Ch14 East Asia Review Quiz

The country of _______________ is not legally recognized as a separate country. China considers it part of their country.

• Taiwan

• Mongolia

Mongol leader who took over China and started the Yuan dynasty.

• Genghis Khan

• Kublai Khan

Mongol leader who took over most of Asia and created one of the largest empires in the ancient world.

• Genghis Khan

• Kublai Khan

What kept most foreign invaders from China’s lands?

• natural barriers such as seas, mountains, and deserts

• soldiers placed along the Silk Road

Chinese Naval explorer that established a trade route to East Africa.

• Mao Zedong

• Zheng He

The Great Wall of China was meant to protect China from:

• European invaders from the West

• Mongol invaders from the North

Chinese thinker (philosopher) who influenced China. "He thought people should be morally good and loyal to their families"

• Zheng He

• Confucius

Japanese religion "known as the Sacred Way" that stressed that all parts of nature: humans, animals, plants and rivers have spirits.

• Shinto

• Buddhism

What is a Dynasty?

• Line of rulers from a single family that would hold power until it was overthrown

• (military leaders) who rule local territories, fought each other

What religion was introduced to China from India?

• Confucianism

• Buddhism