Tokugawa Intro Review

Which title best completes the partial outline below?

• Environmental Conditions in Russia

• Physical Features of Korea

• Natural Resources of Cambodia

• Geographic Factors of Japan

Throughout Japan's early history, a major factor contributing to its ability to resist invasion was its

• island location

• alliances with neighbors on the continent

• superior military technology

• decentralized government structures

Korea greatly influenced the development of early Japan by

• 
  acting as a bridge for ideas from China

• serving as a barrier against Chinese aggression

• protecting Japan from early European exploration

•  providing Japan with the technology for industrialization

Which country has acted as a cultural bridge between China and Japan?

• Bangladesh

• Philippines

• Korea

• Vietnam

What was an impact of Korea’s geographic location on the history of East Asia?

• protecting China from Mongol invaders

• preventing Europeans from colonizing East Asia

• isolating Russia from Japan

• 
  serving as a cultural bridge between China and Japan

Which type of political and social order is shown in this diagram?

• fascist

• feudal

• tribal

• theocratic

The diagram below illustrates the social structure of feudal Japan.

• a classless society

• high social mobility

• a well-defined class system

• a growing middle class

Merchants are shown at the bottom of this social pyramid of feudal Japan because they

• did not believe in the Shinto religion

• comprised the largest percentage of Japan's population at that time

• were unable to read or write

• were viewed as having little status in the society

A historian could best use this diagram to study which of the following?

• Hindu caste system

• Japanese feudalism

• Chinese Confucianism

• Egyptian Social Hierarchy

Which statement about government during the Tokugawa period in Japan is most accurate?

• 
  Actual power was held by the shogun. 

• The power of the emperor was absolute and supreme

• Political power was in the hands of the merchant class.

• The real power was held by foreign countries