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a. alphabet
b. Tyrean dye and wood
c. trading
d. ship building
a. Indonesia
b. Philippines
c. Thailand
d. Japan
3. Why is it that despite the richness of Southeast Asia when it comes to its natural resources, the countries which belong here has still slow
economic progress compared to the countries in Europe and America?
4. Which is the primary resources found in Southwest Asia, like Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Kuwait?
5. Almost one half of the world’s population is found in Asia. What is the implication of this information to the continent’s economic
status?
a. Need for employment and food in Asia is greater than the other continents in the world.
b. People in Asia have more ability to create ideas and products than the other continents in the world.
c. The increase of population in Asia is the key to the industrialization of the continent.
d. Countries in Asia have high Per Capita Income
6. What is the socio-economic factor where man must fit into cities which is the center of communication, trade and culture?
a. Industrialization
b. Urbanization
c. Assimilation
d. Modernization
7. This is the period/age where man started to hunt and domesticate animals and reside in small communities.
a. Paleolithic Age
b. Neolithic Age
c. Mesolithic Age
d. Metal Age
8. During this period, hunting and gathering food is the main source of living.
a. Paleolithic Age
b. Neolithic Age
c. Mesolithic Age
d. Metal Age
9. The most beautiful burial place in the world which is found in Agra, India and built by Shah Jahan for her wife, Muntaz Mahal
a. Angkor Wat
b. Pagoda
c. Taj Mahal
d. Dome of the Rock
a. Irrawady- Myanmar
b. Mississippi- US
c. Lena- Russia, Mongolia, buryat, yakut
d. Brahmaputra- china, india and bangladesh
12. The flight of Mohammad from Mecca to Medina on 622A.D. is known as ____________
a. hegira
b. medina
c. urdu
d. shahada
a. Beuwolf
b. Ramayana
c. Epic of Gilgamesh
d. Ang Terra Cotta
14. The following are contributions of Sumerian civilization to the world EXCEPT
a. Cranial operation
b. wheel
c. concept of alphabet
d. lunar calendar
15. Why did Shih Huang Ti build the Great Walls of China?
16. Though the continent of Asia is bigger than Africa, why it is that Africa is considered as the “Center of Evolution?
17. All species must undergo certain change in order to fit to the condition of the environment he lived in. What principle is referred to?
18. In searching for the ‘missing link”, there are many remains found by the archeologists believed to be of the first humans. Which group
is believed to have knowledge on how to use their hands in making tools?
a. Australopithecus
b. Homo erectus
c. Homo Habilis
d. Homo sapiens
19. The first civilization in India started in the river valleys of Indus. Which group of people are the first to reside?
a. Hindu
b. Dravidians
c. Aryans
d. Buddhist
20. King Hammurabi of Babylonian was known in Mesopotamia and West Asia. How is he remembered?
a. He spread his religion
b. He gathered the laws
c. He discovered a system of writing
d. He married 4 muslim princesses
21. The Torah is an important foundation of the monotheistic belief of the Hebrew. What do you mean by Monotheism?
22. Alexander the Great established and spread a civilization which is a mixture of Asian and Greek culture. The civilization is known as
____________
a. Hellenes
b. Hellenic
c. Hellenistic
d. Lydian
23. A terrace of plants and flowers was built by Nebuchadnezzar of the Chaldean Empire. This is referred to _____________
a. Great Wall
b. Leaning Tower
c. Rice Terraces
d. Hanging Gardens
24. Asia is the biggest continent in the world and covers almost 1/3 of the total area. What is the total land area of Asia?
25. Japan joined forces with two European countries forming the AXIS Powers against the Allied Powers. What were the two European
countries?
26. The aim of Taoism is to have world balance. This is composed of yin and yang. Yang symbolizes ______________
a. women
b. men
c. youth
d. aged
a. Cuneiform
b. Calligraphy
c. hieroglyphics
d. scribbling
28. In the Babylonian Empire, the confederacy of laws is known as ______________. These laws is engraved in stone of more or less eight
feet in height.
a. Laws of Dravidian
b. Koran
c. Vedic
d. Code of Hammurabi
29. Which of the following is NOT in lined with the teachings of Hinduism?
a. They believe in continuous cycle of life and death of man to make the soul pure. At this point, one attains Nirvana.
b. The lowest member of the Caste System are the Untouchables
c. The doctrine of Hinduism is the Four Noble Truths
d. The main gods of Hinduism are Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva
30. The religion Islam is based on the Five Pillars. These are Shahada, Salat, Sawm, Hajj and _______.
a. Nirvana
b. Zakat
c. Sutee
d. Seljur
a. augur
b. gobekli
c. shul
d. ziggurat
a. Laos
b. Burma
c. Constantinople
d. Anatolia
a. Qin
b. Chan
c. Han
d. Sui
a. Persia
b. Anatolia
c. Asia Minor
d. Formosa
35. In Jainism, the use of force and it is important to act peacefully such as not harming any form of life. This is called as the absence of
violence or ___________
a. ahimsa
b. asteya
c. aparigraha
d. Brahman
36. An Economic principle which considers the no. of gold and silver that the country possesses as the basis of its wealth and power.
a. Socialism
b. Merkantilism
c. Communism
d. Capitalism
37. In Christianism, the belief that there are three persons in one God: The Father, The Son and the Holy Spirit is called ___________.
a. Hegira
b. Holy Trinity
c. Holy Communion
d. Ahimsa
38. In Vietnam, as a protest of the Christian policy of President Ngo Dinh Diem against the Buddhist, one Buddhist monk burn himself to
death. The famous act of burning oneself is known as __________.
a. self-annihilation
b. self-condemnation
c. self-mortification
d. self-immolation
39. The series of campaign made by European Knights to recover Jerusalem from the hands of the Moslems.
a. Mass campaign
b. Divine Campaign
c. Dark Knight
d. Crusade
41. The Southeast Asian Nation is one of the regional associations in Asia. How does the association help the member-states?
42. The Chinese civilization flourished in the Yellow River basin between 1600 BC and well into the twentieth century. In around 600 BC,
Lao Tzu was born. What religion did he found?
a. Taoism
b. Buddhism
c. Confucianism
d. Zoroastrianism
43. The Magna Carta was published by the King of which country?
a. France
b. Italy
c. Austria
d. England- King John
44. The Indus Valley civilization is still somewhat of a mystery to archeologists because
a. universal salvation
b. the caste system
c. reincarnation
d. monotheism
a. Indian ocean
b. Arctic ocean
c. Atlantic ocean
d. Pacific ocean
a. central government
b. organized bureaucracy
c. social stratification
d. democratic institutions
48. The ancient people started to reside in communities and establish a government, created religion and developed culture and means of
living. What was the reason why the ancient people stopped from being nomadic or from a wandering way of life in order to build
civilization?
49. The Philippine currency and its stability is projected and supervised by ___________.
a. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)
b. National Economic and Development Administration
c. Bureau of Treasury
d. Boy Scout of the Philippines (BSP)
50. The Mongols became one of the greatest conquerors because of their skill in ______
a. Diplomacy
b. Use of weapons
c. Work as herders
d. Horse riding