Asia And China

Question 1

Ming Dynasty

Answer 1

Ming Dynasty definition. A major dynasty that ruled China from the mid-fourteenth to the mid-seventeenth century. It was marked by a great expansion of Chinese commerce into East Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia.

Question 2

Qing Dynasty

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n the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu. Synonyms: Ch’ing, Ch’ing dynasty, Manchu, Manchu dynasty, Qing Type of: dynasty. a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family.

Question 3

Examination system

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The examination system was an attempt to recruit men on the basis of merit rather than on the basis of family or political connection. Because success in the examination system was the basis of social status and because education was the key to success in the system, education was highly regarded in traditional China.

Question 4

Opium

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a reddish-brown heavy-scented addictive drug prepared from the juice of the opium poppy, used as a narcotic and in medicine as an analgesic.

Question 5

Taiping Rebellion

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The Taiping Rebellion or Taiping Civil War (simplified Chinese: 太平天国运动; traditional Chinese: 太平天國運動; pinyin: Taìpíng Tīanguó Yùndòng, literally “Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement”) was a massive rebellion or civil war in China that lasted from 1850 to 1864, which was fought between the established Manchu-led Qing …

Question 6

Beijing

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a city in and the capital of the People’s Republic of China, in the NE part, in central Hebei province: traditional capital of China.

Question 7

Treaty of Nanjink

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The Treaty of Nanking, formally called the Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Commerce between Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and the Emperor of China, was signed on the 29 August 1842 to mark the end of the First Opium War (1839–42) between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Qing dynasty of China.

Question 8

Taiwan

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an island country off the southeastern coast of China; pop. 22,974,300 (est. 2009); capital, Taipei; language, Mandarin Chinese (official). Official name China,

Question 9

Empress

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a female emperor.

the wife or widow of an emperor.

Question 10

CiXi

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The dowager empress of China (1861-1908) who was hostile to foreign influences in China and supported the Boxer Rebellion (1898-1900).

Question 11

Self-Strengthening Movement

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The Self-Strengthening Movement, c. 1861–1895, was a period of institutional reforms initiated in China during the late Qing dynasty following a series of military defeats and concessions to foreign powers.

Question 12

Imperial City

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under the first German empire, a city having no head but the emperor.

Question 13

Porcelain

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a white vitrified translucent ceramic; china.

Question 14

Boxer Rebellion

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an unsuccessful rebellion in China in 1900, the objective of which was to drive out all foreigners, remove all foreign influence, and compel Chinese Christians to give up their religion

Question 15

Tokugawa Shogunate

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an unsuccessful rebellion in China in 1900, the objective of which was to drive out all foreigners, remove all foreign influence, and compel Chinese Christians to give up their religion

Question 16

Commodore Matthew Perry

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Matthew Calbraith Perry (April 10, 1794 – March 4, 1858) was a Commodore of the United States Navy and commanded a number of ships. He served in several wars, most notably in the Mexican–American War and the War of 1812. He played a leading role in the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854.

Question 17

Meiji Restoration

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A turning point in Japanese history in 1868 when the last shogun was overthrown and the emperor assumed direct control over the nation. The following Meiji Period (1868–1912) was marked by Japan’s opening to the West and the establishment of a strong centralized government.

Question 18

Consulate

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the place or building in which a consul’s duties are carried out

Question 19

Eta

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the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (Η, η), transliterated as ‘e’ or ‘ē.’

Question 20

Edo

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former name of Tokyo.

Question 21

The Hermit Kingdom

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Hermit kingdom is a term applied to any country, organization or society which willfully walls itself off, either metaphorically or physically, from the rest of the world.

Question 22

Isolation

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the process or fact of isolating or being isolated:

Question 23

Dutch Learning

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Rangaku is a body of knowledge developed by Japan through its contacts with the Dutch enclave of Dejima, which allowed Japan to keep abreast of Western technology and medicine in the period when the country was closed to foreigners, 1641–1853, because of the Tokugawa shogunate’s policy of national isolation (sakoku).

Question 24

Junks

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discard or abandon unceremoniously

Question 25

Queue

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a line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed.

Question 26

Hsuan-yeh

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The Kangxi Emperor (4 May 1654 – 20 December 1722) was the fourth emperor of the Qing dynasty,[1] the first to be born on Chinese soil south of the Shanhai Pass near Beijing, and the second Qing emperor to rule over that part of China, from 1661 to 1722.

Question 27

Philology

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the branch of knowledge that deals with the structure, historical development, and relationships of a language or languages.

Question 28

Extraterritoriality

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noun form of extraterritorial

Question 29

Unequal treaties

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An unequal treaty is any of a series of treaties signed with Western powers during the 19th and early 20th centuries by Qing dynasty China and late Tokugawa Japan after suffering military defeat by the foreign powers or when there was a threat of military action by those powers.

Question 30

Yangtze Valley

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Later on it was the earliest part of the Yangtze valley to be integrated into the North Chinese cultural sphere.

Question 31

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

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Toyotomi Hideyoshi (豊臣 秀吉?, February 2, 1536, or March 26, 1537 – September 18, 1598) was a preeminent daimyo, warrior, general, samurai, and

Question 32

Tokugama Leyasi

Answer 32

Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542-1616) was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, or military government, which maintained effective rule over Japan from 1600 until 1867. The period from 1477 until 1568 was a time of disorder and disunity in Japan.

Question 33

Treaty of Kanagawe

Answer 33

On March 31, 1854, the Convention of Kanagawa or Kanagawa Treaty was the first treaty between the United States of America, and the Empire of Japan, then under the administration of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Signed under threat of force, it effectively meant the end of Japan’s 220-year-old policy of national seclusion (sakoku), by opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American vessels.

Question 34

consulates

Answer 34

the place or building in which a consul’s duties are carried out.