Chapter 18: Civilizations of Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia

Korea lies on a peninsula in NW Asia.

• True
• False

In Korea, the Three Kingdoms were at peace and worked well with one another.

• True
• False

The Japanese prince Shotoku was hostile toward China and prevented his people from having ant contact with the Chinese

• True
• False

Mongol attacks on Japan in the late 1200s were turned back with the help of a tsunami.

• True
• False

In the 700s, a Malay state controlled the trade route through the Strait of Malacca

• True
• False

In Japan during the civil war period of the 1100s, shoguns were 

• a warrior clss following a strict code of rules with loyalty to the Daimyo
• powerful generals who began to challenge the Emperors power by establishing military governments
• powerful generals who served the Emperor faithfully
• religious leaders ruled by the Daimyo

Which country's government did Prince Shotoku use as an example for Japan?

• China
• Ghana
• India
• Italy

Under the Silla kings, Korea

• became part of  China
• made few cultural advances
• was at peace and prospered
• went to war against Japan

Who ruled Japan in place of its emperors before the Shoguns took power?

• Regents
• Samurai
• Shamans
• Taika

What two landforms make up the geography of SE Asia?

• Mountains and Isthmus (narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.)
• Peninsula and an Archipelago
• Volcanoes and oceans
• Deserts and plains