Geography
What is the name for the region north of the Korean peninsula?
Manchuria
Who was the most successful pirate of all time?
Madame Zheng
an island chain
What was the largest pre-industrial city in the world?
Angkor (capital of the Khmer)
What religion worships kami marked by Torii gates?
Shintoism
What 2 rivers are called the Heart and Mother of China?
The Yangtze and Yellow Rivers
Who commanded the Ming treasure fleet across the Spice Route?
Admiral Zheng He
Name for military leaders of Japan.
Shoguns
What leader of the Joseon is considered a golden age of Korea?
Sejong the Great
What 2 Chinese religions represent Chinese culture and philosophy?
Confucianism and Daoism.
What river do the Thai call Mother Water and the Vietnamese call Nine Dragons?
The Mekong River
Name 3 Ancient or Medieval Chinese cities.
Any of the following: Beijing, Canton, Chang'an, Dunhuang, Kaifeng, Hangzhou, Macao, Nanjing, Shanghai, Xi'an and more
Word meaning "divine wind" believed to help defeat the Mongol invasion of Japan.
kamikaze
Name 3 islands in Southeast Asia
Any of the following: Bali, Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Timor and many more
Who are 3 of the most important philosophers of ancient China?
Confucius, Laozi and Sun Tzu.
What two straits control the access between the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea?
The Strait of Malacca and the Strait of Sunda.
What are the 4 Great Inventions?
What type of theater popularized a standard dress for ninja?
Kabuki
Name 4 kingdoms from the Indochinese Peninsula.
Any of the following: Ayuthaya, Burma, Cambodia, Champa, Dai Viet, Khmer
Give 4 real-life examples of Yin and Yang.
Yin and Yang represent how duality exists in all things. There are countless examples.
Name 5 seas associated with East Asia.
Any of the following: Andaman Sea, Banda Sea, Bering Sea, Celebes Sea, Champa Sea, East China Sea, Java Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, South China Sea, Sulu Sea, Yellow Sea
DAILY DOUBLE
Name AND describe 5 Chinese dynasties. 100 for each!
Any of the following: Xia (legendary dynasty), Shang (Bronze Age civilization), Qin (Terra cotta warriors), Han (Silk Road, started Great Wall), Tang (Gunpowder), Yuan (Mongol), Ming (Fleet and Forbidden City), Qing (completed the Great Wall) also could be named Jinn, Song, and Sui.
Name 5 of the 7 virtues of the Bushido code.
Name 5 armies that repelled Mongol invasions.
What 5 religions have MOST affected East Asian history through the Medieval period?
Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Daoism and Confucianism.