East Asia: Japan & Korea History PRETEST

What factors had an impact on the (a)   of Japan and Korea?

Whom did the Samurai protect in feudal Japan?

• the emperor

• the Meiji government

• landowning lords

• the zaibatsu

Which continent during the Middle Ages had a feudal system similar to Japan’s?

• Australia

• Europe

• South America

• North America

What title did a lord from the Minamoto family receive in 1192?

• samurai

• emperor

• ronin

• shogun

What does Meiji mean?

• enlightened rule

• military ruler

• one who serves

• majority rule

Whom did the Japanese turn to as potential markets during the Meiji era?

• China and Korea

• India and Pakistan

• Brazil and Argentina

• England and France

Which of the following developments occurred in 1868?

• Japan’s feudal system began.

• The capital was moved to Edo.

• The Meiji era began.

• The first shogun dynasty began.

Which kingdom or dynasty was the last to rule in Korea?

• Paekche

• Koryo

• Silla

• Choson

What were the Tripitaka Koreana?

• 50,000 tiles on which the verses of the Muslim Koran were carved

• a 20,000-foot scroll on which the Jewish Torah was written

• 80,000 wooden blocks on which all of the Buddhist scriptures were carved

• a 35,000-foot scroll on which the Hindu Bhagavad Gita was written

What was the 38th parallel?

• the 38th ruler of the Koryo Dynasty

• the line dividing North Korea from South Korea

• the military unit with which South Korea held back the North Korean Army

• the 1938 agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union