China and Japan

Question 1

ming dynasty

Answer 1

The Ming dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China—then known as the Empire of the Great Ming—for 276 years following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty.

Question 2

qing dynasty

Answer 2

The Qing dynasty, officially the Great Qing, also called the Empire of the Great Qing or the Manchu dynasty, was the last imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917.

Question 3

examination system

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

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 or Nanjing was a peace treaty which ended the First Opium War (1839–42) between the United Kingdom and the Qing dynasty of China on 29 August 1842. It was the first of what the Chinese later called the unequal treaties because Britain had no obligations in return.

Question 8

taiwan

Answer 8

a Chinese island separated from the SE coast of China by Taiwan Strait: a possession of Japan 1895–1945; restored to China 1945; seat of the Republic of China since 1949.
Capital: Taipei.

Question 9

empress

Answer 9

a female ruler of an empire.

2.the consort of an emperor.

Question 10

Ci Xi

Answer 10

Cixi. … or Tzu Hsi 1835–1908. The dowager empress of China (1861–1908) who was hostile to foreign influences in China and supported the Boxer Rebellion (1898–1900). Cixi.

Question 11

self strengthening movement

Answer 11

The Self-Strengthening Movement (Chinese: 洋務運動/自強運動/同治維新), 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

Answer 12

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

Question 13

porcelain

Answer 13

a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.

Question 14

boxer rebellion

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In 1900, in what became known as the Boxer Rebellion (or the Boxer Uprising), a Chinese secret organization called the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists led an uprising in northern China against the spread of Western and Japanese influence there.

Question 15

tokugawa shogunate

Answer 15

The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the Tokugawa bakufu (徳川幕府 ?) and the Edo bakufu (江戸幕府 ?), was the last feudal Japanese military government, which existed between 1603 and 1867.

Question 16

commodore matthew perry

Answer 16

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Matthew Calbraith Perry [Note 1] (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.

Question 17

meiji restoration

Answer 17

The Meiji Restoration (明治維新 Meiji Ishin ?), also known as the Meiji Ishin, Renovation, Revolution, Reform, or Renewal, was a chain of events that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji

Question 18

consulate

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the premises officially occupied by a consul.

2.the position, work, authority, or term of service of a consul.

Question 19

eta

Answer 19

the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).

2.the vowel sound represented by this letter.

Question 20

edo

Answer 20

a member of a people inhabiting the district of Benin in Nigeria.

Question 21

the hermit kingdom

Answer 21

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. The Joseon dynasty of Korea was frequently [not in citation given] described as a hermit kingdom during the latter part of the dynasty.

Question 22

isolation

Answer 22

an act or instance of isolating.

Question 23

dutch learning

Answer 23

Rangaku (Kyūjitai: 蘭學/Shinjitai: 蘭学, literally “Dutch Learning”, and by extension “Western Learning”) 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 …