G-Japan-Beginning: 3/14

G-Japan-

Beginning: 3/14

By Ben Katagiri

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What are two geographic features of Japan?

• Mountains and deserts
• Mountains and volcanoes
• Rivers and forests
• Rivers and plains

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The nation of Japan is located on which type of landform?

• Peninsula
• Islands
• Plateau
• River Valley

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Which two countries were a major influence on Japanese culture?

• China and Korea
• China and Russia
• Korea and Russia
• Egypt and Greece

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The largest influence on Korea and Japan during their early history came from who?

• France
• China
• United States
• Shoguns

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What was the cartoon(s) that popped up when you clicked on Japan. CLICK ALL THAT APPLY

• A Golden Cat

• A Branch with Flowers

• A Red Shrine

• A Pink Pig

• A Large Boat

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What two countries influenced Japan most?

• China

• Europe

• India

• Korea

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Which crop was a major source of food for the Japanese?

• Wheat
• Corn
• Rice
• Barley

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This is seen as the cultural land bridge between China and Japan.

• India

• Mongolia

• Asia

• Korea

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What THIRD culture did the video identify as an influence on Japan that we DID NOT discuss in class?

• India

• Vietnam

• Singapore

• China

• Korea

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True or False: Most of Japan's land is not fit for farming.

• True

• False

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What is the term for a chain of islands?

• mainland

• peninsula

• archipelago

• strait

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What was one cause of the development of many small independent city-states in ancient Greece?

• Greece and Rome were often at war

• The mountainous terrain of Greece resulted in widely scattered settlements

• Military leaders found small Greek settlements easy to control

• The Greek people had many different languages and religions

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What is the ring of fire?

• The section of the volcano which the most activity takes place in

• A section along the pacific ocean where a hot spot of volcanoes are located.

• The most deadly volcano in the world

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Which continents does the ring of fire span across?

• Africa, Europe, North america, South America.

• Africa, Asia, Europe

• North America, South America, Australasia, Asia.

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Why have there been so many conflicts over land throughout Japan's history?

• The Daimyo were constantly try to overthrow the Emperor
• The Samurai were constantly trying to overthrow the Daimyo
• Land is valuable because the deserts limit the area available for farming.
• Land is valuable because the mountains limit the area available for farming

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Where did the Japanese get most of their food from?

• the sea
• trading with other countries
• farming
• hunting

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what is this

• Electricity pole

• Shinto shrine

• Pyramid

• giant phone charger

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What is the term used to describe the spirits that followers of shinto pray to?

• Jinja

• Ninja

• Kami

• Torii

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Is Shintoism a monotheistic or polytheistic religion?

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

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it is a polytheistic belief that express love and respect for nature?

• Shinto

• Shintoism

• Matsuri

• Nihon shoki

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How are Shintoism and animism similar?

• A belief in Shintoism is that ritual practice is not as important as what a person believes.

• A belief in Shintoism is that everything in nature contains Kami or the “spirit of a god.”