Korea/Japan Preassessment

The earliest Koreans believed in...

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Shamanism

Korea is located_____. Select all that apply.

• Between China and Japan

• On a Peninsula off of China

• Next to Vietnam and Thailand

• West of Japan

Japan is...

• An archipelago

• A peninsula

• An isthmus

• A strait

What describes the geography of Japan? Select ALL that apply.

• Most of Japan is mountainous.

• There is very little farmland in Japan.

• Japan is a tropical region.

• Japan is made up of three islands.

The religion practiced by the earliest Japanese was...

• Confucianism

• Hinduism

• Shintoism

• Buddhism

What country did Prince Shotoku use as a model for Japan?

• Korea

• India

• Vietnam

• China

What was one difference between the early Japanese and early Chinese governments?

• The Japanese allowed women as government officials, China did not.

• The Chinese used exams to choose their government officials, the Japanese did not.

• The Japanese paid their government officials very well, the Chinese did not.

• The Chinese always allowed foreigners to be government officials, the Japanese did not.

Who were the samurai?

• Warriors.

• Farmers.

• Noblemen.

• Educators.

In medieval Japan, the shogun was...

• In charge of agriculture.

• In charge of military.

• Ran the capital.

• Ran the religion.

What did medieval Japan and Europe have in common?

• They were both industrial societies.

• They both fought the Chinese.

• They were both feudal societies.

• They both explored the world by sea.