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1
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What does Nippon mean in Japanese?

A

Land of the Rising Sun

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2
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What is NOT one of the four largest Japanese islands?

Hokkaido

Honda

Honshu

Kyushu

A

Honda

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3
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ABout how many miles of water separate Japan and Korea?

A

100 miles

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What is the name for the group of people who live on the northern Japanese islands and who don’t resemble other East Asians?

A

Ainu

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5
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What does Shinto mean in Japanese?

A

way of the kami

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6
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Amaterasu is the goddes of what?

A

the sun

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7
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What group first introduced Chinese writing to Japan?

A

Koreans

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8
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What religion did Prince Shotoku support in Japan?

A

Buddhism

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9
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The Heian period is named for the Japanese capital, that today goes by what name?

A

Kyoto

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10
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Which Chinese dynasty defeated and colonized parts of Korea in 108 BCE?

A

Han

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11
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What was NOT a Korean technological innovation?

metal movable type

celadon pottery

woodblock printing

all of the above were NOT

A

woodblock printing

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12
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What does samurai mean in Japanese?

A

Those who serve

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What would be a scenario that would call for seppuku among samurai?

A

Failing to protect the samurais’ lord in battle

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14
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What was NOT something samurai women were able to do?

participate in business

own property

train for combat

vote for the emperor

A

Vote for the emperor

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15
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What was the name for the storms that helped the Japanese defeat the Mongols?

A

Kamikaze

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16
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What is NOT a major geographic zone in India?

A

Gobi Desert

17
Q

In which region of India did civilization first begin?

A

Northern Plains

18
Q

What is NOT a proposed explanation for how the Indus Valley Civilization fell?

A

Invasion by Alexander the Great

19
Q

Many historians believe that the Aryans who took control of most of India around 2000 BC were related to Europeans based on what type of evidence?

A

Linguistics

20
Q

Which deity of Hinduism could be considered the one god, as in monotheism?

A

Brahman

21
Q

Which sacred text in Hinduism is a series of philosophical reflections on the Vedas?

A

Upanishads

22
Q

What is one of the most important pilgrimage sites for Hindus?

A

Ganges River

23
Q

What is a good example of ahimsa?

A

Becoming a vegetarian

24
Q

The establishment of the Mauryan Empire was said to be inspired by whom?

A

Alexander the Great

25
Q

What led Ashoka to convert to Buddhism?

A

Being appaled lat the level of violence in his conquest of eastern India

26
Q

During the Gupta Empire, which religion gained most in popularity?

A

Hinduism

27
Q

What was NOT a good from India traded along the Silk Roads?

A

Wine

28
Q

The Laws of Manu best exemplify what concept in history?

A

Patriarchy

29
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A stupa was what type of structure during the Gupta Empire?

A

Temple

30
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In what language were works from the Gupta Empire written?

A

Sanskrit

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