Japan and Korea Vocabulary Quiz

What is an archipelago?

• A single large island

• A group of islands

• A mountain range

• A desert

What was the Heian Court known for?

• Military conquests

• Reflecting Chinese culture and stressing poetry and writing

• Building large castles

• Developing new technologies

In Japanese feudalism, who held the real power?

• Emperor

• Shogun

• Daimyo

• Samurai

What is a shogun?

• A) A general who ruled Japan in the emperor's name

• B) A type of Japanese warrior

• C) A Japanese emperor

• D) A Japanese philosopher

What does the term "bushido" refer to?

• A) A Japanese festival

• B) The way of the warrior; Samurai moral code

• C) A type of Japanese art

• D) A Japanese form of government

What is a peninsula?

• A) A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides

• B) A large island

• C) A mountain range

• D) A desert area

Which of the following were part of the Three Kingdoms on the Korean peninsula?

• A) Koguryo, Paekche, & Silla

• B) Kyoto, Osaka, & Tokyo

• C) Beijing, Shanghai, & Guangzhou

• D) Seoul, Busan, & Incheon

What was the first Korean state?

• Koryo

• Choson

• Shamanism

• Isolationism

Which Korean kingdom was founded in 918 and later destroyed by a Mongol invasion in 1259?

• Choson

• Koryo

• Shamanism

• Isolationism

What is the practice of identifying individuals who interact with spirits for the benefit of the community called?

• Isolationism

• Koryo

• Shamanism

• Choson