Deck 9: The Emergence of East Asia: Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

Question 1

Compared to Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, the "second half-circle" made up of Manchuria, Mongolia, Central Asia, and Tibet (Global Perspective, pp. 218-219)

A) had harsher climates.
B) had, by necessity, more advanced agricultural techniques.
C) encouraged a more settled lifestyle.
D) None of these answers are correct.

Answer 1

had harsher climates.

Question 2

Korea's three largest archaic states between 313 and 668 were

A) Honshu, Manchuria, and Koryo.
B) Koryo, Silla, and Paekche.
C) Silla, Paekche, and Honshu.
D) Kaya, Koryo, and Manchuria.

Answer 2

Koryo, Silla, and Paekche.

Question 3

Weaknesses of the Koryo economy included

A) an absence of money.
B) a gulf between rich and poor.
C) a high percentage of the population being enslaved.
D) All of these answers are correct.

Answer 3

All of these answers are correct.

Question 4

Vietnam can be compared to

A) a straw hat.
B) a rice paddy.
C) a mouse that swallowed an elephant.
D) two baskets on a carrying pole.

Question 5

Samurai warriors were recruited from

A) the local nobility.
B) common peasants of ability.
C) royal bodyguards.
D) royal family.

Question 6

New offices outside the Chinese system at Kyoto included

A) audit officers.
B) bureau of archivists.
C) police commissioners.
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 7

The most important clan that became preeminent between 856 and 1072 was the

A) Taira.
B) Kiyomori.
C) Fujiwara.
D) Minamoto.

Question 8

In general, the aristocratic culture of Nara and Heian Japan was

A) still closely linked to the practice and beliefs of the peasantry.
B) remote from and scornful of lower-class popular culture.
C) shared by the large and prosperous middle classes.
D) preoccupied with warfare and militarism.

Question 9

Kana can best be defined as

A) the most powerful nature spirit in the Shint? pantheon of deities.
B) the samurai's oath of loyalty.
C) a syllabic script used to express Japanese language.
D) a Chinese literary dialect.

Question 10

In the Pillow Book, Sei Sh?nagon (Document, pp. 232-233) states that courtly romance

A) should always involve gifts of flowers.
B) requires males to remain romantic, even in the mornings.
C) is a hateful thing.
D) has no power of persuasion over matters of the heart.

Question 11

The two great new Buddhist sects of the Heian era were

A) Saicho and Kuka.
B) Kyoto and Hiei.
C) Tendai and Shingon.
D) Sutra and Zen.

Question 12

Who was responsible for the first bakufu?

A) Kamakura
B) Fujiwara
C) Yoritomo
D) Joei

Question 13

The Ashikaga shogunate that emerged from the chaos of the early 1300s is best described as

A) a unified autocracy under one shogun.
B) a dual monarchy.
C) a regional multistate system centered in Kyoto.
D) the Hojo monopoly.

Question 14

Mahayana, or "Greater Vehicle" Buddhism, is practiced in all of the following areas except
(Religions of the World, pp. 244-245)

A) Tibet.
B) Thailand.
C) China.
D) Japan.

Question 15

Discuss the influence of Chinese culture on the East Asian culture zone. Why was the Chinese impact greater on Vietnam than on other areas? What was the cultural impact on Korea? Why did Japan eventually become a cultural variant?
Conceptual

Question 16

What were the major characteristics of earlier religions in Japan before the arrival of Buddhism? How did Shintō differ from Buddhism? In what manner was this development different from religions in China? Why was this movement confined to the islands of Japan?
Conceptual

Question 17

What was the agricultural system in use up to 838? Why did the "quota and estate"
system come into existence? What was the role of the samurai in this development?
Conceptual

Question 18

What were the important cultural contributions of the Nara and Heian periods in Japan? What was the first novel ever written and what was the impact of this book on the Japanese upper class?
Conceptual

Question 19

Why was Buddhism popular in Japan? What was the importance of the art forms Mahayana Pantheon and rituals to the Japanese? Do Confucianism and Daoism have important roles in Japanese religion?
Conceptual

Question 20

How did civil authority shift to military control in Japan? What was the importance of the bakufu? What was the revenue base for the new government after 1180?
Conceptual

Question 21

Why did the Mongol invasions of Japan fail? Where did the attacks take place? What was the Japanese main defense? What were the domestic political repercussions of these invasions on Japan?
Conceptual

Question 22

How did commerce start in Japan and what products formed the base of trade? How did this activity alter Japanese society? Why did commerce develop at such a late time period compared to China?
Conceptual

Question 23

Compare and contrast the influence of China on Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. What impact did Buddhism and other cultural influences from China have on these areas?
Conceptual

Question 24

How did geography affect the development of Japan, Korea, and Vietnam?
Conceptual

Question 25

What were the major features of Japanese culture prior to the arrival of Chinese influences in the seventh century? What impact did Korean culture have on Japan?
Conceptual

Question 26

What do literary texts of Murasaki Shikibu and Sei Shōnagon reveal about the lives of women in Heian Japan? Myths such as the sun goddess? How did the roles of women evolve during the Kamakura shogunate?
Conceptual

Question 27

To what extent is it accurate to describe Japan during the Kamakura period as "feudal"? What are the major characteristics of a feudal society and how do they describe the society of Japan? What role did the samurai warriors play in Japan during this period?
Conceptual

Question 28

How did Buddhism evolve and change in Japan from the Heian period through the Ashikaga shogunate? To what extent were Buddhist ideas reflected in the art forms of Japan? Compare and contrast the various forms of Buddhism that appeared during this period.
Conceptual

Question 29

How did Japanese feudalism evolve during the Heian period and Ashikaha shogunate? How did the features of Japan during these eras differ from Japan in the Kamakura period?
Conceptual