Religions and Philosophies in East Asia
According to the Laozi, what is the Dao?
The natural way of the universe.
Every year, the Nile River flooded, depositing ____ the Nile Delta and allowing crops to grow in Egypt's arid climate
Silt.
Which is a source of political conflict between China, Japan, and South Korea today?
Land claims in the south China sea.
How have people in North Africa modified the environment to make it more suitable for farming?
They have used irrigation to carry water from rivers to crops.
Early Chinese rulers established ____ by conquering and uniting kingdoms under the rule of one emperor. From 624 to the early 1100s, the ____ ruled over a golden age of prosperity before the Mongols invaded.
Dynasties, Han.
Which spirits were most important to the ancient Chinese?
A Spirits of one's ancestors.
Who led Egyptian society and controlled the country?
Pharaohs.
East Asian nations have imposed tariffs and other trade barriers to protect their industries, but these barriers have ____ economic growth.
Slowed.
Why does life in the Sahara cluster around oases?
Oases offer a supply of water.
Which impact did the opium trade have on China?
It resulted in addiction and conflict.
What Confucian idea represents "Children should obey their parents"?
Filial piety
Because of its geography, ____ needed grain, which ____ supplied in exchange for gold and ivory.
Kush, Egypt.
Which major threat does North Korea pose for the region?
North Korea's nuclear weapons undermines peace and security.
Which of the following sets Ethiopia apart from other nations in northeastern Africa, such as Sudan and Egypt?
Its dominant religion is Christianity.
After 1945, a civil war in China led to the rise of a ____ government there.
Communist.
Confucianism and Daoism developed in China while _______ emerged in Japan.
Hinduism
Which ancient Egyptian achievements were most directly the result of their religious beliefs?
Construction of the pyramids.
Preserving the bodies of the dead.
What problem has China tried to solve by building hydropower dams, such as the Three Gorges Dam?
Production of greenhouse gases.
Which of the following correctly describes patterns of ethnicity in Africa?
In most African countries, no single ethnic group makes up the majority of the population.
In which nation did a nationalist military regime lead the country to invade its neighbors and help launch World War II?
Japan.
The Han emperor Wudi invented a bureaucratic system to help the Han run the empire. What was it based upon?
Confucianism
What did the Egyptians do to they're dead?
They preserved them as mummies.
Why do most people in Southeast Asia live near river deltas and on volcanic islands?
Because of the fertile soil.
Most of the heavily populated areas in Africa are ____
In the Sahara Desert.
command economy
market-based economy
command economy with limited market reforms
China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea