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The East Asian World: Guided Reading: Lesson 3

Guided Reading Activity

The East Asian World
Lesson 3 The Kingdoms of Korea and Southeast Asia
Review Questions
DIRECTIONS: Read each main idea. Use your textbook to supply the details that support or explain each main idea.
(When answering online, separate multiple responses with a comma and one space.)

A. Main Idea: During the long-lasting Yi dynasty, Korea developed a strong bureaucratic state
and kept its own distinctive culture despite repeated invasions.
 

1. Detail: Lasting for _______________ centuries, the Yi dynasty adopted the _______________ model
of a strong bureaucratic state.

2. Detail: Yi rulers established their capital at _______________, which is now called _______________.

3. Detail: Unlike Chinese and Japanese writing systems, _______________, the Korean alphabet, is
based on _______________.

4. Detail: After suffering attacks and invasions by China and _______________, Korea received the name
“The _______________ Kingdom” due to its _______________ policies.

B. Main Idea: In the sixteenth century, territorial conflicts and various political and religious
systems influenced the emerging kingdoms in Southeast Asia.
 

5. Detail: Conflicts over territory led to war between the Thai and Burmese and the creation of a new Thai
capital at _______________.

6. Detail: The Islamic sultanate at _______________ became the leading power in the Malay Peninsula.

7. Detail: Christianity and Islam attracted converts in the non-mainland states and the
_______________, while _______________ became prevalent on the mainland.

8. Detail: In Southeast Asian states, Buddhist kings, _______________ kings, Islamic sultans, and
_______________ emperors adapted foreign models of government.

9. Detail: The Buddhist style of kingship dominated the _______________ states; the Javanese style was
rooted in India’s political traditions, and Vietnamese rulers followed the teachings of _______________.

C. Main Idea: Europeans struggled to control the profitable spice market in Southeast Asia.
 

10. Detail: The _______________ of the Moluccas first attracted the Portuguese to the Indian Ocean.

11. Detail: In the 1600s, _______________ traders pushed the Portuguese and the English out of the
spice trade.
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The East Asian World: Guided Reading: Lesson 3

Summary and Reflection

DIRECTIONS: Summarize the main ideas of this lesson by answering the question below.
 

12. How did contact with foreign nations affect Korea and the kingdoms of Southeast Asia during the
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?
 
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