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Social Studies Asia Unit Test Flashcards

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China - What are the beliefs on the 3 philosophies

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Buddhism: Suffering only stops when you stop wanting, all are equal

Daoism: Nature is the best exampe of how to live, showing us how to avoid conflict and desires

Confucianism: Teaching them respect for family and leaders and how to behave properly

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China - What physical features caused China to become isolated from the world?

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The large mountains, oceans, and the desert allowed protection on each side making it isolated from the world

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China - How did chinas physical features help and hurt China?

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It divided into warring states that spoke the same language but wrote differently

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China - What were the two main rivers of China and what did they bring to China?

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The two main rivers of China were the Yellow River and the Yangtze River and they were great for natural surviving resourcues like water and food and they also made for good transportation and trading routes

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China - How did Chinese dynasties claim power?

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By owning land

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China - Under the Tang Dynasty how was the government structured (what is a bureaucracy)?

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The government was structured by using civil service examinations to select their government officials who also helped carry out the government policy and keep the government stable.

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China - Under the Qin Dynasty what 4 things did Emperor Shi Huang Di do to bring people together?

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Writing, infrastructures, standard money and made a postal system

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China - Government based on peoples’ ability rather than their birth is called?

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Meritocracy

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China - What is a scholar official?

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Government workers who had to study for years and pass a series of incredibly difficult tests

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China - Who is most likely to be a scholar official?

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Those who get the highest scores on the series of tests

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China - If you were caught cheating on a scholar official test what would be the most likely thing to happen to you?
You would most likely be killed

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You would most likely be killed

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China - Why was the Great Wall of China built?

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It was built to protect China from intruders

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China - The Tang and Song governments improved the transportation and trade systemChina - by?

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They improved the transportation system by inventing the compass to all they chinese to travel farther/faster than others and improved trade by inventing paper and gun powder to give them more advanced things to trade for better income.

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China - How did the Tang and Song governments change the money system?

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They invented paper that started the development of paper dollar bills

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China - How did the Silk Road affect China and the world?

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After the Yuan Dynasty reopened the Silk Road to improve trade it led to Chinese ideas in Europe

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China - Can you name a Chinese invention and the effect it had on the world?

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A chinese invention that had an effect on the world is Gun Powder. It established the start of fireworks and later to fire rocket powered arrows

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China - Who was Genghis Khan?

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Genghis Khan was the ruler of the Mongols

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China - How did Genghis Khan come to power?

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After he becomes a clan leader and defeats all of his rivals he created the Mongols around 1200

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China - What were some positives that occurred under the Yuan dynasty?

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They improved trade and led to the creation of other chinese inventions.

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China - What were some negatives that occurred under the Yuan dynasty?

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They didn’t trust the chinese so they treated them terribly and was not fair to them with resources

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Japan - What is population density?What is one effect that has on Japan?

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Population density is the amount of people in a area per square mile and it has an effect on Japan because it makes them have to pack close together

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Japan - Population density is the amount of people in a area per square mile and it has an effect on Japan because it makes them have to pack close together

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There is very little living space because there are mountains in the middle of the island

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Japan - The biggest mountain in Japan is called what?

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Mount Fuji

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Japan - How did the sea help Japan?

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It protected Japan from all of the predators like Mongols

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Japan - What are the two main sources of food in Japan?

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Rice and Fish

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Japan - How was Japan’s development influenced by its proximity(closeness) to China?

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Because China was close to Japan, Japan took most of China’s characteristics and a few others and combined it into their own version that accommodated their beliefs

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Japan - What was the form of Japanese Buddhism?

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Zen Buddhism

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Japan - Why was Zen Buddhism so popular?

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It was believed that following the rules of Zen Buddhism would lead to peace

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Japan - What new forms of drama did the Japanese develop? (how were they different)

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They developed the Noh and Kabuki Theatre.

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Japan - What was a Haiku? What was the structure of a haiku?

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A haiku is a a poem with deep meaning and few words that had 3 lines with syllables of 5, 7, and 5

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Japan - Who was Lady Murasaki and why was she important?

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Lady Murasaki was a writer and she was important because she wrote the worlds first novel as a woman

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Japan - Explain the role of the daimyo and the samurai in the Japanese lord-vassal system. What did the Daimyo give to the samurai? What was expected of the samurai?

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The daimyo are wealthy landowners who promised loyalty to shogun and the daimyo gives the samurai a piece of their land in order to protect them from invaders and threats

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Japan - What was the bushido code?

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Follow the code of Justice, Courage, Mercy, Politeness, Honesty, Honor and Loyalty

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Japan - Explain the Japanese Feudal structure. How was society structured?

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Society was structured with the emperor on the top but with no actual authority or political power, the second row would be the Shogun as the real ruler with full authority, the third row would be the daiymo which are wealthy landowners, and the fourth society row would be all of the peasants, artisans, and the merchants.

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Japan - Why were peasants and artisans considered to be of higher status than merchants in medieval Japan?

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The merchants have nothing to offer at all and aren’t very helpful

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Japan - What was the role of the Emperor? Compare that to the Shogun.

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The emperor was a high rank in society but didnt really have any power whereas the Shogun was the actual ruler with all of the power

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Japan - What does Nippon mean? Why?

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Land of the rising sun since its located to the east of China

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Japan - Can you describe what it means to be a Samurai?

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To follow the bushido code: Justice, Courage, Mercy, Politeness, Honesty, Honor, and Loyalty

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Japan - What is the most important part of Japanese Culture?(Reason Samurai would commit Seppuku)

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To commit an honorable death (Seppuku is when the samurai would kill themselves if the dishonored their family)

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Japan - Compare the fighting styles of the Ninjas and the Samurai.

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The Ninjas would fight stealthily with no honor and any sort of weapons they could find whereas Samurais would have honor, loyalty, and require a fair face to face battle

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Japan - Why did the Ninja emerge?

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Originally, itwas to fight for the peasants against the samurai until they got paid off by Shogun

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India - What religion is dominant in India?

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Hinduism

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India - What are the three main Gods? What are their jobs?

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Brahma - The creator
Vishnu - The Preserver
Shiva - The destoryer

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India - What main Empire was considered a Golden Age in India? What is a golden age?

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The Gupta Empire was considered a golden age, a golden age is a time of peace and prosperity

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India - What were your top 3 achievements of this Empire?

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Medicine
Administrative System
Mathematics

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India - What is the Festival of Colors? What is the festival of Lights?

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The festival of colors is Holi and the festival of lights is Diwali

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India - What is Dharma? What is Karma?

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Dharma is a righteous or moral conduct
Karma is The consequences that determine the quality your next life

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India - What is the most ancient scripture in the world?

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The Vedas

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India - Are people allowed to marry outside the Caste system? What is the lowest level (basically not a part of the system)?

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No, they werent allowed to marry outside of their level. The lowest level is the Shudras

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India - What is Reincarnation? Who believes in reincarnation?

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Reincarnation is the constant cycle of rebirth and hindus and buddhists believe in it.

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India - What is Moksha? How does one reach it?

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Moksha is when you reach nirvana and escape the reincarnation cycle. You reach Moksha by achieving your dharma and obtaining enlightenment.

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India - What is considered one of the most holy places in India? What problem with the Ganges is there today?

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  • Varanasi is considered one of the most holy places in India.
  • The problem with the Ganges is that its very dirty and causes a lot of people to get sick
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India - How do Hindus feel about beef?

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They don’t eat it

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