Civilizations of Korea and Japan

What geographical feature allows Korea to be a bridge between China and Japan?

• peninsula

• archipelago

• mountains

• rivers

Which group of people were nomadic farmers who had no government?

• early Koreans

• Koryo Kingdom

• early Japanese

• Chinese

Which of the following was one of the Three Kingdoms of early Korea?

• Silla

• Koryo

• Shinto

• Korea

Which part of Korean society did the Mongols force to build ships for their invasion of Japan?

• merchants

• peasants/artisans

• nobles

• emperor

What type of ship did Koreans develop which allowed them to stop sea attacks because they were covered with iron?

• turtle ships

• junks

• submarines

• sailboats

What geographical feature left the Japanese with little farmland?

• mountains

• deserts

• rivers

• plateaus

Which geographical feature isolated Japan from the rest of Asia?

• islands

• mountains

• hills

• volcanoes

Which religion or belief system focused on striving for simplicity, cleanliness, and good manners?

• Shinto

• Shamanism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

Select all of the advancements that the Yayoi, the first Japanese settlers, brought with them?

• skilled metal workers

• coal mining

• farmers

• trading by boat

Which ruler reformed Japan by creating a constitution and studying Buddhism?

• Prince Shotoku

• Emperor Taika

• Wang Kon

• Minamoto Yoritomo