Mid-term Exam (2nd Nine Weeks)

The rulers of Ancient China believed that they were destined to rule by the

• Wheel of Time

• Mandate of Heaven

• Eightfold Path

• Mandate of Emperors

Why was the Great Wall of China built?

• To prove it could be built

• For protection from invaders from the north

• For decoration

• For shelter against typhoons

What was the Silk Road?

• A road made of silk

• A network of trade routes

• A road where you could find silk

• A road in Ancient China

What was the name of the leader who led the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution?

• Deng

• Mao

• Zen

• Fuji

What political party currently controls China?

• Communist Party of China

• Monarchy of China Party

• Free Taiwan Party

• There Can Only Be One

North and South Korea are separated by an imaginary line called

• Tropic of Cancer

• International Date Line

• Equator

• 38th Parallel

How do the North and South Korean governments compare?

• North Korea is a democracy and South Korea is communism

• North Korea has a king and South has a queen

• North Korea is communism and South Korea is democratic

• North and South Korea have the same type of government

Some common criticisms for North Korean are what?

• government controls the media

• no freedoms of speech or religion

• forced labor and corruption

• All of the above

Kim Jong Un is the current leader for what country?

• China

• North Korea

• South Korea

• Japan

South Korea has__________ standard of living than North Korea.

• a better

• the same

• a worse