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Klein Oak HS Pre-AP World Geography Review for East Asia, SE Asia and Oceania
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1
What are the achievements of the Shang Dynasty of China?
Creating a new writing system
Building dikes to control flooding
A, B, and C
Bronze weapons and tools
2
By the end of the Shang dynasty, the Chinese had developed a form of writing in which each character represented
letter.
word.
syllable.
sound.
3
Tokugawa shoguns united what Asian country?
China
Japan
Korea
Mongola
4
Which of the following regions would still be considered mostly agrarian/ cultivated?
Southeast Asia
China
Australia
Korea
5
Which of the following would be considered an ethnic religion found in East & SE Asia?
Islam
Christianity
Shintoism
Buddhism
6
What religion came to China as a result of the Silk Road?
Confucianism
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
7
Which of the following might explain why Japanese populations cluster where they do?
Mountainous inland; dense population in small coastal plains
Southern islands are tropical; northern islands temperate.
Korean people cluster in the South; Japanese in the North.
Jagged coastline allows for many ports, with fishing & trade
8
Which of the following best describes the type of government typical in Chinese history?
Dynasties
Democratic
Theocracy
Junta
9
Which dynasty was the first to unite all of China?
Qin
Tang
Shang
Sang
10
Which method did the Yamato most rely on to build their empire?
forcing other clans off their land
establishing ties, such as through marriage
conquering Japan’s nearest neighbors on the mainland
writing a new constitution for Japan
11
This complex social structure of fiefs & obligations was common to both Medieval Europe & Japan
Feudalism
Urbanization
Communism
Buddhism
12
What is the name of the group of people that moved and settled first into Japan?
Jomon
Ming
Hun
Tang
13
What forces did the United States fight against in the Korean War?
South Korea, which was supported by the United Nations
North Korea, which was supported by China
North Korea and South Korea, which were supported by the United Nations
North Korea and South Korea, which were supported by China
14
Which of the following was a direct result of China’s Great Leap Forward?
war with Japan
widespread famine
the opium trade
fall of the last dynasty
15
What type of agriculture is visible in the following picture?
Sushi farming
Wheat farming
Terraced rice farming
Pastoral nomadism
16
Who was the first emperor of united China?
Shi Huangdi
Shang Yang
Liu Bang
Chen Sheng
17
Which of the following would be a key feature of Mongolian culture?
A culture of pastoral nomadism.
A long history of mining & energy extraction.
Adaptation of modern technology, making it an Asian Dragon.
A traditional culture of subsistence farming.
18
What happened after northern Korea gained independence from China?
Multiple kingdoms developed in Korea.
Choson conquered Han China.
Korea went to war with Japan.
Korea became a united nation-state.
19
The following picture is a government in East or SE Asia. Which country & type of government?
Japan; Monarchy
North Korea; Communist
China; Federal
Burma; Junta
20
Zhou rulers claimed that they had won the Mandate of Heaven because they
were victorious over the Shang dynasty.
brought the Warring States period to an end.
served the interests of powerful warlords.
were chosen as rulers by Shang priests.
21
Korea and Japan adopted their writing system from what country?
Mongolia
China
Manchuria
Arabia
22
Which was not a development of the Zhou dynasty?
Crossbow
Dikes
Iron tools and weapons
Using coins as money
23
How did early contact with China affect Japan?
The Japanese government became a model for China.
The original inhabitants of Japan migrated to China.
Japan became a Chinese territory.
The Japanese adopted the Chinese writing system.
24
What features are associated with China’s Tang and Song dynasties?
prosperity and stable government
overseas conquests and colonization
economic problems and political violence
corruption and weak government
25
What did the Yayoi introduce to Japan that increased its population?
Nuclear weapons
Paper making
Metal working
Rice farming
26
Which of the following is a factor as to why Japan became an industrialized export country?
They lacked port facilties
They had a sparce population.
Lack of natural resources, such as fuels or metals.
Being largely a nomadic, pastoral people.
27
The Han dynasty thought that government control should come from which of the following?
Provincial governments
Central government
State governments
Local governments
28
What was Shi Huangdi’s opinion of learning?
He encouraged his people to learn from books.
He wanted people to learn from their supervisors.
He believed that learning should be taught by scholars.
He believed that his people should attend school.
29
Why is SE Asia and southern East Asia known for producing such large amounts of rice?
Monsoonal rainfall & tropical climate allow for paddy rice.
The widespread use of chemical fertilizers & pesticides.
They have access to the most modern farming equipment.
Rice grows well at high altitudes, such as the Himalayas.
30
Which of the following is a reason why China has dense population in the East rather than West?
Topography is more flat than the West
Access to coastline
Access to fresh water sources.
Favorable climate zones
31
Which of the following is the dominant religion in East and Southeast Asia?
Shintoism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
32
Which of the following is a key feature of the success of the industrial "Asian Dragons"?
A work force influenced by the traditions of Daoism.
Are found in plains regions, with easy access to land routes
A well paid and numerous workforce.
An educated and motivated work force; comparative advantage.
33
Han China conquered which of the following Korean Kingdoms.
Song
Silla
Chosun
Paekche
34
What were clans made of in Japan?
A group of soldiers
A groups of local leaders
A group of scholars
A group of related families
35
What is the name of the period in Japanese history where they industrialized in a short time?
The Meiji Restoration
The Great Leap Forward
The Zeibatsu Shogunate
The Manga Imposition
36
Which Korean kingdom united Korea?
Han
Koguryo
Paekche
Silla
37
Both China and Japan shared a common cultural feature with India, best described as:
A society that placed equal value on both genders.
A hierarchical society.
A homogeneous society.
A society that easily adapts to outside ideas.
38
Who led the Mongols into China and conquered the Song Dynasty?
Mao Zedong
Zheng
Genghis Khan
Samsung
39
The Mandate of Heaven was believed to have given
the peasants the right to overthrow the emperor.
the right to rule by a dynasty.
the survival of the fittest animal to rule.
the Gods had the right to control the government.
40
Which of the following best describes the society and economy of North Korea?
A parliamentary state with a traditional economy.
A dictatorship with a socialist economy.
A democratic republic with a market economy
An authoritarian state with a command economy.
41
Why did European powers intervene in China in the late 1800s?
to open China to trade
to liberate political prisoners
to stop the sale of opium
to overthrow the Chinese emperor
42
What was the long-term impact of self-isolation in both Chinese and Japanese history?
Stagnated innovation & other cultures to pass them in tech
Allowed them to keep navigation secrets from the Europeans.
Both developed gunpowder technology independently.
Encouraged the spread of Buddhism and Islam in both cultures
