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Korea and Japan Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Korea is a mountainous ____ in East Asia.

a)

island

b)

mainland

c)

archipelago

d)

peninsula

2.

The early Koreans believed they were descended from Tan Gun, the son of a ____ and a god.

a)

bear

b)

chicken

c)

dog

d)

cat

3.

The early Koreans believed that shamans served as links between humans and the spirit world.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

What do historians call the time in which Korea was a divided land, from about 100 B.C. to A.D. 700?

a)

the Korean Peninsula

b)

the Three Kingdoms

c)

the Silla Kingdom

5.

Which country has the largest fishing economy?

a)

Japan

b)

North Korea

c)

South Korea

d)

China

6.

The people of Koguryo accepted Buddhist and Confucian ideas from the Chinese.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

Wang Kon was the first Korean ruler to ____.

a)

write Korean using Chinese characters

b)

accept Buddhism

c)

unite the entire Korean Peninsula

8.

Hangul is the Korean name for Chinese writing.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

The Japanese conquered Korea in 1592.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Because of its ____, only a small amount of Japan can be farmed.

a)

poor soil

b)

mountains

c)

lack of irrigation

d)

rivers

11.

The early Japanese believed that humans, animals, plants, rocks, and rivers all have their own spirits.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Japanese belief in animism developed into a religion called ____.

a)

Shinto

b)

Buddhism

c)

Confucianism

13.

What is the island #1?

a)

Hokkaido

b)

Honshu

c)

Shikoku

d)

Kyushu

14.

Which country has the largest fishing economy?

a)

Japan

b)

North Korea

c)

South Korea

d)

China

15.

What is Japan's oldest religion?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Shinto

c)

Christianity

d)

Confucianism

16.

Korea juts out into the water and is surrounded by water on three sides. Korea is

a)

a peninsula

b)

an archipelago

c)

a subcontinent

d)

along the Ring of Fire

17.

Japan is a(n) ? which is a chain of islands.

a)

Peninsula

b)

Archipelago

c)

Terrace

d)

Tributary State

18.
Which of the following cultures had the greatest influence on Korea?
a)
Chinese
b)
Japanese
c)
European
d)
African
19.
Japan belongs to which continent?
a)
Europe
b)
Australia
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
20.
How did Japan’s geography influence the country?
a)
It made them an easy target for barbarians to attack
b)
It allowed them to be isolated from other civilizations
c)
It helped their ideas and beliefs spread throughout the world
d)
It allowed them to have many farms and grow many different types of food