Introduction to The Civilizations of Korea and Japan

The earliest Koreans believed in _______.

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• shamanism

Korea is located _______________. Select ALL that apply!

• between China and Japan.

• on a peninsula of of China.

• next to Vietnam and Thailand.

• west of Japan.

How is the Korean alphabet, hangul, different from the Chinese and Japanese written language?

• It uses one letter for each sound.

• It uses thousands of characters.

• It uses Sanskrit characters.

• It uses the Roman alphabet.

What was Japan's goal when it attacked Korea in 1592?

• To conquer Korea

• To conquer China

• To capture slaves

• To capture the king

Japan is ____________.

• an archipelago

• a peninsula

• an isthmus

• a strait

What describes the geography of Japan? Select ALL that apply.

• Most of Japan is mountainous.

• There is very little farmland in Japan.

• Japan is a tropical region.

• Japan is made up of three islands.

The religion practiced by the earliest Japanese was _________.

• Confucianism

• Hinduism

• Shintoism

• Buddhism

What was a key element of Prince Shotoku's constitution?

• The emperor was second in charge.

• The emperor was an all-powerful ruler.

• The emperor was one of many emperors.

• The emperor was the head of parliament.

What country did Prince Shotoku use as a model for Japan?

• Korea

• India

• Vietnam

• China

What was one difference between the early Japanese and early Chinese governments?

• The Japanese allowed women as government officials; the Chinese did not.

• The Chinese used exams to choose their government officials; the Japanese did not.

• The Japanese paid their government officials very well; the Chinese did not.

• The Chinese always allowed foreigners to be government officials; the Japanese did not.