EAST ASIA Flashcards
The Shang dynasty arose on the North China Plain. They faced many problems; attacks from nomads of Central Asia, rebellion by nobles, natural disasters. When the people suffered, it was assumed that the dynasty had lost it’s right from heaven to rule
mandate
Chinese philosophy which emphasizes harmony with nature and simple living. It is still followed in modern China. Focuses on yin
Daoism (Taoism)
It is based on discipline and proper moral conduct. continues to have an impact on China and other Asian civilizations today. an all-encompassing way of thinking and living that entails ancestor reverence and a profound human-centred religiousness. Focuses on Yang
Confucianism
first emperor of dynasty was the first to unify the country.
Qin Shihuangdi,
He joined together sections of existing defensive walls. to serve as defense against enemy attack from nomadic tribes north of China
Great Wall of China.
an army of clay soldiers to follow Qin Shi Huang in the afterlife.
Terracotta Army
European governments and Japan divided large areas of China into areas over which they had exclusive trading rights.
spheres of influence
an uprising against foreign influences in China in 1900. a violent uprising in China from 1899–1901 that targeted Westerners and Chinese Christians
Boxer Rebellion
nationalist Chinese leader
Chiang Kai-shek:
communist Chinese leader
Mao Zedong:
The Chinese government reduced population growth by implementing a policy of one child per married couple beginning in 1979
One child policy
are a huge wave that results from a nearby undersea earthquake.
Tsunamis
symbolic pictures that stand for ideas.
ideograms
is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation …
monsoon
a feudal society under the control of a shogun, or military ruler.
shogunate
Emperor who abdicated
Akihito
Who is the emperor of Japan today?
Naruhito
Japan’s indigenous religions often practiced in a mix with Buddhism and even Christianity.
Shinto
Professional warriors known supported the shogun’s rule.
samurai
Fighting ended in 1953 with a cease-fire and the establishment separating the two countries an area where, by agreement, military activities and personnel are prohibited
DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)
the value of its exports is greater than the value of its imports.
trade surplus
