China: Lands and Geography
This large mountain range separates China from India
Himalayas or Tibetan Mountains
The earliest versions of Chinese writing come from this dynasty that ruled in the area of the Yellow River
Shang Dynasty
Catholic missionaries entered China with these traders?
The Portuguese
What was the outcome of the Opium Wars?
China was forced to allow British opium into China, which caused many Chinese to become addicted to opium.
In the 1800s, Hung Hsiu-ch'uan founded a new religion called, what? Even though he actually promoted the ideas of, what?
Great Peace
Communism
These are the two most important rivers in China?
Yellow (Huang He) and Yangtze Rivers
What happened when kings died in the Shang Dynasty?
Servants and horses belonging to the king were sacrificed and buried with the king.
Name the famous Jesuit missionary who adopted Chinese lifestyle in order to preach the Catholic faith among the Chinese?
Fr. Matteo Ricci
What was the outcome of the Taiping Rebellion?
it was the largest civil war in world history
it involved fighters all over China
it weakened the imperial Manchu government and destroyed the Chinese economy
Who was the founder of the republic government in 1912?
Sun Yat-sen
The name "Chung Kuo" means this terms which is meant to show how China viewed itself to be in the center of the world?
Middle Kingdom
Why was the Great Wall of China built?
To keep invading Mongols out of China
Many Chinese Catholics stopped worshipping the Catholic faith when they were instructed to stop __________ ?
the practice of honoring their ancestors, as many Catholics including the Pope said it was idolatry
Chinese merchants sailed and traded with Japan, southern Asia, India, Persia (Iran), and Africa.
These two groups divided Chinese life in the early 1900s? Who were the leaders of these two groups after World War II ?
Nationalists (Kuomintang) and Communists
Chiang Kai-shek (Nationalist) and Mao Zedong (Communist)
Chinese language has words with _______ syllable, and a written alphabet called ________
One syllable; ideograms
Name a quality of Hsuan-Tsung's capital city Chang-an
it became a center of culture and wealth
the greatest poets and painters lived and worked there
the emperor supported musicians, dancers, actors
it became home to many foreigners
it introduced other non Chinese religions to China
to modernize like Western nations (Europe and the U.S.)
to develop factories, coal mines, and to have a strong military
Who was the founder of the Yuan Dynasty that united China for a bit over 100 years, and which city did he found?
Kublai Khan; Beijing which is the modern capital of China
In 1949 at the end of World War II, up to the present day, what is the name of China's government, and what kind of government is this?
People's Republic of China
Communist
For years, Chinese government has been based on a system that rewards the most qualified and talented people to govern, called?
Meritocracy
This dynasty worshipped a supreme God, honored family, had schools and great works of literature. The philosopher Confucius was born in this dynasty.
Zhou Dynasty
Why were the Boxers, or the Fists, opposed to Western influence in China?
They feared the Westerners would destroy Chinese civilization
Describe some of Confucius' ideas.
every person must show piety and respect for ancestors/elders
rulers must show their goodness before they show their force
formal education was very important
rituals united society together
family, community, school, and the kingdom were important for maintaining unity
Where did the non-communist Nationalists go, once the Communists took control of China?
the island of Taiwan