Midterm Flashcards
(96 cards)
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One of the major literary heritage of the world with an uninterrupted history of more than 3,000 years dating back at least to the 14th century bce
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China
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China is known for their visual treatment of the writing work which is known as
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Calligraphy
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A type of literature that is honored in china
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Poetry
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One of the most important novel in chinese history also known as “Hungloumeng” written in 18th century by Vao Zhan
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The Dream of the Red Chamber
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Country with one of the oldest literature in the world and the second most populated country in the world is best recognizes an array of different ethnic cultures
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India
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Examples of hindu scriptures in india
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Veda and Upanishad
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Hindu scripture which is an erotic text
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Kamasutra
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Hindu folktale scriptures
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Mahabharata and ramayana
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Two indian epics that are considered to be the most important poems in indian culture and serve as the evolution of hinduism in india
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Ramayana and Mahabharata
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This is also known as code of conduct in india
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Dharma
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A literature that came as an offshoot of the buddhist inspired sanskrit
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Parakit literature
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This asian country is famous for its strict adherence to perfection and refinement
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Japan
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Japanese writings that still exist today
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Kojiki and Nihon shoki
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Most popular genre of writing in japan
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Poetry, novels and dramas
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This poem originates as a 17 syllable three line with subject matters that describes the natural state of a certain place
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Haiku
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A 15 syllable five line poem that tackles any subject like courtship, gratitude and self reflection
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Tanka
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Indian epic which is considered one of the longest literary works in the world
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Mahabharata
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The “Tale of genji” by “Murasaki Shikibu” is often considered the world’s first novel
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True
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The “Tale of genji” by “Murasaki Shikibu” is often considered the world’s first novel
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True
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A chinese novel that features the character “Sun Wukong” also known as the monkey king
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Journey to the west
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Asian literature is only influenced by confucianism and buddhism. True or false?
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False
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Main themes of chinese poetry during the tang dynasty
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Nature and social concerns
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first asian to receive the nobel prize in literature
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Rabindranath Tagore
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This book is also known as “Arabian nights”
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“The book of One Thousand and One nights’
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A persian poet whose works are well known and celebrated in both eastern and western culture
Rumi
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This concept in japanese aesthetics emphasizes beauty in imperfection and transience
Wabi sabi
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True or false: A literature largely avoids any exploration of political themes
False
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This indian literature are considered as some of the oldest scriptures in the world
Vedas
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This korean warriors whose known for their contributions to poverty and literature are known as
Hwarang
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Mystical movement within islam that seeks to find divine love and knowledge through direct personal experience of god
Sufism
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This japanese play often have a focus on buddhist themes and principles
Noh
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In Vietnamese literature, this is regarded as a national epic poem
Truyen Kieu
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One of the earliest collections of chinese poetry and is believed to have been compelled by confucius
The book of songs or Shijing
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This chinese literature was inspired by the real life travels of the tang dynasty monk Xuanzhang
Journey to the west
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One of china's most famous poets who was known for his romantic, escapist themes and often celebrated the natural world
Li Bai
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A semi autobiographical work that provides insight into the lives of chinese aristocracy during the qing dynasty
Dream of the red chamber
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These three beliefs all played significant roles in shaping chinese literature
Confucianism, Daoism and buddhism
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This chinese literature is centered on the adventures of rebellious heroes and was considered controversial for its anti-establishment themes
Water margin
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Dynasty that is often called the "Golden age of chinese poetry" in chinese literature
Tang dynasty
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Chinese historical novel based on actual events but includes fictionalized characters and events
Romance of the three kingdoms
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The chinese author who wrote only the first 80 chapters of "Dream of the red chamber"
Cao Xueqin
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A collection of supernatural stories and tales of the strange by Pu Songling
Strange tales from a chinese studio
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A collection of confucius sayings and teachings compiled by his disciples
The analect
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A renowned poet of the tang dynasty known for his deeply personal poems that reflect social and political issues of his time
Du Fu
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A daoist text that explores the concept of the relativity things and freedom from worldly attachments
"Zuanghi"
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An ancient chinese military treaties dating from the late spring and autumn period this work is written by Sun Tzu
Art of war
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This theme of chinese literature is commonly found reflecting confucian values
Filial piety
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This particular dynasty saw the rise of chinese drama and is especially noted for its development of poetic drama and play
Yuan dynasty
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Third largest country in the world with an area of 9 million and 561,000 square kilometers and the most populated with over 1.2 billion people
China
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This inckudes Xizang (Tibet) and Xinjiang (Sinkiang) and inner Mongolia
The outer region of China
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It is one of the most densely populated areas in the world and the heartland of china
China proper and manchuria
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The capital of people's republic of china and the second largest city
Beijing
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The largest city in china
Shanghai
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This is one of the seven wonders of the world which was built during the third century to provide protection from invading nomadic tribes in china
The great wall of china
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He designed the cultural revolution in 1960 to replace the party government military power elite with more revolutionary elements in china
Mao Tse-tung
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He was a chinese revolutionary and first president and founding father of the republic of china and the forerunner of democratic revolution in the people's republic of china
Sun Yat-Sen
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He was a political and military leader of the 20th century of china who led the northern expedition to unify the country becoming china's nominal leader and the chairman of the national military council of the nationalist government of the republic of china he died in 1975
Chiang Kai Shek
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He is popularly known as Mao tse -tung was a chinese communist revolutionary guerrilla warfare strategies marxist political philosopher and leader of the chinese revolution
Mao Zedong
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He was a former chinese politician who served as general secretary of the communist party of china his prominence led him being described as the core of the third generation of communist party leaders
Jiang zemin
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It is the site of the most visited section of the great wall of china which became the world's largest military structure it was built during the Ming dynasty
Badaling Great Wall
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It was the chinese imperial palace from the ming dynasty to the end of the king dynasty and which now houses the palace museum it served as the home of emperors and their household it was declared as a world heritage site in 1987 and listed by unesco as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world
The forbidden city
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This is china's largest complex of ancient sacrificial buildings it's overall layout symbolizes the relationship between earth and heaven which stands at the heart of chinese cosmogeny
The temple of heaven
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This represent the marvelous achievement of buddhist cave art in china which constitutes to 252 caves and 51,000 statues
Yungang Grottoes
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The largest and most complete regal garden existing in china
The summer palace
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It is an extremely well preserved example of a traditional Han chinese city founded in the 14th century
The old town of Pingyao
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the foundation of the Wei in 220 and the overthrow of Wei by the gin dynasty in 265
Tripartite confrontation or three kingdoms period
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It is an important episode of chinese modern history that took place during the chinese civil war between the ruling kumintang and the rebel chinese communist party just before the second sino japanese war this incident led the nationalist and the communist to make peace and united against the increasing threat by japan
The Xi'an Incident
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It is more properly called the boxer uprising or the righteous harmony society movement in china
Boxer rebellion
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This was considered the largest asian war in the 20th century it is a military conflict fought between the republic of china and the empire of japan
Second sino-japanese war
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These are important components of chinese culture
Literature, music, visual arts, martial arts, cuisine, fashion, architecture and leisure
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These are the foundation for almost all major studies
The five cardinal points
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These are some of the most important early text in chinese literature
I ching and Shujing within the four books and five classics
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It was the oldest known written music attributed to confucius
Youlan or The Solitary Orchid
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It is played on solo instruments or small ensembles of plaque and bold stringed instruments and flutes
Traditional music in china
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These are among the oldest known musical instruments from china which are based on animal skins and etc
Bamboo pipes and gin
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This orchestra is consist of bowed strings, woodwinds plucked strings and percussions
Chinese orchestra
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A collective name given to chinese martial arts
Kung fu
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It means "achievement' or "merit" in chinese
Gong
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It means "man"in chinese
Fu
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This means martial arts or military arts in china
Wushu
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Clothing before the qing dynasty which is also referred to as the traditional han chinese clothing where many symbols such as phoenix have been used for decorative as well as economic purposes
Hanfu
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This has played an important part in structural development in chinese architecture
Feng shui
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This books are the foundation of the cultural political and traditional life in china
The five classics
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Books in the five classics
The book of changes
the classic of poetry
The classic of rights
the classic of history and
The spring and autumn anals
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These are the four books
Analects of confucius
Mencius
The doctrine of the mean
the great learning
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This is a book of piety sayings attributed to confucius and recorded by his disciples
Analects of confucius
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This is a collection of political dialogues in the four books
Mencius
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A book the teaches the path to confusion virtue
Doctrine of the mean
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This is a book about education self cultivation and Lao
The Great Learning
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This philosophical work taught inclusive love
Mohist mozi
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One of the central legalists texts
Hanfeizi
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This chinese cuisine favors cooking techniques such as braising and stewing
Jiangsu cuisine
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Baking is that cooking technique for this chinese cuisine and peanut sesame peace and ginger are also prominent ingredients in this style
Sichuan style
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This chinese cuisine emphasizes less on seafood and more on a wide variety of local herbs and vegetables
Anhui cuisine
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This means three feathers is a game played with wooden paddles and three feathered shuttlecocks
San mao
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This game is similar to hockey sack played with shuttlecock
Jian zi
