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Asia And China Y8 Flashcards

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1
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Three countries in North Asia

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One – Russia

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Name three countries in East Asia

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South Korea
Japan
China

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Name three countries in Southeast Asia

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Thailand
Indonesia
The Philippines

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Name three countries in South Asia

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India
Bangladesh
Maldives

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Name three countries in Central Asia 

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Kazakhstan
Iran
Afghanistan

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Name Three countries in the Middle East

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Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Yemen

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What happened in 3000 BC

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The Indus Valley civilisation evolves in what is now Pakistan

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How long did the into Indus civilisation last

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2000 years

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What happened 5000 years ago

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Indus Valley civilisation evolved into what is now Pakistan

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What happened in 2000BC

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4000 years ago Hinduism develops in India, at the same time that Judaism is developing in the eastern Mediterranean

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What happened 2500 years ago

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Buddhism develops in India

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What Happens in 100BC

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The silk Road trade route is established. This is a network of roads running from China, through Central Asia, to the Mediterranean. It is used to transport valuable commodities from the east – silk, spices, tea, perfume, porcelain- to Europe markets

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What happened at 0AD

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Christianity develops in the Middle East

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What happened to 600AD

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Islam develops in Saudi Arabia

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What happened in 1206-1358

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Genghis Khan Creates the Mongol empire – the largest continuous land empire the world has ever seen. Khan, and his fearsome armies of nomadic , mounted warriors, conquer lands stretching from the shores of the Pacific Ocean in China to Central Europe. The empire lasted for 160 years.

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When was the Mongol empire created

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1206-1358

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Who created the Mongol empire ?

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Genghis Khan

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How long did the Mongol empire last

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160 years

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What happened in 1453

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The end of the silk Road trade route. Rulers in Turkey , angry at European crusaders, refuse to let any trade through to the Mediterranean.

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What happened in the late 1400’s

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Sikhism develops in northern India

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What happened after Sikhism develops in the late 1400s

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Unable to trade with Asia by land since the closure of the Silk-road, European countries established see trading routes to the east

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What happens in 1555?

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The Mughal empire is established in India. It lasts for 300 years, until the British Army overthrows the emperors.

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What happened in the 1840’s

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The opium wars: Britain defeated China in two wars , and forced them to import opium and other products grown in the British Empire

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What happened in 1857

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The British Army depose the Mughal emperors; India becomes part of the British Empire

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What happened early 20th century

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Large parts of south and south east Asia became colonies of European power

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What happened in 1947

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India gained independence from the British Empire

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Five present-day Asian countries that formed part of the Mongol empire in 1279

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Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan

28
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Name five major religions that have developed in Asia

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Hindu
Islam
Sikhism
Judaism
Buddhism

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Three British Asian colonies

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India
Pakistan
Sri Lanka

30
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Name three French Asian colonies

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Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos

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What is the population of Asia

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Asia is the most populous continent is the time to 4.6 billion people

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Definition of population distribution

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Description of how people spread out within an area

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Definition of population density

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A measure of the average number of people per square kilometre in the area

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Places that Encourages low population density

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– The Arabian desert has very high temperatures and low rainfall levels, which made it hard to grow crops in rear livestock
-The Himalayan mountains are too steep for building on and the climate is too cold for agriculture
-Much of Russia is covered by tundra and taiga(thick coniferous forest) biomes, with extremely cold climates and permafrost. This makes agriculture and other activities very challenging

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Places in Asia that encourage high population density

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  • The flat fertile soils of eastern China and Southeast Asia mean that agriculture produces very high crop yields, Supporting large populations
    -The Pacific coast has lots of port switch in a portrait of the rest of the world and would create lots of jobs
    – large cities such as Delhi and Mumbai create millions of jobs which attracted large numbers of migrants
36
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How long did the Mughal empire last?

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3000 years

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