Study Guide- East Asia
Terms/Concepts to Know
Filial piety
Extraterritoriality
Sphere of influence
Repression
Dynastic cycle
Samurai
Homogeneous society
Annex
Feudalism
Isolationism
Zaibatsu
Militarism
Feudalism
Bushido
Loess
Kowtow
Be able to answer the following
What could the Chinese people expect to receive from the ruler according to the Mandate of Heaven?
Why did the Chinese bind women’s feet?
How does Buddhism differ from Confucianism, Daoism and Legalism?
What set off the Long March?
What are the teachings of Confucius mainly concerned with?
Filial Piety includes the respect for ______
What were the results of the Opium War?
Why did the Communists and Mao Zedong seek the support of the peasants?
How have Chinese women’s lives changed since the Communist Revolution?
What did the Boxer Rebellion attempt to do?
What promise did the Communists in China make to the people to win power in 1949?
What is the status of Hong Kong?
Why was the Great Leap Forward launched?
How did the Japanese treat the Koreans when they took Korea?
What caused the division of Korea?
What do we mean when we call Korea the “Hermit Kingdom”?
Why has South Korea become known as one of the four “Asian Tigers”?
What is the most common family structure in Korea today?
What happened in Japan after Commodore Perry insisted on Japan trading with the U.S.?
What reason was given for Japan’s policy of expansion in the 1930s and 1940s?
Since Japan has very few natural resources how do they obtain them in the modern day?
What is the best way to describe Japan’s society?
How were women viewed in traditional Japanese society?
What natural disasters occur in Japan?
Where does most of Japan’s population live? Why?
Who had the greatest power in Japanese feudal society?
Who in a Japanese household has the greatest power and authority?
What is the code of the samurai?
What happened when the Japanese refused to surrender to the Allies during WWII?
What effect did the Great Depression have on Japan?
Essay- Chose one to answer. Make sure you answer it completely and in full sentences. (worth 10 points)
How did Confucianism, Daoism and Legalism differ?
How have family roles changed in Japan, Korea, and China since the end of World War II?
Explain what samurai were, their code and what they were expected to do.