China, Japan and Korea Test

The rise of Japan as a military power in the early 1900s can be traced back to:

• Confucianism

• Buddhism

• the Meiji Restoration

• the Korean War

Beginning in the 1600s, the Tokugawa shoguns who ruled Japan tried to maintain stability and order by:

• increasing trade with Europeans.

• conquering nearby countries to create barriers to invasion.

• developing a new style of writing that was not related to the earlier form of Japanese writing, which had been inspired by Chinese writing.

• closing the country off from contact with the outside world to prevent disruption by foreigners.

Who controlled the government in Japan from 1192 to 1867?

• shoguns

• samurai

• dynasties

• the people

What contributed to the rapid growth of Japan's economy following World War II?

• a decrease in exported goods

• new factories with modern technology

• a poorly educated workforce

• fewer loans being given to businesses

Why did Japan need to rebuild its economy following World War II?

• because bombing had destroyed almost all of the country’s industry

• because Japan had a new democratic government

• because Japan wanted to switch to an agricultural-based economy

• because Japan had been taken over by Korea and needed to adapt its economy

What is a traditional religion in Japan?

• Shinto

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Daoism

Who was the shogun?

• They brought Buddhism to Japan

• They brought Confucianism to Japan

• Shinto priests

• The military leader of Japan

What is a dynasty?

• rulers of empire

• democratic rulers

• rulers from the same family

• traditional rulers

What did a Qin emperor build to make China’s defenses stronger?

• Three Gorges Dam

• Great Wall

• Grand Canal

• Taipei 101 Building

Paper, gunpowder, the magnetic compass, and ________________ were all inventions of the ancient Chinese.

• cell phones

• pyramids

• silk

• hydroelectric power