East Asia

The Yayoi arrived in Japan before 250 bce and introduced a new technique for growing ___________, a crop that still dominates the Japanese diet.

• seaweed

• rice

• sweet potatoes

• soybeans

Since ancient times, Chinese people have honored _________ with shrines and rituals.

• evil spirits

• ancestors

• priests

• dragons

By the end of the Shang dynasty, the Chinese had developed a form of writing in which each character represented a

• sound.

• letter.

• syllable.

• word.

What happened in Japan during the Meiji Restoration?

• Japan joined the Axis Powers in WWII.

• Japan industrialized and modernized its military.

• Japan industrialized and modernized its military.

• Japan reunified under the rule of shoguns.

What happened after northern Korea gained independence from China?

• Korea became a unified nation-state.

• Korea went to war with Japan.

• Multiple kingdoms developed in Korea.

• Choson conquered Han China.

How did early contact with China affect Japan?

• The original inhabitants of Japan migrated to China.

• The Japanese adopted the Chinese writing system.

• Japan became a Chinese territory.

• The Japanese government became a model for China.

Why did European powers intervene in China in the late 1800s?

• to overthrow the Chinese emperor

• to liberate political prisoners

• to stop the sale of opium

• to open China to trade

In terms of ethnic diversity, how are Japan, North Korea, and South Korea similar?

• They all have a large ethnic Korean population.

• They all have experienced a great deal of ethnic conflict.

• They all have very little ethnic diversity.

• They all have a significant population of immigrants from Central Asia.

Most people in Taiwan are ethnically

• Han Chinese.

• Japanese.

• indigenous.

• Korean

What two religions started in India?

• Shinto and Islam

• Hinduism and Buddhism

• Buddhism and Shinto

• Hinduism and Shinto