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East Asia Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a group of islands

(a)  

2.

cease fire

(a)  

3.

a group that travels together

(a)  

4.

a fight between opposing groups for control of a country's government

(a)  

5.

a set of collective farms

(a)  

6.

a system of government in which the government controls the way of producing goods

(a)  

7.

a line of rulers from a single family that holds power for a long time

(a)  

8.

a person who lives by moving place to place to follow and hunt herds of migrating animals or to lead herds of grazing animals to fresh pasture

(a)  

9.

a military leader who ruled Japan in early times

(a)  

10.

a government where power runs through a single family and the ruler serves as a dictator

(a)  

11.

when a city grows larger and spreads into nearby areas

(a)  

12.

Which Chinese dynasty lasted the longest?

a)

the Zhou

b)

the Qin

c)

the Han

d)

the Ming

13.

Which Chinese dynasty lasted the least amount of time?

a)

the Qin

b)

the Zhou

c)

the Song

d)

the Han

14.

What dynasty did the Silk Road start in?

a)

the Han

b)

the Zhou

c)

the Tang

d)

the Ming

15.

What was the Silk Road?

a)

a network of trade routes

b)

the largest interstate in the world, located in China

c)

a secret path the Mongols used

d)

the nickname for the first railroad track built in Japan

16.

Who was the leader of the Communists during and after the Chinese Civil War?

a)
Mao Zedong
b)
Chiang Kai-shek
c)
Sun Yat-sen
d)
Deng Xiaoping
17.

Where did the Nationalists go after losing the Chinese Civil War?

a)

Taiwan

b)

Korea

c)

Japan

d)

Russia

18.

How did Mao Zedong respond to the failure of the Great Leap Forward?

a)

He refused to acknowledge it and continued to push for the plan to continue

b)

He sent food out to communities going through a famine

c)

He made sure people had access to housing

d)

He stepped back from the government

19.

Who was responsible for the Cultural Revolution?

a)

the Red Guards

b)

the Green Guards

c)

the Communists

d)

the Tiananmen Square Protestors

20.

What were the people protesting at Tiananmen Square trying to bring to China?

a)

Democracy

b)

Communism

c)

Monotheism

d)

Civil Rights

21.

What is Shintoism?

a)

A Japanese religion that mixes Buddhism with other local religions

b)

A polytheistic religion that originated in Tokyo

c)

One of the major Japanese Philosophies

d)

One of the three major Abrahamic religions

22.

Japan was heavily influenced by which other East Asian country early on in its history?

a)

China

b)

Mongolia

c)

South Korea

d)

Taiwan

23.

What dynasty was able to unite Japan?

a)

the Yamato

b)

the Yuan

c)

the Han

d)

the Qin

24.

Who was at the top of the social hierarchy in Japanese feudalism?

a)

the Emperor

b)

the Shogun

c)

the Samurai

d)

the Ronin

25.

Who actually had all the power in feudal Japan?

a)

the Shogun

b)

the Emperor

c)

the Samurai

d)

the Ronin

26.

Describe the Code of Bushido.

a)
A code for merchants focusing on trade ethics.
b)
A set of rules for modern corporate governance.
c)
A philosophy promoting individualism over community values.
d)
The Code of Bushido is a moral code of the samurai emphasizing loyalty, honor, courage, and discipline.
27.

What event sparked the modernization and expansion of Japan?

a)

the Meiji Restoration

b)

World War 2

c)

the Industrial Revolution

d)

the Great Leap Forward

28.

What countries did the emperor of Japan send students to to learn about western modernization?

a)

the United Kingdom, Germany, and the United States

b)

the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Soviet Union

c)

Germany, Poland, and Denmark

d)

the United States, Canada, and Germany

29.

Why did Japan try to grow their empire?

a)

to gain access to more materials and resources

b)

they were looking for equal political standing with other world powers

c)

they wanted to colonize other regions of the world

d)

they wanted to surpass Britain to have the largest empire in the world

30.

Where did Japan attack on December 7, 1941?

a)

Pearl Harbor in Hawaii

b)

New York City

c)

Fort Bragg in North Carolina

d)

Chicago

31.

What event officially ended the war between the United States and Japan during World War 2?

a)

the atomic bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki

b)

the attack at Pearl Harbor

c)

the Battle at Normandy

d)

the liberation of Nazi concentration camps

32.

Who took over Japan's military bases after they were no longer allowed to have a military?

a)

the United States

b)

the United Kingdom

c)

China

d)

Korea

33.

What is the 38th Parallel?

a)

the border line that divides North and South Korea

b)

the area of safe passage between North Korea and South Korea

c)

the boundary between China and North Korea

d)

there is no 38th parallel

34.

How did the Korean War end?

a)

In a stalemate; it never officially ended

b)

North Korea won

c)

South Korea won

d)

The Korean War is still actively being fought in Korea today

35.

Which country protected North Korea after WW2?

a)

the Soviet Union

b)

the United States

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

36.

Which country protected South Korea?

a)

the United States

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

France

37.

What type of government does North Korea have?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Communist

38.

What type of government does South Korea have?

a)

Democratic Republic

b)

Monarchy

c)

Parliamentary

d)

Dictatorship

39.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

mining

agriculture

car manufacturing

ship building

electronics

telecommunications

Major industries in North Korea
Major industries in South Korea
40.

Label the countries of East Asia