Topic 3 East Asia

What does it reveal about Korean culture?

• It was heavily influenced by Japanese culture.
• It developed in opposition to Chinese culture.
• Its porcelain was imported from elsewhere in Southeast Asia.
• It was influenced by China but developed its own unique style.

Prince Shotoku believed that both Buddhism and __________ could unify Japan.

• Kami
• Confucianism
• Tang China
• Taiki Reform

Which of the following ideals were bushido values that guided samurai? Choose the TWO correct answers.

• Loyalty to one's lord
• Loyalty to one's family
• Personal Honor
• Family Honor

What features are associated with the dynasties of the Tang (618–907) and Song (960–1279)?

• economic problems and political violence
• prosperity, stable government, and advances in farming
• development of government bureaucracy
• overseas conquests and colonization

When the Mongols came to power, they

• reopened the Silk Road to trade.
• shut down the Silk Road.
• raised taxes on merchants using the Silk Road.
• ignored the Silk Road entirely.

Which of the following inventions proved to be of great value to European sailors?

• tea
• the compass
• gunpowder
• paper

Which belief system first spread from India to China and then to Korea and Japan, helping create cultural unity in the region?

• Buddhism
• Daoism
• Confucianism
• Christianity

The Silla set up a statewide academy that trained government officials in which philosophy?

• Confucianism
• Buddhism
• Daoism
• Shinto

How would a scholar-official quality for a government position?

• They had to be related to someone in a position of authority.

• They had to own property.

• They would pass civil service exams.

• They had to make a donation to the government.

Since Portuguese traders refused to pay tribute, Chinese officials considered them...

• Noblemen

• Merchants

• Officials

• Smugglers