Ancient China, Korea, And Japan

Question 1

Which philosophy was created by the scholar Confucius, and promoted the social order in ancient China?

Answer 1

Confucianism

Question 2

According to Confucius, the best way for people to improve themselves was by getting an

Answer 2

Education/acquiring new wisdom

Question 3

The primary goal of Confucius five relationships, the Japanese feudal system, and the Hindu caste system wants to create and maintain

Answer 3

Social and political order and stability

Question 4

Who was the Chinese sailor that established trade links around Asia during the Ming dynasty

Answer 4

Zheng He

Question 5

Which social class held the most power in feudal Japan, because it controlled the armies and owned the most land?

Answer 5

Shogun

Question 6

Where did the earliest Chinese civilizations developed, what are the four primary reasons why civilizations grew along the geographic factor?

Answer 6

1. Eastern river valleys and plains
2. Water, fertile soil, water for irrigation, transportation

Question 7

What role did Korea serve when the Buddhist religion was brought from China to Japan,

Answer 7

Cultural bridge

Question 8

Which specific social class followed the code of bushido in feudal Japan? What was the code of bushido

Answer 8

1. Samurai
2. Code of conduct for the warrior class

Question 9

This concept has promoted people interacting with each other throughout history by exchanging goods

Answer 9

Trade

Question 10

Geography has forced Japan to import many of these from elsewhere

Answer 10

Natural resources/raw materials

Question 11

Since Japan is a chain of islands, it is an

Answer 11

Archipelago

Question 12

Which river did the earliest Chinese civilizations grow up along

Answer 12

Yellow river

Question 13

The social customs of ancient China in feudal Japan both stressed the importance of being loyal to yours… It encourage this through the belief that you should respect your elders, which is known as

Answer 13

1. Family
   2.. filial piety

Question 14

Korea is surrounded on three sides by water, so it is a

Answer 14

Peninsula

Question 15

What is the major trade route that connected Asia and Europe

Answer 15

Silk Road

Question 16

According to Confucius five relationships, how would Chinese society achieve social order, peace and harmony

Answer 16

By following the rules/behaving properly

Question 17

What was the primary goal of the five relationships top by Confucius

Answer 17

Maintain social order and stability

Question 18

what was the primary belief of Shintoism in feudal Japan

Answer 18

Spirits existed in nature

Question 19

Dharma in the caste system,the five relationships of Confucius, and the code of bushido in feudal Japan were all examples of these

Answer 19

codes of conduct, sets of laws/rules, rigid social structures

Question 20

What term is used to describe the Chinese belief in the superiority of their culture

Answer 20

ethnocentrism

Question 21

The Japanese feudal system and the Hindu caste system are both examples of these

Answer 21

Rigid social structures/systems/hierarchies

Question 22

Which group of people would have high status in the government based on the teachings of Confucius

Answer 22

Educators/philosophers/scholars/teachers

Question 23

A Japanese samurai would commit Seppuku if he did not follow which code of conduct

Answer 23

Code of bushido

Question 24

What are the two major geographic characteristics that have contributed to China’s isolation

Answer 24

Mountains and deserts

Question 25

Shintoism is unique to Japan, what are the two other beliefs systems that were brought to Japan through the Korean cultural bridge

Answer 25

Buddhism and Confucianism

Question 26

What increased along the silk road during the rule of the Mongols? What concept was promoted as a result of this increase?

Answer 26

1. Trade with the west
2. It promoted cultural diffusion

Question 27

Which group of people is associated with being fierce warriors led by Genghis Khan and his grandson Kublai Khan

Answer 27

Mongols

Question 28

Which two continents the Mongols control large parts of at the peak of their empires power

Answer 28

Asia and Europe

Question 29

What is the peninsula located between China and Japan that both nations have conquered and invaded throughout the years

Answer 29

Korea

Question 30

What is a major similarity between Shintoism and animism

Answer 30

Both believe in nature spirits and both are polytheistic

Question 31

How can a follower of Buddhism and his/her personal suffering

Answer 31

By giving up selfish desires

Question 32

During which dynasty did the Chinese generate extensive trading contacts With diverse cultures around Asia, The middle east, and eastern Africa ( Zheng He did his thing during this time that this Chinese dynasty was in power)

Answer 32

Ming

Question 33

In addition to creating movable type in Books the Chinese are also credited with inventing, which two items?

Answer 33

Gunpowder and magnetic compass

Question 34

What is the major similarity between animism, daoism, and Shintoism

Answer 34

Worship of nature spirits and respect for the natural world

Question 35

Which system do followers of Hinduism believe in which followers of Buddhism do not believe in

Answer 35

Caste system

Question 36

What is the major goal of feudalism and the five relationships of Confucianism

Answer 36

Maintain social order

Question 37

What is the first noble truth

Answer 37

Life is filled with suffering

Question 38

What is the second noble truth

Answer 38

Suffering is caused by desire for material things

Question 39

What is the third noble truth

Answer 39

The way to eliminate suffering is to eliminate desire for material things

Question 40

What is the fourth noble truth

Answer 40

Following the eightfold path will end desire (And ultimately suffering)

Question 41

What is the ultimate goal of a follower of Buddhism

Answer 41

To achieve nirvana

Question 42

What is the term used to describe the adoption of Buddhism by the Chinese from India

Answer 42

Cultural diffusion