Korea, Japan, & SE Asia

Korea has been seen as a bridge between:

• China and Japan

• America and Russia

• China and Australia

• Hawaii and Asia

According to legend, Korea was founded by Tangun, the son of:

• A Chinese god and a Japanese god

• 2 travelers from the Middle East

• a god and a bear

• the moon and the sea

Early Koreans believed that practitioners of shamanism could:

• start fires with their eyes

• fly

• read people's minds

• communicate with spirits

The three original Korean kingdoms were:

• Koguryo, Paekche, and Silla

• Osaka, Java, and Haakiro

• Memphis, Knoxville, and Nashville

• Camelot, Beleriand, and Fwee

This Korean dynasty lasted for over 500 years:

• Henda dynasty

• Yi dynasty

• Paeto dynasty

• Yalu dynasty

Japan is an archipelago. This means that Japan:

• is a series of islands

• is mostly desert

• receives a large amount of rain

• is very densely populated

Early settlers, the Yayoi, brought this to Japan:

• a new system of warfare

• the art of gardening

• farming

• the art of making silk

The Shinto religion believes that almost everything:

• is inhabited by spirits

• has a language

• can be eaten as food

• belongs to everyone

In medieval Japan, nobles gave land to warriors called;

• shoguns

• knights

• Kan Ji

• samurai

In the Middle Ages, Japanese nobles used their samurai to fight:

• the Chinese

• each other

• wild animals

• the Chinese and Koreans