Challenges Facing East Asia
Which is a source of political conflict between China, Japan, and South Korea today?
land claims in the South China Sea
Which of these phrases best summarizes Legalism
Harsh laws are needed to keep order in society.
Which statement best describes a command economy?
The government controls most economic activity.
East Asian nations have imposed tariffs and other trade barriers to protect their industries, but these barriers have______ economic growth.
slowed
What was the purpose of the Great Wall?
to keep out nomads to the north
Which North Korean action in the 2000s resulted in condemnation by other East Asian countries?
their attempts to trade with the United States
Which major threat does North Korea pose for the region?
North Korea's nuclear weapons program undermines peace and security.
What did Confucius believe would come about if people acted according to the five relationships?
Order and harmony would come to society.
The Han emperor Wudi invented a bureaucratic system to help the Han run the empire. What was it based upon?
Confucianism
How does China's geography contribute to the environmental hazard shown?
Wind carries air pollution to dense urban centers and smog settles in heavily populated lowlands.
After 1945, a civil war in China led to the rise of a(n)_______government there.
communist
The most valued metalwork produced by Shang artisans were made from what material?
copper
What problem has China tried to solve by building hydropower dams, such as the Three Gorges Dam?
production of greenhouse gases
What Daoist idea is represented in this quotation?
"The relation of the Dao to all the world is like that of the great rivers and seas to the streams from the valleys." —Laozi, Dao de Jing
There is evidence of the Dao in natural things.
What is the main topic discussed in the Analects of Confucius?
proper behavior and ideals