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100 Cards in this Set
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Pictograph
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Pictures that represent words or sounds
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Fertile Crescent
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Crescent shape spot of fertile land by the Nile River to the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
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Polytheism
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Belief in many gods
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Hieroglyphics
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A form of writing using symbols (pictures)
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Pharaoh
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Political & Religious leader
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City-state
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A city that acts like its own country
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Hammurabi
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Made the first laws written down called "Hammurabi's Code"
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Dynasty
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Ruling Family. Power stays in a particular family.
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Hunters & Gathers
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People who hunt and gather food (nomadic)
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Subsistence
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Just enough to survive
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Agricultural Revolution
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Major change from hunting and gathering to farming.
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Divine Ruler
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Claims to be a god, protected by the gods, or favored by the gods
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Mandate of Heaven
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That the gods gave him permission to become the ruler
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Mosque
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Muslim place of worship
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Imperialism
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Growth of an empire (why: for land, power and resources)
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Geopolitics
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Interested in a region because of its Land, Location, and Resources
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Allah
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Arabic word for god
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Five Pillars
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5 main duties a Muslim must perform:
1) statement of faith 2)Call to Prayer (pray 5 times a day) 3)Alms (give to charity/ less fortunate) 4)Fasting (don't eat during the daytime during Ramadan) 5) Pilgrimage (go to Mecca at least once in your life) |
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Jerusalem
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City that is considered holy or sacred to the Jewish, Christians, and Muslims
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Mecca
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City that is holy-est place for the Muslims
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Western Wall
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the holy-est place for the Jews
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Qur'an
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Islamic holy book
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Prophet
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A messenger of god
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Muhammad
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The person who started/founded Islam
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Mt. Moriah
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Where Abraham was supposed to kill his son to show the faith to god
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Covenant
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An agreement
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Dome of the Rock
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There is a rock inside the dome shaped building
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Is Arabia (before Islam) Monotheistic or Polytheistic?
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Polythestic
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Is Islam Monotheistic or Polytheistic?
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Monotheistic
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major trading center
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Mecca (before Islam)
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Most holy city to Muslims
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Mecca
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2nd most holy city to Muslims
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Medina
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3rd most holy city to Muslims
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Jerusalem
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An Islamic word for an inward area where you face to prayer
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Marab
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A person who Interprets the Torah (kind of like a priest)
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Imam
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A Succesor
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Person who follows/ takes your place after you die
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Covers Your hair
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Hijab
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full body covered, except for the eyes, hands and ankles
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Niga
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Everything is covered
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Burqa
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Anti-Semitiam
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Discrimination against the Jews
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Zionism
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Jewish Nationalism
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Theodor Herzel
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First person to strongly believe that the Jews need a homeland.
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Balfour Decleration
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British say that they support the idea of a Jewish national homeland
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U.N. Partition Plan
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To split Palestine in half. One half for the Jews and the other half for the Arabs
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OPEC
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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Culture
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A shared way of life
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Ethnocentrism
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The belief that ones way of life is the "right" one
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Per Capita Income
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Amount of money a nation produces
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Population
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Amount of people living in a certain area
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Population Density
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Amount of people living per square mile
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Population Growth
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The growth or in large-met of a population
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Population Distribution
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Where people live
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Land Area
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amount of land
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Arable Land
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Land that is suitable for farming
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Desertification
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Process of land becoming a desert
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Cash Crops
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Crops grown to produce money
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Standard of Living
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Basic needs are met
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Life Expectancy
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How long someone should live
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Infant Mortality
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Number of Children who die before the age of one
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Literacy
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Ability to read and write at the age you are supposed to
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Socialization
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Process of learning your culture
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Culture Diffusion
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Blending of cultures
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Isolation
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Don't want to interact with other cultures
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Nationalism
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Pride in your country
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Traditions
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Old way, old habits
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Specialization
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Development of skills in a specific kind of work
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Cunieform
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Wedge-shaped writing developed in Summer. (Triangular-ish shaped)
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Domestication
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Control of reproduction of plants and animals
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Theocracy
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Government ruled by a religious/political leader.
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Surplus
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Having extra of something
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Guerrilla Fighters
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Non-normal fighting: sneak attacks, sniper, sucide bombings, and etc..
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Conventional Forces
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Normal fighting: one force against another
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Cohesive
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All-together
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Coup d'etat
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An overthrow of the government
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Subdue
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Keep control, put- down
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Discontent
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Not happy
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Regime
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Government
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Fundamentalist
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Refers to religion, strict beliefs
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Implement
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create, put in place
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Repressive
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Unfair
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Infidel
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Not faithful, non-believer
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Notorious
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Most well known for a bad reason
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Coalition
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Alliance, group off people together
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Wrenching
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Difficult
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Deliberation
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Negotiation, discussion
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Legalism
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Strict laws and harsh punishments. (thought people had to be controlled by fear)
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Terra Cotta Army
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an "army" of clay statues that Qin Shi Huang Di made each military person pose for. Built to stand in front of his tomb and "guard" him
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Confucianism
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used the 5 relationships: (based on filial piety, respect for _______.)
1)between ruler and subject 2)between father and son 3)between older brother and younger brother 4)between husband and wife 5)between friend and friend |
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Daoism
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-Based on the Dao (The Way)
-look at nature for order -used "love" to rule |
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Steppe
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Very flat grass land (grazing)
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Nomadic/ Pastorlism
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-Don't settle
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Genghis Khan
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-Military mastermind
-tactics still studied today -had highly skilled warriors on horse back -skilled archers -used guerrilla warfare -caused people to stop fighting -let people keep their culture and religion when he took over their land -people had to pay tribute -adopted new cultures - |
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Kublai Khan (Mongols)
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-Genghis Khan's grandson
-united china -restored great canal -helped foreign trade increase -Marco Polo works for Kublai -Kublai raises taxes -dies=power struggle, rebellions, mongol empire fell apart |
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Zheng He (Ming Dynasty)
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-worked for Ming Dynasty
-was a Muslim admiral -mission:show off china's power -wants to establish alliances |
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Extraterritoriality
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To put your own rules on someone else land or objects
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Taiping Rebellion
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Hong Xiuan wanted to over throw the dynasty (Did not overthrow= 20mill. people died)
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Boxer Rebellion
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Unsuccessful- did not overthrow the dynasty
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Sun Yixian (Sun Yat-sen)
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-nationalist
-made president of china -has the idea to modernize & make a democratic china |
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Jian Jieshi (Chiang Kai-Sheli)
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- Nationalist
-Powerful General -Different way of thinking compared to Sun Yixian |
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Mao Zedong
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-Communist
-Had the 5 year plan= great leap forward =famine, seized land and gave to peasants=angered richer people, made communes larger and more productive= made people feel like nothing was just theirs because they were forced to live with so many people, encouraged young people to join the revolution= young people became so into it, it became out of control and needed to stop, 100 blooming flowers (Mao's idea)= later back fired and Mao said anyone who participated just committed a crime -wants to get rid of the 4 olds (-old ideas, -old habits, -old customs, and -old culture |
