South And Southeast Asia

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Buddhism

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A religion that stresses rebirth and life after death

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Huang He

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A river that winds east for roughly 3,000 miles and empties into the Yellow Sea

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Change Jiang

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Sometime called the Yangtze, this river is the longest in Asia

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Taoism

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A religion that emphasizes preserving and restoring harmony within oneself and in the universe

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Boxer Rebellion

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An attempt by the people of China to rid themselves of European influence

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Pol Pot

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Leader of the Khmer Rouge who died under house arrest in 1998.

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Dynasty

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A ruling family or a series of rulers from the same family

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Samurai

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Professional soldiers

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Shogun

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In Japan, the general of the emperor's army with powers of a militar dictator

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Kunlun Mountains

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Mountains in western China that is the source of two rivers

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Gobi Desert

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Located in in North China and a hot spot to find dinosaur fossils

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Three Gorges Dam

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controversial structure that would create a huge reservoir to produce hydroelectricity that would submerge scenic areas and historical sites

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Chairman Mao Zedong

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Communist leader of China who defeated the Nationals

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Confucianism

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A religion that stresses order, education, and hierarchy in society

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UNICEF

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An organization that reported that more than half a million children were working in factories

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Global Economy

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A term used to describe the fact that more and more countries are trading with each other

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The Great Leap Forward

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A campaign of Chairman Mao to convert China from an agrarian to a modern industrialized, communist society

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Typhoon

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A tropical storm that occurs in the western Pacific

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Landfill

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a place where solid waste is buried between layers of dirt

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Hong Kong

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An east Asian island considered to be an important world harbor

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Chang Jiang (Yangtze)

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The Three Gorges Dam is built on this river

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Economic Tiger

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A country that has rapid growth due to cheap labor, high technology, and aggressive exports

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Pyongyang

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The largest city in North Korea

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Taiwan

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An island nation that was once part of China and is still claimed by them

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Shang

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The first Chinese dynasty

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Chiang Kai-shek

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The leader of the Chinese nationalist party at the beginning of WWII

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PCBs or PolyChlorinated biphenyl

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Industrial compounds that build up in animal tissue and can cause disease and birth defects

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Three Kingdoms

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These formed in the Korean Peninsula with the Koguryo in the northeast, Paekche in the southwest, and Silla in the southeast

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Spheres of Influence

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China was carved up into these sections which were controlled by Britain, Germany, Russia, and France.

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Shi Huangdi

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The first Qin emperor who built the Great Wall of China

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Yurts

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Felt covered leather tents

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inventions

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The Chinese introduced many _________ to the world such as gunpowder, paper and printing.

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Pacific Rim

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The countries surrounding the Pacific Ocean are part of the economic and social region called the __________.

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Jakota Triangle

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A zone of prosperity made up of Japan, Korea, Taiwan

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Yellow River

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Nickenamed "China's Sorrow" for it's devastating floods

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Nippon

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This word means "source of the sun" in Japanese.

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archipelago

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Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines are examples of this because they are countries made up by a group of islands.

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Burma

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Another name for the country of Myanmar