CHINA
JAPAN
NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA
Capitols & Government
Geography/Dynasties
100

Who was the most famous Chinese philosopher during the Zhou dynasty

Confucius

100

 The ________, or warrior, in Japan lives by a life-long motto called a  bushido that locks in loyalty to the nation that can still be seen in modern Japanese society.

samurai

100

In what year did the Korean War begin?

1950

100

 China is a communist country but has more recently begun allowing both public and private ownership of businesses because it is seeing how a ______________  system can bring in more capital.

mixed economy

100

Which river is the longest in China?

Yangtze River

200

During the Shang dynasty there were smaller political divisions in neighboring cities and their surrounding areas. This _____________ became a dynasty later in history.

city-state

200

Which is the best example of the role the Japanese samurai and its bushido impact modern day Japan?

A Japanese citizen works hard at his job so he will honor his family.

200

Which East Asian country has an economy that operates most like that of Japan?

South Korea

200

 Japan is highly industrialized with low rates of poverty and infant mortality, but high life expectancy, GDP and literacy rate making it a ______________ nation.

more developed

200

Unlike Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece, China was able to maintain its ancient culture because of the _________________ and _________________. Select the two words that best complete the above sentence.

Many physical features; Great Wall of China

300

Regarding China's geography, what protected it from other civilizations?

What was mountains and desert?

300

What is the tallest mountain in Japan?

What is "Mt. Fuji"

300

When the armistice was signed in 1953, the sides decided to split the Korean peninsula at the

38th parallel

300

What is the capital of North Korea

Pyongyang

300

People living in this region of the world have developed architecture and technology that help them monitor and live with earthquakes and volcanoes since they live near the basin of the Pacific Ocean that causes such natural disasters.

Ring of Fire

400

 The Huang He is the name of this?

What is a river?

400

What is an Archipelago?

What is "A large chain/group of islands"

400

The area that separates the two sides is known as the

DMZ

400

Which of the following is an example of an unlimited government?

North Korea

400

During the Shang Dynasty, people used oracle bones

to try to tell the future

500

This mountain range borders India and Nepal.

What are the Himalayas?

500

What is Bushido?

This was the name of the warrior code by which they lived

500

North Korea has high poverty rates and infant mortality rates and low GDP, life expectancy and literacy rates making it a _________ nation.

less developed

500

Which government policy, intended to regulate society, is used both in North Korea and China?

censorship of free speech

500

The Bronze age came about during which dynasty?

Shang