Japan and Korea review

1. What is a peninsula?

• A landmass surrounded on five sides by water.

• A landmass surrounded on three sides by water.

• A landmass surrounded on four sides by water.

• A landmass surrounded on two sides by water.

2. What are two ways that mountains influenced the development of Japan?

• Limited farmland

• Rulers built their palaces on top of mountains.

• Farmers planted maize, beans, and squash

• Armies fought over the available land

Why do some nations use rivers as a natural border?

• As protection against invaders

• In order to run hydroelectric power plants

• In order to have a place to fish and hunt

• As a trading route

Buddhism spread to Korea from what country?

• Vietnam

• China

• Japan

• The Arabian Peninsula

What is the most famous line of latitude? Of longitude?

• Equator and the Prime Meridian

• Equator and the Tropic of Cancer

• Equator and Greenwich England

• Equator and the North Pole

How did Shinto influence Japan?

• Promoted a complex lifestyle of rituals

• Promoted a simple lifestyle

• Linked the Japanese people to nature

• Linked the Japanese people to the Buddha

What caused China to influence Japan's government, philosophy, art, literature, science, and religion?

• China sent spies to Japan

• Japan was not influenced by China

• Traders, students, monks, and travelers visited China

• Korea influenced Japan more than China

How are Shinto and Buddhism different?

• Shinto focuses on daily life and Buddhism focuses on the afterlife

• Shinto and Buddhism share the same god

• Shinto focuses on the afterlife and Buddhism focuses on daily life

• Shinto and Buddhism are part of the same philosophy

Pick the kingdom that did not emerge on the Korean peninsula.

• Silla

• Koryo

• Paekche

• Gupta

Wang Kong united the Korean peninsula and founded which dynasty?

• Ming

• Koryo

• Silla

• Yamato