East Asia Review

The Choson Yi dynasty adopted _____________ as state religion.

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Confucianism

The Koreans were able to regain its independence from the Mongols by

• by building an alliance with dynasty in China

• through intermarrying with the Mongol princesses

• using the turtle ship in battles against the Mongols

• by refusing to pay the tributes for consecutive years

The Silla dynasty was able to unify Korea for the first time after they built an alliance with the

• Tang dynasty

• Japanese

• Mongols

• Vietnamese

Buddhism reached Korea through the

• Silk routes

• Yuan dynasty expansion

• Japanese invasions

• Great Wall of China

King Sejong aimed to strengthen the Korean identity by

• developing the hangul

• using the turtle ships in battle

• waging war against the Japanese

• building a lot of Buddhist temples

The Japanese would owe their protection from the Mongol invasions to the

• kamikaze or divine winds

• use of turtle ship in battles

• alliance with the Tang dynasty

• modern war weapons from the Europeans

The _________ period in Japan was characterized by the heavy Chinese influence in Japanese society while the ________ period aimed to be culturally distinct from China.

• Yamato; Heian

• Heian, Yamato

• Ashikaga, Heian

• Heian, Ashikaga

Prince Shotoku wrote the Seventeen Article Constitution which was heavily inspired by ____________ philosophy.

• Shinto

• Buddhist

• Legalist

• Confucian

The shogunate system became predominant during which periods?

• Jomon and Yayoi

• Yamato and Heian

• Heian and Kamakura

• Kamakura and Ashiakaga

The samurais served their __________ and lived their life according to the _____________.

• emperor, kami

• daimyo, kami

• daimyo, bushido

• emperor, bushido