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China, Korea, Japan Flashcards

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About 92% of the people in China are what ethnicity?

A

Han

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Name the two main rivers of China.

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Huang He(Yellow) and Chang (Yangtze)

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Name 4 important contributions to technology by the Chinese.

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gunpowder, paper, printing, magnetic compass

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Who was responsible for uniting local states into a united China and as a result was named the “first emperor”

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Emperor Shih Huang Ti

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What Chinese dynasty does the name China derive from?

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Qin (China)

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What is the largest city in China?

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Shanghai

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What religion presents the world as a competition between yin and yang?

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Taoism

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What is the name of the man whose teaching is the basis for Taoism?

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Lao Zi

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Is the terrain and climate of East Asia consistently the same or varied?

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Varied. Everything from tropical to subarctic with many mountains and plateaus.

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What is the capital of Mongolia?

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Ulaanbaatar

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What is the capital of Taiwan?

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Taipei

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What is the capital of China?

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Beijing

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Does the climate of South Korea permit one or two rice crops a year?

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Their climate is warm enough year around that it allows them to harvest two crops in one year.

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What is the name of Mongolia that is controlled by China?

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Inner Mongolia (Nei Mongol)

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What are the name of the tiny islands that the Chinese Nationalists claim in addition to Taiwan?

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Quemoy and Matsu

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What is the religion of North Korea?

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Juche (Kimilsungism)

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What do the Japanese people refer to their country as?

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What are the names of the largest 4 islands?

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Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu, Hokkaido (can you locate them on a map?)

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What is the official name of South Korea?

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The Republic of Korea

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What is the oldest European colony is Asia, founded by the Portuguese in 1557?

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Which leader established the first republic in China?

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Sun Yat-sen

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What is the name of Tibetan Buddhism and who is named after?

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Lamaism, Dali Lama

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Japan borrowed these from China but what are the names of their governmental divisions?

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prefectures

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Can you explain and do you understand the growth of China from a backward pawn of European imperialists to a the current driving force in world economy now? (Boxer Rebellion?Sun-yatsen? Mao Zedong? Deng Xiaoping?Communists?

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Study the question for some ideas on the essay

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Can you locate the capitals and other important cities for Koreas, Japan, China, Taiwan

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Pyongyang, Seoul, Tokyo, Hong Kong

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What is the name for East Asia?

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Pacific Rim

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