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20 Cards in this Set
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What is China's population?
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1.29 billion
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What ethnic group does 92% of the country belong to?
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Han Chinese
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What is China's capital?
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Beijing
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What is a dynasty?
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a line of rulers from a single family, who would hold power until it was overthrown. Then a new leader would take power and a new dynasty would begin
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What did the Chinese begin to build about 2000 years ago and why?
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The Great Wall of China, to keep out foreign invaders from the north (on all other sides there were natural barriers)
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What did Kongfuzi (Confusious) teach?
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that people should be polite, honest, brave, and wise. Children were to obey their parents and people were to respect their elders
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What was Laozi's teachings called and what were they?
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Daoism, people should should live simply and in harmony with nature
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What is Buddhism and when was it introduced to China?
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AD 100, meditation, wisdom, and mortality could help people find relief in life's problems.
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What are some of China's inventions?
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Paper and ink, silk, magnetic compass, printed books, gunpowder, and fireworks
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In what year was the last dynasty overthrown and what was the government after this?
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~ 1911
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After World War II what two parties gained power and fought over power of China? Who lead each party?
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~Nationalists- General Chiang Kai-shek
~Communists- Mao Zedong |
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In what year did China become Communist?
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1949
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True of False: In 1976 Mao Zedong died and the new communist leader Deng Xiaoping made China more open
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True
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When and what happened in Tiananmen Square?
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1989~ students and workers called for democracy and demanded political reforms in China. Government sent tanks and troops, killed/injured 1000s of protesters
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What are human rights?
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Basic freedoms and rights, such as freedom of speech, that all people should enjoy
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Why have people in other countries criticized China's government?
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Because of China's harsh treatment to its citizens and because they have no respect for human rights
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Why else have China's government been criticized?
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In 1950 took control of Tibet and crushed a rebellion
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What % of China's people live in rural areas?
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63%
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About how many people live in urban areas?
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About 503 million people
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Where would you find statues of Buddha in China?
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Buddhist temples with many storied towers called pagodas
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