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DIRECTIONS: Completion Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement.
1. Early Koreans believed that ____________________ could communicate with spirits.
2. With the help of the ____________________, the Silla finally were able to conquer
Paekche and Koguryo.
3. ____________________, the writing system developed by Sejong and his advisers, is still
used in Korea today.
4. During the Koryo kingdom, a new type of green-colored pottery, called
____________________, was developed.
5. Hanseong was the capital of the ___________________________________, which was
one of the world’s longest ruling families.
DIRECTIONS: Multiple Choice Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement
or answers the question.
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________ 6. Korea has been most greatly influenced by which of the following?
A.
B.
C.
D.
China and Japan
the Yamato
Ashikaga
Mongol invaders
________ 7. The Three Kingdoms of Korea were the Koguryo, Paekche, and
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hanseong.
Manchu.
Silla.
Yi Song-gye.
________ 8. General Wang Kon united the Korean Peninsula and set up the
A.
B.
C.
D.
Kaya kingdom.
Manchu kingdom.
Koryo kingdom.
Silla kingdom.
________ 9. Which group invaded Korea in A.D. 1231?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Chinese
Japanese
Mongols
Buddhists
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Lesson Quiz 2
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DIRECTIONS: Matching Match each item with the correct statement below.
________ 1. a people who brought farming to Japan
A. kami
________ 2. Yamato leader who took the title “emperor
of heaven”
B. constitution
C. Yayoi
________ 3. nature spirits
D. Jimmu
________ 4. plan of government
E. Nara
________ 5. capital city of Japan in the A.D. 700s
DIRECTIONS: Multiple Choice Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement
or answers the question.
________ 6. People who follow Shinto believe
A.
B.
C.
D.
in one god.
everything in nature has a spirit.
in Buddhism.
they should follow a vegetarian lifestyle.
A.
B.
C.
D.
created a strong central government
reduced the emperor’s power
built many Buddhist temples
gave civil service examinations
________ 8. Government officials during the Nara period were hired because they
A.
B.
C.
D.
were nobles from powerful families.
were friends of the emperor.
did well on examinations.
were related to the emperor.
________ 9. The four largest Japanese islands are Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and
A. Hokkaido.
B. Kamakura.
C. Kyoto.
D. Tokyo.
_______ 10. Prince Shotoku looked to this country as an example of successful government.
A. China
B. Egypt
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________ 7. What did the Yamato do during the Taika, or Great Change?
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DIRECTIONS: True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
________ 1. Before A.D. 800, the Japanese capital had moved from Nara to Heian-kyo.
________ 2. Under the regents, the Japanese government eliminated taxes for farmers and
raised them on nobles in the outlying provinces.
________ 3. The word samurai means “to serve,” and bushido means “the way of the warrior.”
________ 4. Although Yoritomo was made shogun in 1192, it was the emperor who actually
ran Japan’s government for the next seven centuries.
________ 5. Noh is a form of Japanese poetry made up of 3 lines and 17 syllables.
DIRECTIONS: Multiple Choice Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement
or answers the question.
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________ 6. What did the Japanese emperor do in 1192 to prevent the Minamoto family from
taking the throne?
A.
B.
C.
D.
He declared war against the Minamoto family.
He gave Minamoto Yoritomo the title of shogun.
He persuaded the Mongols to side with him.
He declared a state of emergency and shut down the government.
________ 7. Followers of Zen Buddhism discipline their bodies through
A. faith.
B. martial arts.
C. meditation.
D. poetry.
________ 8. The art and architecture of Japan shows the Japanese love of
A. complexity.
B. columns and domes.
C. Korean styles.
D. simplicity.
________ 9. Lady Murasaki Shikibu wrote this book about a Japanese prince.
A. The Tale of Genji
B. The Tale of Heike
C. A Shogun Tale
D. Samurai Warrior
_______ 10. Japan’s wealth came from its farmers and artisans, and increased
A. land.
B. shipbuilding.
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D. trade.
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DIRECTIONS: Completion Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement.
1. _________________________ and _________________________ are natural disasters
faced by the people of Southeast Asia.
2. Southeast Asians developed a special kind of richly patterned cloth called
____________________.
3. The wealth of the Khmer empire was based on ____________________.
4. The capital of the Ayutthaya kingdom is today known as ____________________.
5. The Burmese city of Pagan was attacked by _________________________ in the
late 1200s.
DIRECTIONS: Multiple Choice Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement
or answers the question.
________ 6. The river valleys, coastal deltas, and volcanoes of Southeast Asia have resulted in
yearly massive flooding and hurricanes.
land that is poorly suited for settlement.
rich soil that is good for farming.
a culture isolated from the influences of others.
________ 7. One Southeast Asian art form is
A.
B.
C.
D.
haiku.
cave art painting.
the making of celadon.
shadow puppet theater.
________ 8. In order to win their independence, the Viet first
A. rebelled against the weakened Tang dynasty and defeated the Chinese
in battle.
B. defeated India in battle.
C. made peace with the Tang dynasty of China and set up a new capital
at Sukhothai.
D. defeated the Mongols and adopted Islam as their official religion.
________ 9. This country was home to the ancient Khmer people and is the location of
Angkor Wat, the world’s largest temple complex.
A. Cambodia
B. Japan
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B.
C.
D.
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Chapter Test, Traditional
Civilizations of Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia
DIRECTIONS: True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
________ 1. Korea lies on a peninsula in Northwest Asia.
________ 2. In Korea, the Three Kingdoms were at peace and worked well with one another.
________ 3. The Japanese prince Shotoku was hostile toward China and prevented his people
from having any contact with the Chinese.
________ 4. Mongol attacks on Japan in the late 1200s were turned back with the help of
violent typhoons.
________ 5. In the A.D. 700s, a Malay state controlled the trade route through the Strait
of Malacca.
DIRECTIONS: Matching Match each item with the correct statement below.
________ 6. chain of islands
A. samurai
________ 7. Japanese warriors who fought for nobles in exchange
for land
B. martial art
C. shamanism
________ 8. sport involving combat and self-defense
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D. archipelago
________ 9. belief in gods, demons, and spirits
E. tsunami
_______ 10. huge ocean wave caused by an undersea earthquake
DIRECTIONS: Multiple Choice Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement
or answers the question.
_______ 11. In Japan during the civil war period of the 1100s, shoguns were
A. a warrior class following a strict code of rules, pledging loyalty to the daimyo.
B. powerful generals who began to challenge the Emperor’s power by
establishing military governments.
C. powerful generals who served the Emperor faithfully.
D. religious leaders ruled by the daimyo.
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Civilizations of Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia
Regions in Feudal Japan
The shogunate capital
of Edo was located in
the rich, fertile land of
the Kanto Plain.
Korea
Region controlled
by the shogun
Mito
Kyoto
Osaka
Nagoya
Edo
Wakayama
Region controlled
by “outside daimyo”
Tokaido Road
Other major highway
Kanto Plain
_______ 12. Refer to the map. Which city was located on the Kanto Plain?
A. Edo
C. Nagoya
B. Kyoto
D. Wakayama
_______ 14. Which country’s government did Prince Shotoku use as an example for Japan?
A. China
B. Ghana
_______ 15. Under the Silla kings, Korea
C. India
D. Italy
A. became part of China.
B. made few cultural advances.
C. was at peace and prospered.
D. went to war against Japan.
_______ 16. During the A.D. 800s, who ruled Japan in place of its emperors?
A. regents
B. samurai
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C. Nagoya
B. Mito
D. Osaka
_______ 13. Refer to the map. What was the shogunate capital?
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_______ 17. What two landforms make up the geography of Southeast Asia?
A.
B.
C.
D.
mountains and an isthmus
peninsulas and an archipelago
volcanoes and oceans
deserts and plains
140°E
Three Kingdoms
of Korea c. A.D. 400
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N
200 km
0
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projection
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W
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200 miles
40°
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HAMGYONG
MTNS
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Sea of Japan
(East Sea)
R.
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MTNS
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R.
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Kaya
Koguryo
Paekche
Silla
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SILLA
Na
Kongju
Puyo
PAEKCHE
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_______ 18. Refer to the map. What body of water bordered the Koguryo and Silla kingdoms
on the east?
A. Korea Bay
B. Korea Strait
C. Sea of Japan (East Sea)
D. Yellow Sea
_______ 19. Refer to the map. Of the Three Kingdoms, which was the most mountainous?
A. Kaya
B. Koguryo
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“His crown of gold is high and pointed like those on the heads of the mighty gods . . . .
His neck is hung with ropes of huge pearls; . . . his wrists and ankles are loaded with
bracelets and on his fingers are rings of gold . . . . He goes barefoot—the soles of his
feet, like the palms of his hands, are rouged [colored] with a red stuff. When he
appears in public, he carries the Gold Sword.”
—The Great Chinese Travelers: An Anthology
_______ 20. According to the passage describing the Khmer king, he was
A. brave.
B. cruel.
C. weak.
D. wealthy.
DIRECTIONS: Short Answer Answer each of the following questions.
21. Name three modern nations that are located on the Southeast Asian archipelago.
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
22. What were turtle ships, and what role did they play in Korean history?
_____________________________________________________________________________
23. What did the Japanese sect of Zen Buddhism teach?
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
DIRECTIONS: Essay Answer the following question on a separate piece of paper.
24. Describe the role of women in Japan during the Middle Ages.
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DIRECTIONS: Short Answer Answer each of the following questions on a separate
piece of paper.
“[C]ertain problems were discovered with the close-lacing of the cords of the armour.
According to the seventeenth-century authority, Sakakibara Kozan:
“‘. . . when soaked with water they are very heavy and cannot be quickly dried, so that
in summer the weight is oppressive [hot] and in winter the whole may freeze.
Moreover no amount of washing will completely free the lacing from any mud which
may have penetrated it, so that on a long and distant campaign it becomes evilsmelling and overrun by ants and lice, with consequent [resulting] ill effects upon the
health of the wearer.’”
—Stephen Turnbull, The Samurai: A Military History
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
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2. What can you conclude about the samurai from this passage?
“Zipangu [Japan] is an island in the eastern ocean, situated at the distance of about
fifteen hundred miles from the main-land. . . [I]ts inhabitants have fair complexions,
are well made, and are civilized in their manners. Their religion is the worship of idols.
They are independent of every foreign power, and governed only by their own kings.
They have gold in the greatest abundance, its sources being inexhaustible. . . In this
island there are pearls also, in large quantities, of a red (pink) colour, round in shape,
and of great size, equal in value to, or even exceeding that of the white pearls. It is
customary with one part of the inhabitants to bury their dead, and with another part
to burn them. The former have a practice of putting one of these pearls into the
mouth of the corpse. There are also found there a number of precious stones.”
—from The Travels of Marco Polo
3. How does Marco Polo describe the Japanese people in this excerpt?
4. What information in this excerpt might have increased Europeans’ interest in Japan?
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RUSSIA
RUSSIA
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CHINA
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(East Sea)
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Heian
(Kyoto)
Mt. Fuji
Osaka
Nara
Nara Ise
PACIFIC
OCEAN
Edo
(Tokyo)
Kamakura
Peninsula
East China
Sea
Kyushu
0
400 miles
400 kilometers
Lambert Conformal Conic projection
0
30N
5. Based on the map and what you have learned, what makes the island of Honshu
different from the other Japanese islands?
6. Refer to the map. Which body of water lies between China and Japan? Which bodies of
water surround the island of Kyushu?
DIRECTIONS: Essay Answer the following question on a separate piece of paper.
7. How did Japan’s geography affect its culture?
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