China Test Flashcards
What is the capital of Taiwan
Taipei
What is the capital of Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar
When was the birth of Chinese civilization
3000 BC
Long white river was the birth of Chinese civilization
Huang he river
What was early China’s main concern
How to feed a large population
Define the term sphere of influence
Areas of control
What year did the nationalists seized power in China
1911
Define abdicate
To give up
Who is the first president of China as a republic
Sun Yatsen
Who took over the Nationalist party after sun yay-sen death
Chain Kai-shek
What was the long march
Men were chased by the Communists for 6000 miles
Who took up as the leader of the Communists before World War II
Mao
What event required the communist and nationalist to work together
Invasion by Japan
Who joined the Communists after World War II
Peasants
What year were the nationalists defeated in mainland China
1949
Where did Chaing Kai-shek flee to
Taiwan
On October 1, 1949 mao sets of a communist state called what
The peoples Republic of China
What was a major goal for Mao
Agricultural productivity
Define collective farms
People work together whatever they harvested people would share
Describe the great leap forward
Failed to me Maus goals. New plan with combine collectives into self-sufficient communes
What were the red guard
Army of young radicals
Define the cultural Revolution
Radical idea to establish a new, socialist society
What four things did the cultural Revolution look to destroy
One. Old ideology
two. Old thought
Three. Old habits
Four. Old customs
Why did the cultural Revolution
The con of me was almost completely ruined hundreds of thousands in jail
Who took over China after Mao
Deng Xiaoping
What was the goal of the four modernizations
To improve agriculture industry science and technology
Define light
Production of small goods like clothes or bicycles
What was the fifth modernization that many citizens started calling for
Political freedom
On what day did the Tiananmen Square massacre take place
June 3, 1989
Describe the Tiananmen Square massacre
2000 people killed
Describe the north east region of
It holds the capital
Low lands
Huang he river
Describe the south east region of China
Double cropping
Yang Z river
Describe the Northwest region of China
Silk Road
Nomadic herding
Describe the Southwest region of China
Thai bet
Cold and dry
How large is the Chinese population
1.3 billion people
Why did Mal and this really urge Chinese to have more children
More Chinese people met more people to protect the city
Who set up the one couple, one child policy
Deng Xiaoping
What are the benefits of following the one child policy
Better housing better jobs
What are the possible punishments for not following the one child policy
Fines, wage cuts, loss of job and social disapproval
How many ethnic minorities are in China
56
What are the four largest minority groups in China
One. Mongols
Two. Uygurs
Three Thaibetians
Four Kazaks
What is the dominant ethnic group in China
Han
What is the official Chinese language since 1956
Manderin
What language is mainly spoken in South China
Cantonese
What does it mean that Chinese is non-phonetic
That phonics are not used to pronounce Chinese words
Define ideograms
Pictures of characters representing a thing or idea
At least how many characters do you have to know to master the Chinese language
20,000
What religion is based upon the teachings of Laozi
Daoism
What religion is based upon the teachings of Confucius
Confucianism
The collections of the teachings of Confucius is called what
Analects
What religion says the path to true happiness lies in living in a harmonious relationship with the natural world
Daoism
What religion says that society functions best when everybody respects the laws and behaved according to position
Confucianism
What is the most widely practiced faith in China
Confucianism
What is the official religion of China
Atheism
Define atheism
Atheism denies the existence of God
Which religion is not tolerated in China and was outlawed in 1999
Falun Gong
Define Faun Gong
Spiritual movement that combines meditations, exercises and principles from Buddhism and Daoism
Define acupuncture
Using needles that specific points on the body to cure disease or pain
What was Chaing Kai shek’s goal when he fled to Taiwan
To take back to China
Define provisional
Temporary
When did the United Nations except China is a member and expel Taiwan
1971
Who took control of Hong Kong in the 1800s
Britain
What did Great Britain use Hong Kong for originally
Naval base
Hong Kong specializes in what three specific areas
One. Electrical appliances
Two. Clothing
Three. Fabric
Define exodus
Mass departure
How long did Britain least Hong Kong for
99 years
When did Britain give Hong Kong back to China
1997
When did Mongolia gain independence from China
1911
When did Mongolia hold its first democratic election
1990
What is the main economic activity of Mongolia
nomadic herding
What are two other economic activities in Mongolia beside nomadic herding
Coal mining
Copper mining
What is the capital of China
Beijing
