Geography
Dry grasslands that are very common in Central Asia.
A. Sahel
B. Steppes
C. Taiga
D. Archipelago
B. Steppes
A religion that started in Arabia, but was spread by traders to new regions, including the Sultanate of Malacca.
A. Shintoism
B. Islam
C. Christianity
D. Hinduism
B. Islam
What happened to the last Abbasid caliph?
A. He became a Mongol khan
B. He lived the rest of his life as a prisoner of the Mongols
C. He escaped to Al-Andalus
D. He was killed by the Mongols after they captured Baghdad
D. He was killed by the Mongols after they captured Baghdad
How were government officials chosen during the Tang dynasty?
A. Based on merit, using the civil service examination
B. Based on their social status
C. Based on their family connections
D. Completely at random
A. Based on merit, using the civil service examination
What were some inventions or innovations during the Song dynasty?
A. Compass
B. Paper money
C. Movable type printing press
D. All of the above
D. All of the Above
Before he took the title Genghis Khan, what was Genghis Khan known as?
A. Jamukha
B. Temujin
C. Jochi
D. Borte
B. Temujin
After Nara, where was the Japanese capital moved to?
A. Nagasaki
B. Osaka
C. Kobe
D. Kyoto
D. Kyoto
A group or chain of islands:
A. Volcano
B. Atoll
C. Gulf
D. Archipelago
D. Archipelago
Traditional Japanese religion, known for worshiping kami (spirits or gods) associated with natural features in Japan.
A. Buddhism
B. Shintoism
C. Christianity
D. Daosim
B. Shintoism
A Mongol leader who finally conquered the Song dynasty of China and established the Yuan dynasty.
A. Genghis Khan
B. Kublai Khan
C. Tran Hung Dao
D. Hulagu Khan
B. Kublai Khan
What large project did Sui Yangdi complete, connecting the Yangtze and Huang He Rivers in China?
A. Hoover Dam
B. Great Railroad
C. Grand Canal
D. Gigantic Fleet
C. Grand Canal
What important city in the Arab Empire was destroyed by Hulagu in 1258?
A. Baghdad
B. Damascus
C. Delhi
D. Jerusalem
A. Baghdad
How would Mongols treat civilians when they captured a city?
A. They killed everyone they did not find useful and enslaved everyone else.
B. They were as humane as possible, trying to avoid killing innocent people.
C. They forced them to convert to the Mongol religion of Tengrism.
D. They did not kill anyone, but allowed them to work for the Mongols.
A. They killed everyone they did not find useful and enslaved everyone else.
What was the importance of the Yamato clan in Japanese history?
A. Japanese emperors come from the Yamato clan
B. Japanese shoguns come from the Yamato clan
C. Japan gained its independence from the Yamato Empire
D. The Yamato clan were tyrants, who were overthrown by the samurai
A. Japanese emperors come from the Yamato clan
The kingdom of Dai Viet was located in present-day:
A. Vietnam
B. Cambodia
C. Laos
D. Malaysia
A. Vietnam
Traditional Mongolian religion known for worshiping a sky god as well as natural features in Mongolia.
A. Shintoism
B. Daoism
C. Theravada Buddhism
D. Tengrism
D. Tengrism
A conqueror known for establishing the Timurid Empire.
A. Kublai Khan
B. Timur
C. Paramesvara
D. Mohammad of Ghur
B. Timur
What dynasty came to power after the Sui dynasty?
A. Zhou dynasty
B. Tang dynasty
C. Qing dynasty
D. Yuan dynasty
B. Tang dynasty
How did the Mongol Empire treat people of different religions?
A. They worked to keep the peace between religions, and exempted religious officials from taxation.
B. They forced all of their subjects to follow Tengrism.
C. They did not allow people to practice any religion at all.
D. They heavily taxed religious buildings.
A. They worked to keep the peace between religions, and exempted religious officials from taxation.
How did the governor of Otrar, in the Khwarezmian Empire, respond when the Mongols sent a trading caravan to his city?
A. He traded fairly with the merchants.
B. He killed the merchants and stole their goods.
C. He cheated the merchants out of their goods.
D. He refused to do business with the merchants and sent them home.
B. He killed the merchants and stole their goods.
What dynasty in Korea led the resistance against the Mongols?
A. Koryo
B. Silla
C. Pyongyang
D. Seoul
A. Koryo
The Malacca Sultanate was located in what present-day country?
A. Thailand
B. Myanmar
C. India
D. Malaysia
D. Malaysia
A branch of Buddhism that held to the Buddha’s original teachings. It taught that a person could achieve enlightenment by meditation and leading a moral life.
A. Theravada Buddhism
B. Mahayana Buddhism
C. New Buddhism
D. Daoism
A. Theravada Buddhism
What happened at the Battle of Bach Dang?
A. Prince Tran Hung Dao of Dai Viet defeated a Yuan invasion.
B. The king of the Khmer Empire conquered the neighboring kingdom of Sukhothai.
C. Japanese samurai defeated a Mongol invasion.
D. Song dynasty soldiers were crushed by invading Mongol nomads.
A. Prince Tran Hung Dao of Dai Viet defeated a Yuan invasion.
After the Han dynasty there was a period of division and war in China. From this period of conflict, what new dynasty came to dominate China?
A. Sui
B. Song
C. Yuan
D.Qin
A. Sui
What dynasty did Zhao Kuangyin establish at the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period?
A. Han dynasty
B. Sui dynasty
C. Tang dynasty
D. Song dynasty
D. Song dynasty
What empire ruled present-day Iran and Afghanistan when the Mongols invaded?
A. Persian Empire
B. Khwarezmian Empire
C. Ottoman Empire
D. Durrani Empire
B. Khwarezmian Empire
Why did the Mongol invasions of Japan fail?
A. None of the Mongols could swim.
B. On two occasions, Japanese samurai resisted the invasion, and then the Mongol fleet was destroyed by a typhoon.
C. The samurai used Greek fire to destroy the Mongol fleet.
D. The Japanese built a large wall - which later inspired the Great Wall of China
B. On two occasions, Japanese samurai resisted the invasion, and then the Mongol fleet was destroyed by a typhoon.
The kingdom of Ayutthaya was located in present-day:
A. Thailand
B. China
C. Cambodia
D. Indonesia
A. Thailand
A branch of Buddhism that taught that the Buddha was a divine being. This branch also recognized the existence of other divine beings, which allowed it to blend with other religions.
A. Theravada Buddhism
B. Mahayana Buddhism
C. Old Buddhism
D. Zoroastrianism
B. Mahayana Buddhism
The only woman to rule China; she was known for promoting Buddhism and the civil service examination.
A. Wu Zetian
B. Ci Xi
C. Jiang Qing
D. Gaozong
A. Wu Zetian
What motivated the An Lushan Rebellion?
A. Frustration at the corruption of the Tang dynasty and its discrimination against non-Han Chinese people.
B. Anger that the Tang dynasty was not doing enough to stop Genghis Khan from invading.
C. A desire to restore the old Qin dynasty to power.
D. Anger that the Tang emperor Sui Yangdi used forced labor to build the Grand Canal.
A. Frustration at the corruption of the Tang dynasty and its discrimination against non-Han Chinese people.
What was the territory in present-day Russia called when it was under Mongol rule?
A. Kievan Rus
B. Silver Clan
C. Eastern Khanate
D. Golden Horde
D. Golden Horde
What was the first kingdom in China invaded by Genghis Khan and the Mongols?
A. Jin dynasty
B. Song dynasty
C. Western Xia
D. Qin dynasty
C. Western Xia
How did Minamoto Yoritomo change the Japanese government?
A. He established the shogunate; the emperor remained on the throne, but the shogun held the real power.
B. He established the Japanese Empire; the emperor held all the political power
C. He allowed aristocratic leaders to gain independence, dividing Japan into many different kingdoms
D. He surrendered to the Mongols, causing Japan to become part of the Mongol Empire.
A. He established the shogunate; the emperor remained on the throne, but the shogun held the real power.
The Khmer Empire was located in present-day:
A. Sri Lanka
B. Cambodia
C. South Korea
D. Vietnam
B. Cambodia
What was Angkor Wat?
A. A mosque built in the kingdom of Ayutthaya
B. A church built in the Kievan Rus
C. A massive Hindu temple built in the Khmer Empire
D. A Shinto shrine built in Japan
C. A massive Hindu temple built in the Khmer Empire
A king of Sukhothai, known for greatly expanding its territory.
A. Ramhamkhaeg
B. Timur
C. Jayavarman II
D. Tran Hung Dao
A. Ramkhamhaeng
What period of instability occurred in China after the Tang dynasty collapsed?
A. Great Chinese Civil War
B. Three Kingdoms Period
C. Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
D. The Invasion of the Xiongnu
C. Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
What dynasty did the Mongols establish in China?
A. Song
B. Sui
C. Yuan
D. Romanov
C. Yuan
What was the capital city of the Jin dynasty, which the Mongols destroyed?
A. Zhongdu
B. Hong Kong
C. Shanghai
D. Ghoungzu
A. Zhongdu
What was the world’s first novel?
A. Tale of Two Cities
B. Tale of Genji
C. War and Peace
D. Robinson Crusoe
B. Tale of Genji