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40 Cards in this Set
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What region contains most of China's population?
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Heartland/Agricultural China
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Why is loess important to China?
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It keeps the soil fertile.
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What philosophy is most of Traditional Chinese culture based upon?
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Confucianism
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What classes made up traditional Chinese society (in order)?
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Gentry/Nobles
Peasants Merchants Artisans Soldiers |
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What was believed to be the key to social mobility in traditional China?
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education
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What type of family is preferred in China?
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joint-family
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What religion spread from India to China?
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Buddhism
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Which philosophy emphasizes respect for elders, education, family, the five relationships?
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Confucianism
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Which philosophy emphasizes law and order, harsh punishments?
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Legalism
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Which philosophy emphasizes nature, the 'way', and freedom?
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Daoism
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What event marked the beginning of Europeans (British) gaining influence in China?
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Opium War
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What two groups were at odds during the Long March?
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Nationalists and Communists
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Who was the original leader of the Communists in China?
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Mao Zedong
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Who succeeded Mao as the leader of the Chinese government?
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Deng Xiaoping
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Under Communists control, what rights did the government provide to people?
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Housing, a job, health care
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Why was the Great Leap Forward a failure?
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It did not give people incentive to work hard.
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Who did farmers and factory workers support during the Chinese Civil War?`
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Communists`
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What did the communists promise for Chinese society.
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Social equality
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Under Deng, what were the Four Modernizations of the Chinese economy?
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Agricultural improvement, industrial growth, Military growth, science/technology
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What attempted to remove traditional/Confucian ideas and beliefs from Chinese society?
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Cultural Revolution
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What did the protesters at Tiananmen Square demand?
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political rights/freedoms
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What areas are foreign trading and goods allowed in?
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Special Economic Zones
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What economic problem is the result of China's growing economy?
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Pollution
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What was bronze used for in ancient China?
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Making offerings to and worshiping the ancestors
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What was the significance of the Mandate of Heaven?
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that leaders had to have the approval of the ancestors
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When rulers ruled just and fairly, what was this the beginning of?
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The dynastic cycle
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When a country has a sphere of influence in another, what does that mean?
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That it has special economic privileges in that country
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What do Boxers, Nationalists, and Communists all have in common?
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There opposition to foreigners
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What was one common goal for Communists & Nationalists?
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Driving out the Japanese during WWII
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What did Deng Xiaoping introduce to China?
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Capitalist changes to the economy & industrial development
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What type of family has been most desirable in China?
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joint
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In traditional Chinese society, what factors determined your position?
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Sex, age, education, job
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What was the key to social mobility in Chinese society?
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education
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What group of people did the Communists focus on as the new leaders of society?
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youth
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How did the communists help to improve women's lives?
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education, jobs, health care
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What has caused the One-Child Policy in China?
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Growth in population, lack of resources, growing poverty
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What problems are Chinese women/girls still facing today?
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Being sold as wives (mortgaging), killing of baby girls (female infanticide)
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What river provides hydroelectric power to China?
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Chang (Yangzi)
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What are the Huang He, Chang, and Xi?
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Rivers in China
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What are some major cities in China?
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Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou
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