1. China
   India
2. Persia
   Crete

The Mandate of Heaven, or Tian Ming, was an important political doctrine in ancient China. It established rulers as divinely chosen.

1. India
   The Middle East
2. China
   All of the above

Ancient civilizations often formed in the fertile land surrounding rivers, because it provided a place to grow food. This occurred throughout Asia.

1. A cult
   A trade route
2. A boat
   A road between empires

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.

1. 12th century
   15th century
2. 18th century
   20th century

India became independent of Great Britain in 1947. The British ruled it for nearly 200 years.

1. Persia
   The Ottoman Empire
2. Russia
   China

Catherine the Great ruled during the 18th century and presided over a Russian golden age. Russia's influence and modernization continued under her rule.

1. The Russian Empire
   Imperial China
2. Ancient India
   The Ottoman Empire

Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire and then the Ottoman Empire. It was named after the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great.

1. Yes
2. No

Japan participated in World War I from 1914-1918. They were allied with the Entente Powers.

1. India
   Britain
2. Russia
   France

Britain felt disadvantaged in trade because goods from China were in high demand, but their goods were not in 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.

1. Modern China
   Ancient Japan
2. Modern Iran
   The Ottoman Empire

Mao Zedong was a Chinese communist revolutionary and the founding father of the People's Republic of China. He led China from 1949 to 1976.

1. China
   Japan
2. Thailand
   Malaysia

Thailand was known as Siam by Westerners for generations. It is now outdated and politically incorrect to refer to Thailand as Siam or Thai people as Siamese.

1. Cheese
   Gunpowder
2. Clocks
   Coffee

Gunpowder was invented in medieval China. It is said it was invented accidentally by alchemists who were trying to create an immortality elixir.

1. The Cold War
   The American Revolutionary War
2. World War II
   The Hundred Years War

The Cold War was largely fought between the capitalist west and communist Russia. As a result of it, Korea was split into North Korea and South Korea.

1. Disease
   They were conquered.
2. World War I
   Famine

Participating in World War I had disastrous effects for the entire Russian Empire. It had weakened it so much that it fell during the February Revolution of 1917.

1. Missionaries
   Refugees
2. Businessmen
   Soldiers

The first Westerners to arrive in China were missionaries who hope to convert the Chinese to Christianity. Many of the Chinese considered Westerners to be barbarians and did not take kindly to their ideas.

1. The decline of the Roman Empire
   The Dark Ages
2. The Industrial Revolution
   The Iron Age

As Europe fell into an era of disease and violence and repression, The Islamic world rose. They made advancements in medicine, art, math, and thought that would later find their way to Western Europe during the Renaissance.

1. Alexander the Great
   Genghis Khan
2. Chandragupta
   None of the above

The Mongol Empire controlled a massive contiguous Eurasian land empire during the Middle Ages. It stretched from Eastern Europe and through the Middle East to the shores of Russia and China.

1. Confucianism
   Hinduism
2. Zoroastrianism
   Druze

Confucianism is considered more of a philosophy than a religion. It mostly focuses on maintaining the integrity of social structures and society itself.

1. Persia
   Russia
2. Japan
   India

Samurai emerged during the Heian period of Japanese history, from the 8th to 12th centuries. They were a nobility and officer caste with their own traditions and weapons.

1. Taoists
   Beduins
2. Tartars
   Spartans

The Beduin people are nomadic groups that have inhabited the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East for thousands of years. They traditionally lived in tribes, herd camels and goats, and practiced Islam. Many of them have left these customs behind for modern urban life.

1. A dark time
   A time of bloody war
2. A Golden Age
   The beginning of Chinese history

The peaceful and prosperous Han Dynasty was the second dynasty of Imperial China, and lasted four centuries. Today, many of China's people still refer to themselves as Han Chinese.

1. China
   Cambodia
2. Indonesia
   South Korea

The Vietnam War was fought in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. This was another war in Asia fought by one side backed by capitalist states and another backed by communist states.

1. Judaism
   Hinduism
2. Islam
   Christianity

The Indus Valley Civilization was a sophisticated Bronze Age civilization that largely flourished in Western India. Their religious practice is at the roots of Hinduism.

1. Genghis Khan
   Alexander the Great
2. Marcus Aurelius
   Pharaoh Khufu

Alexander the Great created an empire which stretched from Europe to Western India. Part of this was conquering the Persian Empire.

1. Jainism
   Confucianism
2. Zoroastrianism
   Taoism

Zoroastrianism was the religion of the Persian Empire during the 6th-4th centuries BC. It introduced concepts such as monotheism, salvation through moral choices and actions, and banning animal sacrifice. These were influential for the Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Islam, and Christianity.

1. Ashoka
   Alexander the Great
2. Nefertiti
   Hammurabi

Ashoka was the ruler of the Maurya dynasty. This dynasty controlled much of what would eventually become modern day India.

1. China
   Mongol
2. India
   Persia

Mongol women had far more freedoms than women in other Asian patriarchal societies. They often rode horses, went to war, and had a large part in decision-making.

1. Japan
   Iran
2. China
   Russia

The Black Death, which later ravaged Europe, actually got its start in Asia. It is estimated to have taken a tremendous toll on China's population as well.

1. Buddhism
   Catholicism
2. Taoism
   Hinduism

During the Nara period of Japanese history, in the 8th century, Buddhism gained the status of being the state religion. The government ordered the construction of numerous Buddhist temples and statues which strained the people, causing poverty.

1. Silla
   Baekje
2. Goguryeo
   All of the above

These three kingdoms fought for supremacy in Korea. In the 10th century they were united by King Taejo as the Goryeo Kingdom. This name became the basis of the modern name of Korea.

1. 18th century
   15th century
2. 20th century
   9th century

The Russian Empire was one of the largest empires in human history. It lasted from 1721 to 1917.

1. Democracy
   Absolute monarchy
2. Anocracy
   Military dictatorship

The Russian empire had an absolute monarchy. This meant that the will and word of its rulers was accepted as law without any checks or balances.

1. First
   Most corrupt
2. Last
   Richest

Spanning several centuries, the Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of Imperial China. Crime, corruption, and poverty became rampant by its end, but the government refused to do anything to address it.

1. Macau
   India
2. Vietnam
   Thailand

Macau is known as the Vegas of Asia. Today it is an autonomous territory of China, but it was a colony of Portugal from 1557 to 1999.

1. The First Persian Empire
   The Mongol Empire
2. The Roman Empire
   The Russian Empire

The Achaemenid Empire is also known as The First Persian Empire. Started by Cyrus The Great, it was the largest empire so far at the time and brought numerous advancements to Eurasia. It lasted from roughly 550 to 330 BC.

1. Ottoman
   Mongol
2. Russian
   Chinese

The Ottoman Empire ruled throughout Central Asia for centuries. Its rulers were known for having large harems and killing their family members so they could not compete with them for the throne.