China
This river, often called “China’s Sorrow,” was the cradle of early Chinese civilization.
What is the Yellow River?
This ancient civilization flourished along the Indus River around 2500 BCE.
What is the Indus Valley Civilization?
This Japanese code of the samurai emphasized honor, courage, and loyalty.
What is Bushidō?
This ancient Persian king built Persepolis and created the Royal Road.
Who is Darius I?
This temple complex in Cambodia, originally dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, became a symbol of national pride.
What is Angkor Wat?
This dynasty, established in 221 BCE, unified China and built much of the first Great Wall.
What is the Qin Dynasty?
The founder of Buddhism, born in Lumbini, Nepal, around the 5th century BCE.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)?
This era (1603–1868) in Japan was marked by peace, isolation, and Tokugawa rule.
What is the Edo Period?
This empire, founded by Genghis Khan, became the largest contiguous land empire in history.
What is the Mongol Empire?
This powerful maritime kingdom dominated trade in the Indonesian archipelago between the 7th and 13th centuries.
What is the Srivijaya Empire?
This philosophy founded by Laozi emphasized harmony with nature and the Dao.
What is Daoism (Taoism)?
This emperor of the Mauryan Empire converted to Buddhism after the bloody Battle of Kalinga.
Who is Ashoka the Great?
The Meiji Restoration of 1868 restored this emperor to power.
Who is Emperor Meiji?
This Persian religion, founded by the prophet Zoroaster, emphasized the duality of good and evil.
What is Zoroastrianism?
This 13th–15th century kingdom in Thailand built the foundations of Thai culture and Buddhism.
What is the Sukhothai Kingdom?
The Han Dynasty opened trade routes that later became known by this name.
Answer: What is the Silk Road?
This Mughal emperor built the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
Who is Shah Jahan?
This Korean kingdom (668–935 CE) unified the Korean Peninsula after centuries of division.
What is the Silla Kingdom?
This Ottoman sultan captured Constantinople in 1453.
Who is Mehmed II (Mehmed the Conqueror)?
This European nation colonized the Philippines for over 300 years.
What is Spain?
This Mongol conqueror founded the Yuan Dynasty after defeating the Song Dynasty.
Who is Kublai Khan?
This 20th century leader used nonviolent resistance to lead India toward independence.
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
Japan’s surrender in 1945 was signed aboard this U.S. battleship.
What is the USS Missouri?
The Mongol leader Tamerlane established his capital in this Central Asian city.
What is Samarkand?
This 20th-century war spread across Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia and profoundly shaped Southeast Asia’s modern borders.
What is the Vietnam War (or Second Indochina War)?