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This philosophy developed in Japan around 1000 BCE

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Shintoism

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Laozi founded this philosophy

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Taoism

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This philosophy emphasizes power and harsh laws.

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Legalism

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This philosophy believes in “kami” or spirits in nature.

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Shintoism

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This philosophy encourages strong, positive behavior by leaders.

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Confucianism

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The name of this philosophy means “The Way.”

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Taoism (Daoism)

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This philosophy emphasizes the importance of family, respect for elders, and reverence for ancestors.

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Confucianism

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This philosophy began in India and spread to China.

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Buddhism

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This philosophy states that human existence is filled with suffering, and the only solution is to give up worldly goods in order to reach nirvana through reincarnation.

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Buddhism

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This philosophy emphasizes living in harmony with the forces of nature.

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Taoism (Daoism)

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This philosophy says that people are selfish and unworthy.

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Legalism

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China gets its name from this dynasty.

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Qin

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This dynasty began building the Great Wall.

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Qin

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This dynasty created a solar calendar.

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Shang

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This dynasty invented the calligraphy system of writing.

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Shang

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Founded Taoism

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Laozi

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Chinese philosopher whose works emphasized relationships and order between people

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Confucius

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Code of honor samurai needed to follow

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Bushido

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Top of the social order in feudal Japan

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Emperor

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Who had the most power in feudal Japan?

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Shogun

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Last dynasty to rule China

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Qing

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China’s enemy to the north

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Mongols

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He tried to get rid of his political enemies by forming the Red Guards

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Mao

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First leader of the Kuomintang

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Sun

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Emperor of Japan during WWII

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Hirohito

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Japanese suicide pilots who loaded their planes with explosives and crashed them into American ships

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Kamikaze

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He put down pro democracy demonstrations in the 1980s.

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Dent

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He led his followers on a 6,000 mile march to escape his enemies.

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Mao

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He eventually took over China and opened it up to the West.

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Deng

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He led China from 1949 to his death in 1976.

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Mao

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The Qing resisted modernizing this country in the 1800s

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China

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He led the overthrow of the Qing dynasty and tried to create a democracy

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Sun

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The Meiji tried to modernize this country starting in the 1860s

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Japan

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Because they wanted resources and status, they became imperialistic

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Both China and Japan

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The Tokugawa Shogun shut off this country from the outside world starting in the 1600s

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Japan

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They were forced to open up ports and trade with the British in the 1840s

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China

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They were pressed by foreigners to open up to trade

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Both China and Japan

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They had certain groups that resisted Christianity

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Both China and Japan

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They were forced to protect foreign sailors and trade with the US in the 1850s.

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Japan

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During the Shang Dynasty, writing became an art called

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Calligraphy

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The first historic dynasty in China was

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Shang

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Britain wanted China to open its ports which led to this event

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Opium War

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The Shogun were overthrown and Japan’s emperor modernized Japan

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Meiji Restoration

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Mao and his followers try to get rid of Western and traditional ideas.

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Cultural Revolution

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Under Deng, the Chinese government sent troops to stop the pro democracy demonstrations

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Tiananmen Square Massacre

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He founded a Shogunate in the 1600s and closed Japan

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Tokugawa

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This government, founded in 1644, was overthrown by Sun in 1012

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Qing Dynasty

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An attack on Christians and foreigners during the Qing Dynasty

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Taiping Rebellion

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Mao’s failed attempt to modernize China

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Great Leap Forward

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Nationalist army chased the Communist army for 6,000 miles

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The Long March

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An uprising in 1850 in China which weakened the Qing Dynasty

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The Boxer Rebellion

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Centralized system that runs the day to day business of government

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Civil service system

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Variations of a language

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Dialects

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