Central and Eastern Asia

What body of water separates Japan from Korea?

Most sacred texts of Hinduism were written in what ancient language of the Indian subcontinent?

What is the fourth largest religion in the world?

The mujahedeen were freedom fighters in what country?

Which body of water separates Central Asia from the Caucasus?

India gained its independence from what country? India had been called the Jewel of its empire

Who forced Japan to open itself up to foreign merchants in 1852?

Which of these countries is completely covered by the Himalayan Mountains?

A shogunate was a military state in which country?

What territory has been fought over by India and Pakistan? It is claimed by both countries.

What is the name of the semi-autonomous region in the southwest of China?

Which Chinese dynasty expelled the Mongols?

Which of these rivers was NOT home to some of the world's earliest civilization?

Historically, what is the most reliable passage through the Spin Ghar Mountains?

What is the highest mountain chain in the world?

The "One China" policy debate concerns the status of which Chinese province?

The Korean War occurred in which decade?

In what event did Chairman Mao aim to outdo Great Britain in productivity?

Who is the current leader of North Korea?

The release of the soul is known as moksha in Hinduism. What is the term for it in Buddhism?

What two countries were liberated by the Indian Independence Bill?

What is the barren, largely frozen region of eastern Russia called?

Which of these disease outbreaks did NOT originate in Asia?

How many nuclear bombs were dropped on Japan in World War 2?

Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire?

What is the largest religion in the world?

What is the largest and longest river in Indochina?

What is the second largest religion in the world?

Mao attempted to reassert control of the Communist Party in what event?

What body of water is west of the Korean Peninsula?

Islamabad is the capital of what country that's basically the eastern end of the Islamic world?

Who is the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists?

China and which other country have populations of over 1 billion people?

Which leader took China through drastic economic reforms in the 1980s?

What is the fifth largest religion in the world?

What country has the fastest-growing GDP in the world?

What is the term for the Hindu concept of actions determining consequences?

Much of what we know about the Silk Road comes from the account of what Italian merchant?

What group in China tried to violently expel foreigners in the late 1800s?

What semi-autonomous region of western China has a large concentration of Buddhists?

Why was Gandhi assassinated?

Who was the original leader of Communist China?

Which of these gained independence from the United States in 1946?

What was the government of Afghanistan that was driven out by the US invasion in 2001?

Which of these countries is the least-densely populated?

What is the largest desert in Asia, found in China and Mongolia?

What country unified in 1975 after a civil war, when its southern capital, Saigon, was seized?

What body of water is directly east of India?

From 1979-2011, what country produced the most refugees in the world?

What body of water is south of Taiwan, east of Indochina, and west of the Philippines?

What is the Hindu term for proper behavior?

Which major world religion follows the 5 K’s, including Kesh (unshorn hair)?

What Uzbek chief built a large but short-lived empire? He is a folk hero of the post-Soviet era

What does the suffix "-stan" mean in Persian?

What body of water is between Korea and Taiwan?

Who occupied Japan for several years following World War 2?

Many people claim that you can see which structure from space?

What country has the largest Muslim population in the world?

What former leader of China fled to Taiwan when the Communists came to power?

What river forms the border between China and North Korea?

What is the third largest religion in the world?

What religion preaches following the Middle Way to enlightenment?

The Mongols founded which dynasty of China?

What ancient trade route linked China and India to the Mediterranean world?

What word, taken from the name of a Muslim empire, means "a successful businessperson"?

What was the name of the Hindu states that rivaled the Mughal Empire for control of India?

Which of these is not considered a sacred text of Hinduism?

Because of its frequent flooding, what river is known as "China's Sorrow"?

Who was the founder of Communist North Korea?

What was the main cause of the Aral Sea drying up?

Who won the Nobel Peace Prize for leading the fight for democracy in Myanmar?

In what year did the Communists take over China?

What Mongol conqueror of China did Marco Polo do business with on the Silk Road?

Which capital city is the most populous in the world?

What is the only country in the world to suffer an attack by nuclear bombs?

How many people died in the Great Leap Forward?

Which body of water used to be the 4th largest lake in the world until it dried up?

What year did the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan?

Who led the non-violent fight for Indian independence? He was Martin Luther King Jr.'s idol.

Mao wanted to out-produce the British in what resource?

What major city is found near the mouth of the Yangtze River?

Tibet's people are primarily followers of what religion?

What Asian state is only recognized as independent by 22 other countries?

What country has the largest population?

The Aral Sea is along the border of what two countries?

Which of these has not ruled Communist North Korea?

Who was the founder of the world's largest empire in history?

What was the collection of Mao's sayings, which were published by Lin Biao?

TRUE OR FALSE: Some scholars claim that Hinduism is actually a monotheistic religion.

What is the largest (in area) of the -stan countries of Central Asia?

35% of China's population lives near the country's longest river, which is what?

The Taj Mahal can be found in what country?

Which of these men created Buddhism?

What is the former name of the country of Myanmar?

What river is sacred to Hindus, and recently received legal status equal to that of a person?