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14 Cards in this Set
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dynasty |
a series of rulers from the same family |
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sphere of influence |
a method of dividing foreign control in china, after the country was forced to sign a series of treaties granting special privileges to the europeans.
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Boxer Rebellion |
An uprising in china in 1900 , spurred by angry Chinese militants or boxers . Over foreign control, several hundred europeans, christians and Chinese died |
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Mao Zedong |
the leader of the communist in china who defeated the nationalist in 1949 , died in 1976 |
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confucianism |
a movement based on the teachings of Confucius , a Chinese philosopher who lived about 500 BC; Confucius stressed the importance of education in an ordered society in which one respects ones elders and obeys the government |
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Taoism |
a philosophy based on the book Tao Te Ching and the teachings of Lao -Tizo, who lived in China in the sixth century BC and believed in preserving and restoring harmony in the individual with nature and in the universe with little interference from the government |
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buddhism |
a religion that in india about 500 BC and spread to china , where it grew into a major religion by AD 400 |
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economic tiger |
only named with only those characteristics, a country with rapid economic growth due to cheap labor , high technology, and aggressive exports |
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pacific rim |
an economic and social region including the countries , surrounding the pacific ocean , extending clockwise from New Zealand in the western pacific ocean to chile in the eastern pacific; includes west coast of US |
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Three kingdoms |
the kingdoms formed in the peninsula of korea by AD 300- Koguryo in the northeast , Paekche in the southwest and Silla in the northeast |
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Seoul |
largest city in South Korea , with a population of more than 10 million people |
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Pyongyang |
Largest city in north korea, with more than 2.5 million people |
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shogun |
The general of the emperors army with the powers of a military dictator, a position created by the japanese emperor in 1192 after a struggle between two powerful clans |
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samurai |
a professional soldier in japan who served the interests of landowners and clan chiefs |
