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1
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What city did China regain control of in 1997

A

Hong Kong

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2
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What river is called “China’s sorrow

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Yellow river/Hueng he

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3
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Why is “China’s sorrow” known as that?

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Many floods in the past.

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4
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Who led the Communist party in China against the Nationalists

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mao zedong

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5
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Who led the Nationalists in China against the Communists

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Chaing Kai-shek

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What Chinese region was once controlled by the United Kingdom

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Hong Kong

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7
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What does China’s one-country, two-system pledge refer to

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Keep the freedoms that people had before

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8
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Who led a series of expeditions with lands far from China

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Zheng He

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9
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What were people going to do in the expeditions with lands far from China

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Exsplore and Trade

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10
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Many groups of Mongols joined together under which leader

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Gengis Khan

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11
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Which Mongol leader started a new dynasty in china

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Kublai Khan

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12
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What was the dynasty that a Mongol leader started called

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Yuan dynasty

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13
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What three different Chinese ethical systems were practiced in ancient China

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Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism.

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14
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What does Confucianism teach?

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It teaches about respecting family.

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15
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What is daoism?

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It teaches about going with the flow and being in harmony with the universe.

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What does Legalism teach

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It teaches that when people do wrong, they should be punished

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17
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Whose teachings shaped government and society in China until the early 1900s?

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Confucius

18
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Who organized the great leap forward

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Mao Zedong

19
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What were the goals of the great leap forward?/

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Increasing agriculture and widespread industrialization.

20
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How were the goals of the great leap forward to be achieved

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Everyone would build steel furnaces in their backyard, Innovative, yet untested techniques would be tried to increase crop production, and people would kill all sparrows, because he believed it hindered agricultural production.

21
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What were the results of the great leap forward?

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he steel furnaces could not heat up enough to make pure steel, The untested techniques hindered crop production, and the lack of sparrows caused locust swarms which ate up the crops. The great leap forward was a flop and many people starved.

22
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Who organized the cultural revolution

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Mao Zedong

23
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What were the goals of the Cultural revolution

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To get rid of all past or foreign traditions and cultures.

24
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How were the goals of the Cultural revolution to be achieved

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Mao Zedong closed schools, sent intellectuals to rural work farms, and organized groups of students and young children called the red guard to destroy all remnants of old traditions and cultures.

25
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What were the results of the Cultural revolution

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Antiques and Ancient Texts were burned, Churches and temples were closed and even destroyed, Intellectuals were tortured and killed, some committed suicide. The education system fell, with many students not trusting the system, and the confusion made people work less. Much of china’s ancient heritage was lost.

26
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Who did the red guard comprise of

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Young kids

27
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What were the red guard taught?

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/The little red book, known as the Sayings of Chairman Mao

28
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What did the red guard do?

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/They burned antiques and ancient texts, destroyed Churches and temples, and criticized teachers, officials, factory managers, and even their own parents.

29
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What did the students of the red guard protest for in Tiananmen Square?

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/They condemned government corruption and called for a change in democracy

30
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What were the forces fighting in the Opium wars?

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/China & Great Britain

31
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Who lost in both of the Opium wars

A

China

32
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What happened to the losers of the Opium wars?

A

/British forces took over Hong Kong

33
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What force started the Boxer rebellion?

A

/peasants-Government joined in after

34
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What was the goal of the boxer rebellion?

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/To drive all foreigners from china

35
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What were the results of the boxer rebellion?

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/China was turned into a republic

36
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What geographic features helped isolate the Chinese civilization?

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/deserts, the pacific ocean, and mountains.

37
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What was the belief that Chinese emperors had the right to rule known as

A

Mandate of heaven

38
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What did the Mandate of Heaven state?

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/The Chinese emperor had a divine right to rule given by god.

39
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How were the most skilled and able people in Chinese dynasties chosen for government jobs?

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/They were chosen based on results from exams

40
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What are the two staple crops cultivated in China and where is each predominantly grown?

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/Wheat-North China, Rice-Southeastern China

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