WH Ch. 6 The Civilizations of Korea and Japan

Korea lies on a peninsula in Northwest Asia.

• True

• False

In Korea, the Three Kingdoms were at peace and worked well with one another.

• True

• False

The Japanese prince Shotoku was hostile toward China and prevented his people from having any contact with the Chinese.

• True

• False

Mongol attacks on Japan in the late 1200's were turned back with the help of violent typhoons

• True

• False

Because Japan is mountainous, many Japanese made a living by fishing.

• True

• False

Why did the Japanese emperor create the title of shogun?

• A. To give his eldest son some power.

• B. To reward his wife'f family.

• C. To build up the military.

• D. So he would not be overthrown.

Here is a map of Japan. Use it to correctly label the four major island of Japan.

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h

i

j

Aulani

Honshu

Hokkaido

Bali

Sumatra

Okinawa

Shiikoku

Luzon

Java

Kyushu

Refer to the map. Which city was located on the Kanto Plain?

• A. Kyoto

• B. Mito

• C. Nagoya

• D. Osaka

Refer to the map. What was the shogunate capital?

• A. Edo

• B. Kyoto

• C. Nagoya

• D. Wakayama

Which of the following was one of Prince Shotoku's most important contributions to Japan?

• A. a constitution

• B. the practice of Shinto

• C. establishing trade with Southeast Asia

• D. the Great Change