SE Asia: Ch4 China, Mongolia, Taiwan

Question 1

loess

Answer 1

fertile, yellowish soil

Question 2

dynasty

Answer 2

a series of rulers from the same family

Question 3

Chiang Kai-Shek

Answer 3

Chinese general and leader of the Nationalists, he lost China’s civil war and fled with his supporters to Taiwan.

Question 4

Mao Zedong

Answer 4

Leader of China, he led the Communist takeover of China in 1949 and was head of the government until 1976.

Question 5

dialect

Answer 5

a regional version of a language

Question 6

Confucianism

Answer 6

a philosophy based on the ideas of Confucius that focuses on morality, family order, social harmony, and government

Question 7

Daoism

Answer 7

a philosophy that developed in China and stressed the belief that one should live in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of all reality

Question 8

pagoda

Answer 8

a Buddhist temple based on Indian designs

Question 9

command economy

Answer 9

an economic system in which the central government makes all economic decisions

Question 10

ger

Answer 10

a large, circular, felt tent used in Mongolia and Central Asia