Chapter 10: Korea, India, and Southeast Asia

Which religion has the most followers in India today?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Judaism

The Khmer learned rice cultivation from which people?

• Chinese

• Vietnamese

• Indian

• Japanese

The Khmer capital city of Angkor spread over how much territory?

• 5 square miles

• 30 square miles

• 100 square miles

• 300 square miles

Which statement is true of the Ly dynasty of Dai Viet?

• China's government system, language, art, and literature were actively promoted.

• The Ly dynasty ruled for three years before being defeated by Chinese forces.

• A strong central government was established and a road network built.

• It ended when the Ming Chinese invaded in 1407.

Korea adapted and improved on Chinese printing by:

• developing movable metal type

• using bamboo strips

• inventing paper

• creating woodblock prints

In the 12th century, King Suryavarman II built Angkor [Wat] as a temple to the Hindu god Vishnu. The temple was never finished. . . . After [the Khmer Empire] converted from the Hindu faith to Buddhism, starting in the late 13th century, the temple was in turn converted to Buddhist use. This accounts for the numerous Buddha statues that continue to decorate the temple to this day. . . . In most cases, the Buddha statues are quite clearly additions to the temple, or at best, replace the statues of the Hindu gods.

Source: “Facts About Angkor Wat in Cambodia,” USA Today Travel Tips, Edwin Thomas

Whose influence is responsible for spreading the two religions to the Khmer Empire?

• Indian influence is responsible for spreading Hinduism and Buddhism to the Khmer Empire

• Chinese merchants

• Arab traders

• European colonizers

The Khmer Empire blended Indian and Chinese influences through:

• adopting Indian religion and Chinese administrative practices

• using Chinese art styles and Indian political systems

• The Khmer Empire adapted Indian irrigation systems to produce surpluses of rice, which Khmer farmers had learned to grow from the Chinese.

• merging Indian language with Chinese military tactics

Why was Korea’s early population concentrated in the coastal plains and river valleys?

• The mountainous regions were too dangerous for settlement.

• The coastal regions were closer to trade with Japan.

• The land in these areas was fertile and could be cultivated.

• The rivers provided easy access to the coastal regions.

Which of the following is a legacy of Indian astronomy?

• the philosophy of nonviolence

• the architecture of the temple of Angkor Wat

• the concept of zero

• the accurate calculation of the length of the solar year

When and where did Buddhism begin?

• India around 500 B.C.

• Korea in the 300s

• China around A.D. 100

• Japan around 500