Question

Which of the following most directly identifies a way that the Koreans or the Chinese influenced Japan’s economic system?(1 point)
Responses

The Japanese began to adopt rice paddy cultivation instead of hunting, gathering, and fishing.
The Japanese began to adopt rice paddy cultivation instead of hunting, gathering, and fishing.

Trade relationships between Japan, China, and Korea offered opportunities to buy and sell goods.
Trade relationships between Japan, China, and Korea offered opportunities to buy and sell goods.

Chinese intellectuals brought Chinese culture and ideas to Korea and then to Japan.
Chinese intellectuals brought Chinese culture and ideas to Korea and then to Japan.

The Japanese sent diplomatic missions to China beginning in the seventh century.

Answer 1

The Japanese began to adopt rice paddy cultivation instead of hunting, gathering, and fishing.

Reason: Wet‑rice agriculture, introduced to Japan via Korea (and ultimately from China), transformed Japan’s economy by creating settled farming communities, surplus production, and new social/economic structures.