Empires in East Asia Quiz study guide

With the Srivijaya empire controlling the strait of Malacca and other waters around the islands of Sumatra, Java, and Borneo. What were they able to do to ships passing by?

• Plunder ships passing by and taking all their goods
• Letting ships pass by for free
• Capturing the crew and sinking the ships
• Tax ships going through their waters

Best accounts from Heian society come from?

• Religious texts from Buddhist monks.
• Travel accounts by foreign visitors.
• Historical records from samurai families.
• Literary works, especially diaries and novels by court women.

Japan did this to help protect their island from the Mongol invasion

• Build defenses

• Offer tribute to the Mongols

• Invaded Korea

• Build a stronger army

Eurasia is a mix of what two continents

• Europe and Africa

• North America and Europe
• Africa and Asia
• Europe and Asia

Which religion was the first main religion in Japan

• Buddhism
• Shinto
• Confucianism
• Islam

In 918 a general by the name of ___________________ took over the region creating the Koryo Dynasty lasting until 1392

• Wang Koo

• Kikuchi Takefusa

• Tomoe Gozen

• Genghis Khan

What warriors were members of the Japanese warrior class

• Ninja
• Ronin
• Shogun
• Samurai

Which empire/dynasty was known to use gunpowder in their military?

• Korea
• Mongol
• Japan
• Song

What Japanese Dynasty would never be overthrown but would have people take their name when they defeated them?

• Yamato
• Hirohito
• Amaterasu
• Nara

About 4,000 islands make up the Japanese making Japan a?

• island chain
• continent
• peninsula
• archipelago