Geography
The tallest mountain in the world is __________
____________ was an unknown figure who stopped the Chinese military on the streets going to Tiananmen Square
Tank Man
What is the capital of Japan?
Tokyo
What country would control North Korea after World War II?
Soviet Union/Russia
The "Universal Ruler" whose original name was Temujin is better known as _________
Genghis Khan
The tallest mountain in Japan is _________
Mt. Fuji
What is special about the terracotta army?
What happened on December 7th, 1941?
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, bringing the US into World War II
Name AT LEAST two examples of Korean popular culture
-Music (PSY, BTS, K-Pop/K-Pop Demon Hunters)
-TV & Film (Train to Busan, Parasite, Squid Games)
-Food like Kimchi
-Fan dances (Buchaechum)
What were AT LEAST two advantages of the Mongols over other opponents?
-Best bows & arrows
-Light armor to keep them moving quick
-Horsemanship/Horse archers
-Fake retreat tactics
Why do Japan & the Koreas constantly get large natural disasters?
They are located on a fault line (tectonic plates)/in the Ring of Fire
_____________ was a general & philosopher known for writing "The Art of War"
Sun Tzu
What does it mean to be "Sinocentric"?
Society & culture revolves around China
How is the Korean War TECHNICALLY not over?
The official peace treaty was never signed
The Portuguese who discovered Taiwan called the island "Ilsa Formosa" meaning _________
Beautiful Island
Name AT LEAST one of the two first people to summit Everest in 1953
Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay
The final dynasty in China was the _________ Dynasty
Qing
Who were the samurai & what was their role in Japan?
The samurai were warriors who fought for the emperor/shoguns of Japan. They were bound by an honor code of Bushido, where it was more honorable to die than to surrender.
The first Supreme Leader of North Korea was _______
Kim Il-Sung
The official name of Taiwan is ___________
Republic of China
The ________ Desert is one of the coldest in the world, able to reach -40 degrees at night
Gobi
____________ brought communism to China after taking over the country in 1949.
Mao Zedong
___________ "convinced" Japan to open its borders to the rest of the world.
Commodore Mathew Perry
The first President of South Korea was ____________
Syngman Rhee
After losing the Chinese Revolution, __________ fled to Taiwan, where he settled in the country and claimed ownership of China.
Chiang Kai-Shek