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China Flashcards

1
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largest continent in the world

A

Asia

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2
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have vast literary tradition in terms of scope and
length of existence

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Asia

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3
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main themes of literature in Asia

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religion, war, politics

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4
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countries in east Asia

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China
Korea
Japan

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5
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one of the world’s cradles of civilization

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China

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6
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China- one of the ___

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world’s cradles of civilization

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7
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China- Started its unbroken literary tradition (___)

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14th century BCE

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China- Started its ___ 14th century BCE

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unbroken literary tradition

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9
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prolonged the existence of literary traditions

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preservation of Chinese language

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10
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Du Fu other name

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Tu Fu

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11
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greatest poet of all time

A

Du Fu

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12
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Du Fu is

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greatest poet of all time

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13
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Du Fu famous piece

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the ballad of the army cats

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14
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conscription
(army) and hidden satire that speaks the
noticeable luxury of the court

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the ballad of the army cats

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15
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Li Po is also known as

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Li Bai

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16
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poet that is the main competitor of Du Fu

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Li Po

17
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Known for his conversational tone and imagery

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Li Po

18
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Li Po was known for his __ and __

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conversational tone and imagery

19
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Li Po famous piece

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alone and drinking under the moon

20
Q

ancient social custom of drinking

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alone and drinking under the moon

21
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a statesman during Tang Dynasty

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Wang Wei

22
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Tang Dynasty is

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golden ages of Chinese culture

23
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School of Wang Wei

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southern school of painter-poets

24
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his poems usually represents the local
landscape

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Wang Wei

25
Q

Wang Wei- his poems usually represents the ___

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local landscapes

26
Q

vivid imagery of local nature

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green stream

27
Q

A fictionist who won the 2012 Nobel Prize for
Literature

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Mo Yan

28
Q

Mo Yan- A ___ who won the ___

A

fictionist, 2012 nobel prize for literature

29
Q

Mo Yan famous piece

A

red sorghum

30
Q

his first novel and a story of the
Chinese battling Japanese intruders during the
1930s

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red sorghum

31
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world-acclaimed short story writer

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Yu Hua

32
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Yu Hua is world-acclaimed ___.

A

short-story writer

33
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champion for Chinese meta-fictional or
postmodernist writing

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Yu Hua

34
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Yu Hua- champion for Chinese ___ or ___/.

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metafictional, postmodernist writing

35
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Yu Hua famous work

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to live

36
Q

struggles endured by the son of a
wealthy land-owner during the Chinese
revolution.

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to live

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