6.1 Korea & 6.2 Early Japan

What is shamanism?

• practice of local rituals

• belief in one God

• belief in gods, demons, and spirits

• practice of traveling to a holy site

What two countries influenced Korea?

• North Korea & Japan

• Japan & Russia

• China & Japan

• China & Russia

Which does not describe Korea during the Silla Kingdom?

• It was a time of peace and prosperity.

• It was a time of disorder and chaos.

• They tried to create an ideal Buddhist kingdom.

• The government helped farmers with land and irrigation.

Which was NOT invented during the rule of the Sejong?

• instruments to measure rain

• paper and fireworks

• the hangul alphabet

• water clocks, sundials & globes

Koreans used turtle ships to defend themselves against China.

• True

• False

What is an archipelago?

• a weapon used in battle

• a chain of islands

• a sacred ritual

• a retired military general

Which is NOT an effect of Japan's geography?

• farmland was limited

• ships were a common method of transportation

• most villages arose in the mountains

• many people make a living in the sea

What is animism?

• a technique for drawing animals

• a religion brought to Japan from China

• the belief that things in nature have a spirit

• a chain of islands

Which religion or philosophy was NOT important in early Japan?

• Shinto

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

What are kami?

• weapons

• Japanese poets

• nature spirits

• storytellers