Regional Interactions

Which religion belongs in the shaded part of this diagram?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Confucianism

• Shintoism

Which area is illustrated with this map?

• Korea

• Japan

• Hawaii

• Phillipines

Which belief is associated with Shintoism?

• The gods interfere in human lives.

• People will experience an afterlife.

• Reincarnation depends on karma.

• People must respect nature spirits.

Which nearby civilization strongly influenced Japan’s cultural development?

• Chinese

• Indian

• Russian

• Mongol

This picture shows a torii, a gateway that represents the entrance to a Shinto shrine. It is most likely located in which country?

• Vietnam

• Korea

• Japan

• China

Shinto had which lasting effecting on Japanese culture?

• Division of people into rigid social classes

• Emphasis on the beauty of the natural word in art

• Adoption of examination system to select officials

• Focus on military devotion as the highest form of virtue

Which event helped to spread Islam in Africa?

• Establishment of trade with Timbuktu

• Conquest of Jerusalem

• Relocation of capital to Baghdad

• Conquest of Damascus

The empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai benefited from being near the —

• largest European cities

• Mediterranean Sea

• Red Sea coast

• Trans-Saharan trade routes

The Limpopo and Zambezi Rivers were boundaries for the empire of —

• Kush

• Nubia

• Ghana

• Zimbabwe

Which number marks the location of an African kingdom that adopted Christianity?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4