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7th grade · Social Studies · Unit 3 of 9

Empires of Asia

Tang, Song, Mongols, Mughals and Japan

What your child practices

China from the Tang to the Ming, the Mongol Empire, feudal Japan, the Mughal and Ottoman empires, Korea and the Khmer, and how technology and trade spread ideas.

Maine Learning Results learning standard: History 1 · the empires of China and Asia, and their trade and inventions

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Imperial China chose officials by Confucian civil service exams. Zheng He led huge fleets across the Indian Ocean.
  2. The Mongols built a vast empire; Mughal emperor Akbar was known for religious tolerance.
  3. Korea’s King Sejong created Hangul. The Khmer built Angkor Wat. Japan limited foreign contact from the 1630s to the 1850s.

Example: Korea’s King Sejong created which alphabet? Sejong wanted ordinary people to read and write. He created a simple alphabet called Hangul. Answer: Hangul

Empires of Asia in Maine

In the Maine Learning Results, this is unit 3 of 9 in 7th grade Social Studies, after The Islamic World and before African Kingdoms & Empires.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Maine Department of Education

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Samurai followed a code of conduct called…

    • the Twelve Tables
    • feudalism
    • bushido

  2. Question 2

    Zheng He led huge Chinese fleets across the…

    • Atlantic Ocean
    • Arctic Ocean
    • Indian Ocean

  3. Question 3

    The Black Death spread from Asia to Europe along…

    • highways
    • trade routes
    • railroads

  4. Question 4

    From the 1630s to the 1850s, Japan's rulers…

    • conquered China
    • strictly limited contact with foreign countries
    • joined the Mongols

  5. Question 5

    The Mughal Empire ruled much of…

    • Western Europe
    • South Asia
    • South America

  6. Question 6

    The Opium Wars of the 1800s were fought between China and…

    • Mexico
    • Japan
    • Britain

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