Southern and East Asia History

How has the Indian practice of cremating their dead on the banks of the Ganges River and development of more industry been a problem for other people who use the river?

• People are not allowed to go near the river when cremations are taking place. 
• The banks along the river regularly catch fire and threaten Indian homes built there
• Factory owners cannot use water once human ashes have been thrown into it upstream
• The ashes of the dead, as well as partially burned bodies, constantly float down the river, along with industrial waste from factories

What is the source of the air pollution that causes problems in India's urban areas?

• Few people in India feel air pollution is a problem
• No government efforts have been made to control air pollution
• There really is no effective way to control air pollution in the world today
• It is due to a rapidly growing population, heavy industry, and thousands of cars

What is the name of the Hindu sacred text?

• The Vedas
• The Quran
• The Middle Way
• The Four Noble Truths

Where was the religion of Buddhism founded?

• India
• Japan
• China
• Vietnam

In which country did Shintoism begin?

• India
• Japan
• China
• VIetnam

What is a caste system?

• the name of the Hindu priesthood
• a voting system used in Asian elections
• the name for the way labor in India is divided between men and women
• the division of all the people in a society into categories that are hereditary

What did Confucius believe were the keys to social order and peace?

• strict caste system
• worship of one god
• good behavior and virtue
• ruler who could keep order

How do the Japanese feed their people with so little good farmland?

• Many starve every year
• They depend on fishing and imported food
• They sell oil to earn money to import food
• Tourism

Which Asian country could be described as an autocracy?

• India
• Japan
• South Korea
• North Korea

Which Asian countries have a democratic system of government?

• India and Japan
• China and Vietnam
• China and South Korea
• North Korea and China