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15 Cards in this Set
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Tibet
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a non-chinese ethnic group that was once a buddhist kingdom. There is tension between the chinese and the tibetans
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Aborigines
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Taiwan's original inhabitants
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Mongolia
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made of mostly ethnic mongolians. Centuries ago there ancestors ruled the largest land empire. Today the Mongolians are divided
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Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, and Guangzhou
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Large urban centers taht lie in river calleys or costal plains. It has a population density of only 5 people per square mile
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Dynasty
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ruling family
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homogeneous
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having a population belonging to the same ethinic group
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Tokyo
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the world's most populous urban area, with more than 35 million people
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shogun
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a military ruler
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samurai
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professional warriors
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Nagasaki and Hiroshima
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where the U.S. droped atomic bombs
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Haiku
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a form of poetry created by the Japanese that originally had only 3 lines and 17 syllables but now is written in many line and syllable combinations
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acculturation
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the absorption of popular culture from another country
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Seoul
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capital of south korea
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Pyongyang
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capital of north korea
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Cultural divergence
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a growing apart of countries
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