great wall of china
originally built in the Quin Dynasty (220-206 BC), little of the wall remains, 1 million workers died building the wall, the total length is estimated to exceed 5,500 miles.
silk road
1500's Europeans arrive by sea. 1800's china loses power to foreigners. 1912 last dynasty overthrown.
yangtze river
The longest river in Asia- begins in the Plateau of Tibet and opens to the china sea at Shanghai in the east.
yellow river
Empties just south of Beijing.
3 gorges dam
Largest hydroelectric plant in the world. Idea was in 1919. Over 60 years of planning. Took 14 years to build (1994-2008). Provides 10%of all power to china. Costs $ 22.5 billion. Located 1000 miles inland on the Yangtze river
pearl river delta
The Pearl River Delta (PRD), Zhu Jiang Delta or Zhusanjiao in Guangdong province, People's Republic of China is the low-lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea . It is one of the most densely urb
hong kong
� Hong Kong- (Chinese) is one of two special administration regions (SARs) of the peoples Republic of china (PRC), the other being Macau. Situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its exp
dynasty
A line of heredity rulers.
taoism
A religion that teaches there is a natural order to the universe called Tao.
confucianism
A philosophy based on the teachings of confucios, an ancient chinese philosopher.
commune
collective farms grasped together to organize farming and plan public services.
Puppet Government
Government controlled by outside forces such as another countrys government.
Chinese Nationalist Party
fight for power in the 1930's.
Chinese Communist Party
fight for power in the 1930's.Communist win control - Mao Zedong.
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the communist party. Born: December 26, 1893 died: September 9, 1976. 1st communist leader of peoples republic of china.
Communism
government controls economy. Private property seized. Collective farming.
� Great Leap Forward
(1958) attempt by Chinese Gov. to industrialize china.
� Cultural Revolution
-(1966-1976) attempt by communist to purge opposition.
� Deng Xiaoping
reformed Chinese economy.
� Mandarin
main language spoken in china
� Ainu
populate 1000s of years ago. 300 BC-new immigrants takeover and bring rice farming. Today, descendants of Ainu are a minority group.
shogun
war lords
daimyo
land owners
samurai
knights
commodore matthew perry
the commodore of the us navy who compelled the opening of japan to the west with the convention on kangawa in 1854
general douglas MacArthur
an american general & fiels marshal of the philippine army.
diet
parliment
38th parallel
where north and south korea are divided
DMZ
(demilitarized Zone)
keiretsu
a type of business group. a set of companies with interlocking business relationships and shareholdings.
trade surplus
a positive balance of trade if it consists of exporting mare than is imported
asian tiger
the highly developed economies of hong kong, singapore, south korea, and taiwan (republic of China)
Explain how Mongolia, Taiwan, and the regions of China are distinct from one another.
mongolia- population less than 2.7 million
taiwan- one of asias richest economies
southern china- most productive region economically.
northern china-goes back 2,700 years ago.
Explain some of the positive and negative effects of the Three Gorges Dam.
neg: took 14 years to build, displaces people, covers historic sites, and disturbs wildlife.
pos: provides 10% of chinas energy and easier protection.
Explain the differences between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China.
(PRoC)- communist
(RoC)- nationalist
What changed in China when Mao Zedong came to power? What changed after he died?
he was on the communist side and became the leader of the (PRoC) and the communist beat out the nationalist.
Explain Japan's feudal system.
japan is not communist. Geographically isolated.
emperor-shogun-daimyo-samurai
Explain the changes Japan underwent from the late 19th century to today.
not much foreign influence-1850 comm. matt perry-maiji restoration-japanese moderation-invade manchuria- wwII end 1945- u.s. installs parliment .
Explain why Korea, which was once unified culturally, is now divided into two separate countries.
japan and korea 1910-wwII ends 1945-soviet:north u.s.: south-1949both leave-1950n invades s-1950-1953 korean war-in the end they divide at 38th parallel.
How does the physical geography of Japan affect its people?
middle is rugged so they live on the coastal area.
Describe the population demographics of Japan.
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