WH1: Medieval Asia

Which of the following civilizations most influenced the development of Japan?

• China

• England

• Egypt

• Persia

What two religions coexisted in medieval Japan?

• Islam and Hinduism

• Buddhism and Hinduism

• Buddhism and Shinto

• Zoroastrianism and Shinto

Which of the following best describes the geography of Japan?

• desert

• archipelago

• peninsula

• plateau

Which of the following best describes the geography of Japan?

• flat grasslands

• desert

• tropical jungle

• mountainous

There are thousands of island that make up Japan but most people live on the ___ largest Japanese islands.

• two

• three

• four

• five

What body of water lies directly to the east of Japan?

• Pacific Ocean

• South China Sea

• East Sea

• Black Sea

What is another name for the body of water that lies directly to the east of Japan?

• Sea of Japan

• South China Sea

• Caspian Sea

• Baltic Sea

Which of the following countries is closest to Japan?

• India

• Taiwan

• Indonesia

• Korea

Which of the following is an ethnic religion unique to Japan?

• Zoroastrianism

• Animism

• Shinto

• Islam

Which of the following describes important characteristics of Shinto?

• the Torah and the Ten Commandments

• the eternal battle between the forces of good and evil

• the four noble truths and the eightfold path

• natural features, forces of nature, ancestors, and the emperor