After our geographic road trip around Asia in one of our latest quizzes, we thought we'd check out some Asian history while we're hanging around the biggest continent. What do you say, ready for a historical challenge?
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The majority of the Islamic Golden Age occurred during which era in the West?
The Dark Ages
The fall of the Roman Empire
The bronze age
The industrial revolution
2 of 13
The Mandate of Heaven was important to the rulers of which ancient place?
The Mandate of Heaven, or Tian Ming, was an important political doctrine in ancient China. It established rulers as divinely chosen.
India
Japan
Pakistan
China
3 of 13
What was the Silk Road?
The Silk Road was a massive trade route that allowed people of Europe, Africa, and Asia to trade with one another. It caused cultural ideas to spread and mix.
The secret naval passage to Japan
The path of war Napoleon took to attack Russia
A road only smugglers knew about took to smuggle European products into China
An ancient trading route
4 of 13
When did India become independent of Great Britain?
15th century
17th century
18th century
20th century
5 of 13
When did Buddhism arrive in Japan, roughly?
Buddhism was officially transmitted to Japan in 525, when the monarch of the Korean kingdom of Baekje sent a mission to Japan with gifts, including an image of the Buddha
1100 years after Jesus
1200 years before Jesus
Around the time of Jesus's birth
500 years after Jesus
6 of 13
Constantinople was the capital of...
The Ottoman Empire
The Western Roman Empire
The Mongolian Empire
The Byzantine Empire
7 of 13
True or False: Japan did not take part in World War I
Japan participated in World War I from 1914-1918. They were allied with the Entente Powers against Germany.
True
False
8 of 13
The first opium war, fought around 1839-1842, was between China and...
Britain felt disadvantaged in trade because goods from China were in high demand, but their goods were not in high demand in China. To try and balance the scales, they introduced Indian opium to China, causing widespread addiction. When the Chinese tried to resist this by destroying the opium, the British declared war on them, which they won.
Britain
Italy
Portugal
Spain
9 of 13
Which Asian country used to be known as Siam?
Indonesia
Vietnam
Thailand
Laos
10 of 13
Complete the sentence: _________ was invented in China.
Gunpowder
The Clock
Coffee
Cheese
11 of 13
The Vietnam War was also fought in...
Cambodia
China
South Korea
Indonesia
12 of 13
Women in which ancient society often performed the same tasks as men?
Mongol
Chinese
Persia
India
13 of 13
When was the Russian Empire founded?
The Russian Empire was one of the largest empires in human history. It lasted from 1721 to 1917.
9th century
3rd century
12th century
18th century
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