Topic Test: Civilizations of East Asia and Southeast Asia

Look at the bowl from the Koryo dynasty. What does it reveal about Korean culture?

• It was heavily influenced by Japanese culture.

• It developed in opposition to Chinese culture.

• Its porcelain was imported from elsewhere in Southeast Asia.

• It was influenced by China but developed its own unique style.

Prince Shotoku believed that both Buddhism and __________ could unify Japan.

• kami

• Confucianism

• Tang China

• Taiki Reform

Which of the following ideals were bushido values that guided samurai? Choose the TWO correct answers.

• loyalty to one’s lord

• loyalty to one’s family

• personal honor

• family honor

What features are associated with the dynasties of the Tang (618–907) and Song (960–1279)?

• economic problems and political violence

• prosperity, stable government, and advances in farming

• development of government bureaucracy

• overseas conquests and colonization

When the Mongols came to power, they

• reopened the Silk Road to trade.

• shut down the Silk Road.

• raised taxes on merchants using the Silk Road.

• ignored the Silk Road entirely.

Which of the following statements BEST describes Emperor Hongwu’s actions in the 1300s?

• He drove out the Mongols but kept their traditions in place.

• He drove out the Mongols and shared power under the merit system.

• He drove out the Mongols and made himself the absolute ruler of China.

• He drove out the Mongols and then stepped down to let others rule.

Which of the following inventions proved to be of great value to European sailors?

• tea

• the compass

• gunpowder

• paper

Look at the timeline of different periods of Korean rule. During what time period and under whose rule did Chinese monks spread Buddhist influence in Korea?

• c. 100 BCE–c. 676 CE: Three kingdoms

• c. 100 BCE–c. 676 CE: Silla dynasty

• c. 918–1392: Koryo dynasty

• c. 1392–1910: Choson dynasty

Which of the following groups had the higher social status under the Yuan dynasty?

• Song scholar-officials

• southern Chinese merchants

• northern Chinese nobles

• Turks and other Muslims

Read the following quote from Buddhist scripture Dhammapada. “Well-makers lead the water (wherever they like); fletchers bend the arrow; carpenters bend a log of wood; wise people master themselves.” What central part of Buddhism expressed in the quote appealed to samurai who practiced Zen?

• patience

• self-control and discipline

• purity

• loyalty and obedience