Chapter 6 Test Prep- Japan and Korea

What is hangul?

• A Chinese writing system that uses characters to represent words

• A Chinese writing system that uses characters to represent sounds

• A Korean writing system that uses characters to represent sounds

• A Japanese writing system that uses characters to represent words

What were the main threats to the Koryo kingdom?

• Internal disorder

• The Mongols

• Both A and B

• None of the above

Why is the sea important to Japan?

• Defense and isolation

• Food

• Economics

• None of the above

How did Japanese nobles make their money off the land?

• Farming the land themselves

• Taxing farmers who work on the lands

• Forcing other nobles to pay tribute

• Conquering other nobles’ lands

What did the Japanese people call the typhoons that kept the Mongols from invading Japan?

• Kamikaze

• Haiku

• Tanka

• Taika

How were Daimyo different than the Shogun?

• The Daimyo ran the military, and the Shogun ran the government

• The Shogun ran the military, and the Daimyo ran the government

• The Daimyo ran their provinces, but pledged loyalty to the Shogun and emperor

• The Shoguns ran their provinces, but pledged loyalty to the Daimyo and the Emperor

Complete this social pyramid of feudal Japan

Shamanism

• A belief in spirits outside the body

• A belief in Gods, Demons, and Spirits

• A Religious Group

• Payment made to a ruler for protection

Tribute

• A chain of islands

• A group of merchants and craftspeople

• A religious group

• Payment made to a ruler or state for protection

Archipelago

• A chain of islands

• Belief in gods, demons, and spirits

• A religious group

• Group of merchants or craftspeople