Which effect did Marco Polo’s The Travels of Marco Polo have on East Asia and Southeast Asia?

A.
It prompted the Chinese to send out explorers of their own.

B.
It caused the collapse of the Japanese shogunate.

C.
It drew European interest in the culture, resources, and wealth of the region.

D.
It encouraged the British to end the opium trade.

There is an error in the question. The Tagalog ethnic group is not a Hindu minority in any country, they are from the Philippines and are predominantly Christian. Please clarify the blank space with the correct word or phrase.

C. It drew European interest in the culture, resources, and wealth of the region.

Which effect did Marco Polo’s The Travels of Marco Polo have on East Asia and Southeast Asia?

C. It drew European interest in the culture, resources, and wealth of the region.

Drag and drop the definitions and the countries to the correct economic system.

Mongolia during the Cold War


North Korea during the Cold War


South Korea during the Cold War


Taiwan during the Cold War

Command Economy:

- North Korea during the Cold War.

Mixed Economy:
- South Korea during the Cold War.
- Taiwan during the Cold War.

Market Economy:
- Mongolia during the Cold War.

Drag and drop the origins and beliefs to match each belief system.

emphasizes loyalty, discipline, and order


emphasizes harmony with nature


believes in nature spirits


emphasizes mediation to achieve enlightenment


Buddhism


Confucianism


Daoism


Shinto

Emphasizes loyalty, discipline, and order:

- Confucianism

Emphasizes harmony with nature:
- Daoism

Believes in nature spirits:
- Shinto

Emphasizes meditation to achieve enlightenment:
- Buddhism

Use the drop-down menus to complete the sentences.

Mongolia, Japan, and the Koreas are largely
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, with large majority ethnic groups. However, the
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make up a small minority group on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. China’s largest ethnic group are the Han, but the large country has many minority ethnic groups, including the
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. Taiwan also has a majority Han population.

Mongolia, Japan, and the Koreas are largely homogeneous, with large majority ethnic groups. However, the Ainu make up a small minority group on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. China’s largest ethnic group are the Han, but the large country has many minority ethnic groups, including the Tibetans. Taiwan also has a majority Han population.