East Asia Review 2025

Which East Asian country is an archipelago?

• Japan
• Taiwan
• Korea
• China

What religion is specific to Japan?

• Shintoism
• Buddhism
• Confucianism
• Daoism

The ancient Chinese thinker _______ promoted ancestor worship and respect for elders.

• Confucius

• Mao Zedong

• Kim Jung Un

• Genghis Khan

The rule of emperors in China was ended by a revolution in the year ______________.

• 1911
• 1927
• 1949
• 1941

Farmers in China's hill country use ______________ techniques.

• terracing
• slash & burn
• dry-farming
• hand-planting

In what country is Mount Fuji located?

• Japan
• Taiwan
• Mongolia
• South Korea

China’s ___________ River is the longest river in all of Asia.

• Yangtze
• Yellow
• Haung He
• Xi

Although an emperor officially ruled Japan, after A.D. 1192 the samurai helped powerful ___________ govern the country.

• shogun
• daimo
• peasants
• nobles

During the ______________ Restoration, Japan’s government rapidly modernized the country.

• Meiji
• Communist
• Songhai
• Shogunate

During the Korean War, the _____________ fought on the side of South Korea against communist North Korea.

• United States
• Russians
• Chinese
• Mongolians