Question 1

Kamikaze may be translated as

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A)  "sun goddess." 
B)  "victory or death." 
C)  "divine wind." 
D)  "right of rule." 
E)  "holy motherland." 
A)  "sun goddess." 
B)  "victory or death." 
C)  "divine wind." 
D)  "right of rule." 
E)  "holy motherland."

Question 2

Did Korea or China have a greater influence on Japan? Defend your answer.

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Answers would include a critical thinkin

Question 3

The great temple at Angkor Wat was constructed

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A)  as a place of worship. 
B)  as the funeral monument of the king. 
C)  by the colonizing Chinese. 
D)  at about the same time as the Egyptian pyramids. 
E)  to house the holy relics of Hinayana Buddhism. 
A)  as a place of worship. 
B)  as the funeral monument of the king. 
C)  by the colonizing Chinese. 
D)  at about the same time as the Egyptian pyramids. 
E)  to house the holy relics of Hinayana Buddhism.

Question 4

All of the following are true of the history of Burma EXCEPT

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A)  they initially followed Buddhism and then adopted Hinduism. 
B)  leaders ruled from their religious shrine of Pagan. 
C)  their most significant victory against the Mongols was at Pagan. 
D)  they were the one Southeast Asian nation not influenced by India. 
E)  All of the options are true of the history of Burma. 
A)  they initially followed Buddhism and then adopted Hinduism. 
B)  leaders ruled from their religious shrine of Pagan. 
C)  their most significant victory against the Mongols was at Pagan. 
D)  they were the one Southeast Asian nation not influenced by India. 
E)  All of the options are true of the history of Burma.

Question 5

The ____________________ was originally a military commander who supposedly executed the emperor's wishes.

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The answer of The ____________________ was originally a military commander...

Question 6

____________________ gave the Japanese the Seventeen Point Constitution in 604.

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The answer of ____________________ gave the Japanese the Seventeen Point...

Question 7

Elaborate on the development of early Japan.

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Answers would include a discus

Question 8

The only Southeast Asian country to become a true satellite of China was

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A)  Vietnam. 
B)  Laos. 
C)  Thailand. 
D)  Cambodia. 
E)  Kampuchea. 
A)  Vietnam. 
B)  Laos. 
C)  Thailand. 
D)  Cambodia. 
E)  Kampuchea.

Question 9

Trace the political development of Japan from the Nara Period through the Ashikaga shogunate.

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Answers would include a discus

Question 10

The military government under the shogun,the ____________________,had no real equivalent in medieval Europe.

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The answer of The military government under the shogun,the ____________________,had...

Question 11

During the Heian period,emperors became

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A)  all-powerful. 
B)  Buddhists. 
C)  figureheads. 
D)  cultured. 
E)  Shintoists. 
A)  all-powerful. 
B)  Buddhists. 
C)  figureheads. 
D)  cultured. 
E)  Shintoists.

Question 12

Which's of the following is not one of Japan's main islands?

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A)  Honshu 
B)  Kyushu 
C)  Shitake 
D)  Hokkaido 
E)  Shikoku 
A)  Honshu 
B)  Kyushu 
C)  Shitake 
D)  Hokkaido 
E)  Shikoku

Question 13

Kami are

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A)  court prostitutes. 
B)  Buddhist missionaries. 
C)  rights to the land. 
D)  renegade samurai. 
E)  Shinto spirits. 
A)  court prostitutes. 
B)  Buddhist missionaries. 
C)  rights to the land. 
D)  renegade samurai. 
E)  Shinto spirits.

Question 14

The Nichiren differed from other Buddhists in their

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A)  nationalism. 
B)  idealism. 
C)  separation from the general population. 
D)  nature worship. 
E)  quest for nirvana. 
A)  nationalism. 
B)  idealism. 
C)  separation from the general population. 
D)  nature worship. 
E)  quest for nirvana.

Question 15

Which of these was not achieved by the Thai kingdom during the 13?? to 15?? centuries?

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A)  Adoption of Hinayana Buddhism. 
B)  Defeat of the Mongol intruders. 
C)  A much-copied system of land tenure. 
D)  Advanced codes of laws. 
E)  Standardization of language. 
A)  Adoption of Hinayana Buddhism. 
B)  Defeat of the Mongol intruders. 
C)  A much-copied system of land tenure. 
D)  Advanced codes of laws. 
E)  Standardization of language.

Question 16

"Bushido" signifies

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A)  a military ruler. 
B)  a samurai's code of conduct. 
C)  family order. 
D)  a Shinto god. 
E)  a daimyo love poem. 
A)  a military ruler. 
B)  a samurai's code of conduct. 
C)  family order. 
D)  a Shinto god. 
E)  a daimyo love poem.

Question 17

Most Southeast Asian nations were influence by which of the following?

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A)  China 
B)  Japan 
C)  India 
D)  Korea 
E)  Mongols 
A)  China 
B)  Japan 
C)  India 
D)  Korea 
E)  Mongols

Question 18

The ____________________ were the high nobility who supported the shoguns.

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The answer of The ____________________ were the high nobility who...

Question 19

During the Kamakura and Ashikaga shogunates,Japanese art forms

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A)  emulated the art of Korea. 
B)  began to cater to the preferences of the shoguns. 
C)  became decidedly less like those of China. 
D)  paid less attention to the warrior class than ever before. 
E)  gave tremendous respect and honor to the emperor. 
A)  emulated the art of Korea. 
B)  began to cater to the preferences of the shoguns. 
C)  became decidedly less like those of China. 
D)  paid less attention to the warrior class than ever before. 
E)  gave tremendous respect and honor to the emperor.

Question 20

The first clan to wrest control from the emperors was the

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A)  Tokugawa. 
B)  Fujiwara. 
C)  Heian. 
D)  Ashikaga. 
E)  Kamakura. 
A)  Tokugawa. 
B)  Fujiwara. 
C)  Heian. 
D)  Ashikaga. 
E)  Kamakura.

Exam 19: Japan and Southeast Asia

Kamikaze may be translated as

Did Korea or China have a greater influence on Japan? Defend your answer.

The great temple at Angkor Wat was constructed

All of the following are true of the history of Burma EXCEPT

The ____________________ was originally a military commander who supposedly executed the emperor's wishes.

____________________ gave the Japanese the Seventeen Point Constitution in 604.

Elaborate on the development of early Japan.

The only Southeast Asian country to become a true satellite of China was

Trace the political development of Japan from the Nara Period through the Ashikaga shogunate.

The military government under the shogun,the ____________________,had no real equivalent in medieval Europe.

During the Heian period,emperors became

Which's of the following is not one of Japan's main islands?

Kami are

The Nichiren differed from other Buddhists in their

Which of these was not achieved by the Thai kingdom during the 13?? to 15?? centuries?

"Bushido" signifies

Most Southeast Asian nations were influence by which of the following?

The ____________________ were the high nobility who supported the shoguns.

During the Kamakura and Ashikaga shogunates,Japanese art forms

The first clan to wrest control from the emperors was the

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