Geo and History B Final Exam Review new

Question 1

About how many people live in Oceania today?

Accepted Answer

8 million

Question 2

Which class in feudal Japanese society was not honored?

Accepted Answer

merchants

Question 3

The strict, ethics based code of feudal Japan was known as

Accepted Answer

bushido

Question 4

How was the Tokugawa clan able to conquer Japan and become the shogunate?

Accepted Answer

through the use of firearms and cannons, by defeating the Toyotomi clan during the Osaka castle siege

Question 5

What did the early Oceanic people use as a source of money?

Accepted Answer

shells

Question 6

Which of the following was a common method of meditation among samurai?

Accepted Answer

flower arrangement, writing haikus, tea ceremonies

Question 7

Which of the following was part of the warrior class in feudal Japan?

Accepted Answer

Samurai, Emperor, Daimyo

Question 8

To become the shogun of Japan

Accepted Answer

the emperor would give you the title of shogun, you would be the male heir of the shogun, you would have to defeat the current shogunate in battle

Question 9

Which of the following is a fire goddess in Hawaiian mythology?

Accepted Answer

Pele

Question 10

Which of the following was the "general" or supreme military commander of Japan?

Accepted Answer

shogun

Question 11

Which of the following islands has become reliant on income sources from another nation?

Accepted Answer

Hawaii, Guam

Question 12

Why did the Tokugawa shogunate close off Japan to outside influence for more than 200 years?

Accepted Answer

They felt Japan's sacredness was being lost to foreign ideas

Question 13

During the Vedic period, which of the following was developed?

Accepted Answer

a caste system based on dharma and reincarnation, the ancient writings known as the Vedas

Question 14

Which of the following is an epic piece of literature that helps to explain the Hindu gods?

Accepted Answer

Ramayana, Mahabharata

Question 15

Which of the following was a vital skill for the early navigators to have?

Accepted Answer

Motion and position of stars, Boat construction, Understanding characteristics of waves

Question 16

This is the most revered river in India and is believed to be a god.

Accepted Answer

Ganges

Question 17

The Pacific Ocean comprises how much of the world's surface?

Accepted Answer

1/3

Question 18

What caused the Indian (Sepoy) Rebellion in 1857?

Accepted Answer

British used pig and cow fat on rifle cartridges, low wages and lack of advancement for sepoys, British degrading the Hindu practices

Question 19

Which of the following is a people group found primarily in Oceania?

Accepted Answer

Maori, Polynesian

Question 20

Which of the following is a part of bushido?

Accepted Answer

honor, integrity, courage

Question 21

What traditional Japanese art form uses elaborate costumes, music, dance, and pantomime?

Accepted Answer

kabuki

Question 22

Which Indian ruler brought religious tolerance and peace to India during the Mauryan period?

Accepted Answer

Ashoka

Question 23

Which of the following was the first of the Indian civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Harappans

Question 24

What materials did early Oceanic peoples use to make weapons and tools?

Accepted Answer

animal bones and teeth, stone, shells

Question 25

India's agricultural production has historically relied on

Accepted Answer

monsoons

Question 26

Why did Japan decide to reopen its borders to Western influence?

Accepted Answer

the knowledge of China's defeat at the hand of the British, lack of industrialized weapons to stop possible invasion

Question 27

Which of the following is the hero god of the Polynesian people?

Accepted Answer

Maui

Question 28

Where did Hinduism get its start?

Accepted Answer

from the ancient writings in the Vedas

Question 29

Once the Europeans discovered the Pacific islands, what were their reasons for colonization?

Accepted Answer

Spread the Christian religion to the native people, Use the islands to create plantations for cash crops

Question 30

Who(m) did the British East India company employ to help dominate trade in India?

Accepted Answer

Indian Sepoys

Question 31

The early "Wayfinders" were some of the best

Accepted Answer

navigators of the ancient world.

Question 32

Which of the following is an effect of European colonization on Oceanic peoples?

Accepted Answer

Confiscation of land from the native people, Commercial exploitation of the islands and their resources

Question 33

Who were the two major colonial powers in the Pacific?

Accepted Answer

French, British

Question 34

What was direct rule as used by the French in the Pacific?

Accepted Answer

European powers replacing native culture with their own, The direct influence of European culture over native culture

Question 35

Why did the US want to open a connection with Japan in the mid 1800s?

Accepted Answer

for the purpose of saving shipwrecked sailors, to create the possibility of a trade partner, to use it as a refueling station

Question 36

What was the British Raj?

Accepted Answer

the rule of the British Crown in India

Question 37

How did the Tokugawa shogunate create peace and stability in Japan?

Accepted Answer

created the Five Highways for trade, produced growth in agricultural production

Question 38

If a samurai was shamed in defeat, they would be expected to

Accepted Answer

commit seppuku

Question 39

The "head" and most important god in Hinduism is

Accepted Answer

Brahma

Question 40

This was the major belief system in feudal Japan

Accepted Answer

Zen Buddhism

Question 41

This was the language that unlocked much of India's history

Accepted Answer

Sanskrit

Question 42

Which of the following is a type of island found in the Pacific?

Accepted Answer

coral, continental, volcanic, atoll

Question 43

Which city is an example of the earliest Indian civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Mohenjo-Daro, Harrapa

Question 44

Under the British system of indirect rule in the Pacific,

Accepted Answer

the native people were allowed to deal with local affairs., the native peoples partially kept their culture alive.

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