Name: ________________________________________ Period: ___ Date: _______________________

Chapter 8 TestI. MapDirections: Use the map to answer the questions below.

1. Looking at the map of Japan, what activities were likely important to its economy?

A. fishing and trading B. the arts C. farming D. hunting and gathering2. According to the map, which country was most influenced by China?

A. Japan B. Vietnam C. Korea D. Khmer3. Which aspect of Chinese culture was spread most widely?

A. printing B. Buddhism C. civil service examD. writing system

II. IDENTIFICATIONSDirections: Write the vocabulary word to correctly identify each image or set of images.

4. __________________________________5. __________________________________6. __________________________________7. __________________________________

Name: ________________________________________ Period: ___ Date: _______________________

III. SHORT ANSWERDirections: Choose 2 to answer in 2-3 complete sentences. What role did Japan’s location play in its development (it was an island off of the mainland of Asia)?

Why was Prince Shotoku’s support of Buddhism important?

What was the relationship between China and Korea before the rise of the Koryo kingdom?

How was Japanese feudal society structured?

Describe the life of a Samurai. What was their purpose? How did they live?

Describe three elements of Japanese culture in detail.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________IV. FILL-IN-THE-BLANKDirections: Complete each sentence below using a vocabulary term from the chapter. Spelling counts!

8. The name Korea evolved from this kingdom’s name: __________________________.

9. This kingdom was home to the Vietnamese: _________________________.

10. Influenced by both China and India, the _____________________________ was centered in what is today Cambodia.

11. __________________________ is the name of the traditional Japanese religion that focused on nature.

Name: ________________________________________ Period: ___ Date: _______________________

12. ___________________________ believed that Japan should follow the example of China’s culture, especially with the practice of Buddhism.