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz
Mahal.
A. Angkor Wat
B. Taj Mahal
C. Borobudur
D. Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple
38. Which is NOT one of the Four Noble Truths?
A. People suffer because their minds
are not at ease.
B. Condition comes from wanting what
one doesn't have.
C. People can stop
suffering by praying.
D. People can stop wanting by
following the Eightfold Path.
39. It is a 28 mile-long gap between
the mountains that connects central Asia to the Indian subcontinent.
A. Himalayas
B. Khyber Pass
C. Silk Road
D. Plateau
40. Which of the following is FALSE
about Buddhism and Hinduism?
A. Both shaped Asian culture.
B. Both believed in reincarnation.
C. Both practiced meditation and yoga.
D. Both practiced
animal sacrifices.
41. Confucius lived during the late
_____ dynasty.
A. Qin
B. Zhou
C. Tang
D. Han
42. Qin rule has been characterized as
______.
A. lenient
B. democratic
C. disorganized
D. harsh
43. The policies of which Qin minister
helped the state’s rise to power?
A. Zhuangzi
B. Confucius
C. Lord Shang
D. Liu Bang
44. It created the first empire in
Chinese history.
A. Qin
B. Zhou
C. Tang
D. Han
45. The founder of the Han dynasty.
A. Lord Shang
B. Liu Bang
C. Li Si
D. Han Feizi
46. The nomadic imperial confederation
that rose to the north of the Han empire.
A. Turks
B. Manchu
C. Wa
D. Xiongnu
47. This dynasty rulers were the first
to articulate the “Mandate of Heaven”.
A. Zhou
B. Qin
C. Ming
D. Tang
48. The earliest known writing in
China was found on what?
A. stone
B. turtle shells
C. bamboo
D. silk
49. He used ahimsa (nonviolence) in his fight
against British rule in India.
A. Emperor Asoka
B. Mohandas Gandhi
C. Siddhartha Gautama
D. Nelson Mandela
50. What is Hindu Kish?
A. A large land mass that is part of a
continent.
B. A high mountain range that is
located on the northern borders of India
C. A mountain range
along the northwestern border of India.
D. A seasonal wind that produces a wet
or dry period in a region.
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