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CH 12 Korea/Japan Review

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of land feature is Korea?

a)

island

b)

plateau

c)

peninsula

d)

steppe

2.

Who founded the first Korean kingdom?

a)

Tangun

b)

Wang Kon

c)

Yi Song-gye

d)

Koryo

3.

What is Shamanism?

a)

belief in kamikaze

b)

belief in nature gods

c)

a special Pokemon

d)

belief certain people could communicate with gods

4.

Check the 3 early Korean Kingdoms.

a)

Silla

b)

Yi

c)

Paekche

d)

Koguryo

e)

Koryo

5.

Which kingdom developed trade with Japan?

a)

Koguryo

b)

Paekche

c)

Silla

6.

Which kingdom created enormous cave art paintings?

a)

Koguryo

b)

Paekche

c)

Silla

7.

Which kingdom built an astronomical observatory?

a)

Koguryo

b)

Paekche

c)

Silla

8.

Which kingdom took control of the entire peninsula with te help of the Chinese?

a)

Koguryo

b)

Paekche

c)

Silla

9.

Who was the first ruler to unite the Korean Peninsula?

a)

Yi

b)

Wang Kon

c)

Hangul

d)

Empress Wu

10.

What type of pottery is this?

a)

porcelain

b)

Chinese

c)

silt

d)

celadon

11.

What type of printing made the oldest books?

a)

movable metal type

b)

screen printing

c)

wood block

d)

clay printing

12.

Who founded the Yi Dynasty?

a)

Yi Song Wu

b)

Kublai Khan

c)

Sejong

d)

Yi Song-gye

13.

Who was the greatest king of the Yi Dynasty?

a)

Sejong

b)

Koryo

c)

Yi Song-gye

d)

Tangun

14.

Check all the boxes that were accomplishments of Sejong.

a)

rain gauge

b)

water clock

c)

magnetic compass

d)

sundial

e)

globes

15.

What is the name of the Korean alphabet?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Hangul

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Phoenician

16.

Identify the Korean Ship.

a)

Turtle

b)

Armored

c)

Armadillo

d)

Spiked

17.

Who helped the Koreans defeat the Japanese?

a)

Mongols

b)

Romans

c)

China

d)

Vietnamese

18.

What is a tribute?

a)

honor

b)

Korean play

c)

tax to pay for protection

d)

type of Korean music

19.

Who were thought to talk to spirits and cure the ill?

a)

Priest

b)

Nun

c)

Monk

d)

Shaman

20.

Japan is a group of many islands, meaning that its is called

a)

An archipelago

b)

a peninsula

c)

islands, y'all

d)

volcanos

21.
Shinto had which lasting effect on the Japanese culture
a)
emphasis on nature 
b)
division of people
c)
government 
d)
military 
22.
The efforts of Prince Shotoku led to the spread of
a)
Noh
b)
Buddhism
c)
Shinto
d)
feudalism
23.
Why was Japan isolated from Korea and China in ancient times
a)
Japan is separated by the Great Wall
b)
Japan is thousands of miles away from Korea and China
c)
Japan's island location separated it from other people in Asia
d)
trade between these nations was forbidden
24.
In Shinto, what do you call the gods or spirits that exist in both living and non-living things
a)
Nara
b)
Kami
c)
Bushido
d)
Spirits
25.
Early Japanese beliefs developed into the religion of Shinto which means
a)
the way of the spirits
b)
the right way 
c)
the only way 
d)
the honorable way
26.
In the year 710, the first permanent Japanese capital was established in 
a)
Edo 
b)
Nara
c)
Heian-Kyo
d)
Fuji
27.

Who brought farming to Japan?

a)

Koreans

b)

Yayoi

c)

Chinese

d)

Yamato

28.

Who was the first emperor of Japan?

a)

Yamato

b)

Yayoi

c)

Shotoku

d)

Jimmu

29.

The belief that humans, animals, rocks, plants, and even rivers have their own spirit?

a)

Shinto

b)

Animism

c)

Kami

d)

Buddhism

30.

Shotoku created a plan of government called a ______.

a)

Creed

b)

Code

c)

Outline

d)

Constitution

31.

____ means "Great Change."

a)

Taika

b)

Kami

c)

Animism

d)

Archipelago

32.

What does the word "samurai" mean?

a)

"to protect"

b)

"to serve"

c)

"to defend"

d)

"to forgive"

33.

What was the code of honor, loyalty, and discipline practiced by the samurai?

a)

chivalry

b)

bushido

c)

shintoism

d)

isolationism

34.

When the shoguns gained power in Japan, how did it impact the emperor?

a)

they allowed the emperor to make many decisions

b)

they kept the emperor as a figurehead

c)

they banished the emperor from Japan

d)

they killed the emperor

35.

Japan is a group of many islands, meaning that its is called

a)

An archipelago

b)

a peninsula

c)

islands, y'all

d)

volcanos

36.

A shogun is

a)

a sumo wrestler

b)

a noble

c)

a military leader

d)

spirit

37.

What is the Japanese word for paper folding art?

a)

Sodoku

b)

Origami

c)

Shiitake

d)

Kamikaze

38.

What form of poetry originated in Japan?

a)

sonnet

b)

haiku

c)

limerick

d)

sestina

39.

Shinto worshippers believe that _______ can help them if they are pure and good.

a)

kami

b)

sumo

c)

rice

d)

origami

40.
What type of social structure did they have? 
a)
Ogliarchy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Feudalism
d)
Democracy
41.
In feudal Japan, who was granted land in exchange for pledging to fight for their lords?
a)
Daimyo
b)
Emperor
c)
Farmers
d)
Samurai
42.

Identify religions practice in ancient Japan.

a)

Shintoism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Hinduism

43.

Who handled day to day government operations?

a)

Emperor

b)

Regent

c)

Nobles

d)

Governor

44.

What are the 4 parts of the Bushido?

a)

Honorable

b)

Not concerned with riches

c)

Brave

d)

Strong

e)

Loyal

45.

Who was the first shogun?

a)

Taira

b)

Minimoto Yoritomo

c)

Yayoi

d)

Jimmu

46.

What stopped Mongol attacks?

a)

navy

b)

Chinese

c)

sharks

d)

typhoons

47.

Kamikaze means "strong wind."

a)

True

b)

False

48.

A ___ is a powerful military lord.

a)

Daimyo

b)

Vassal

c)

Samurai

d)

Shogun

49.

Feudalism is a bond of loyalty between a lord and a vassal.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

What is a guild?

a)

A sword.

b)

A religious group.

c)

Group of merchants or craftspeople.

d)

A warrior.

51.

A ___ is a religious group.

a)

Sect

b)

Chapter

c)

Cult

d)

Guild

52.

Sect of Buddhism in Japan?

a)

Yang

b)

Zen

c)

Noh

d)

XI