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The Chinese paints many things red because it represents prosperity or good luck.
What is social? It is social because it relates to their culture and beliefs.
The government banning/burning books because they don’t agree with the ideas in them.
What is Article 19 - you have the right to think and voice your opinions freely?
The type of economy that China has.
What is a command economy?
The name of the religion that focused a lot on respectful relationships, kindness, and good behavior.
What is Confucianism?
Define dynasty.
What is a group of leaders within the same family where the ruling position is inherited from one generation to the next?
Items were bartered between people as merchants traveled the Silk Road.
What is economy? This is economy because trading relates to how people make money/get what they need.
Journalists who tried to say anything negative about the government were put on no-fly lists.
What is Article 13 - you have the right to travel?
This type of economy has some industries controlled by the government, but entrepreneurs are still able to develop new businesses if they wish.
What is a mixed economy?
In this hierarchy, kings are at the top, nobles receive land from the kings, which they then rent to peasants in return for their protection. Peasants give them rent or crops in return.
What is feudalism?
Name two things that are part of the “land” factor of production.
Soil, trees, ore, etc. basically any raw material from nature.
The Himalayan Mountains caused many parts of China to be isolated from other places for many years.
What is geographic? This is geographic because mountains are a geographic feature that caused people to not be able to travel easily.
Protesters have gathered in Tiananmen Square to demand political change. They are met with tanks and guns that are being used by the military to stop them.
What is Article 20 - you have the right to gather as a peaceful assembly?
This type of economy existed in ancient China.
What is a traditional economy?
This type of government gave all power to one leader and used strict laws and fear to rule!
What is the legalism?
What is labor?
Mao Zedong was the Communist leader of the People's Republic of China.
What is political? This is political because it is talking about a government leader of a nation.
From 1979-2015, China had a one-child policy to control population growth.
What is Article 16 - you have the right to marry and to raise a family?
There are essentially no countries that truly have this type of economy that is free from all government influence.
What is a free market economy (or market economy)?
Name two things that Shi Huangdi did to unify his empire.
What is: standardized weights, measurements, and currency; standardized axle widths to allow consistent use of roads, and created a uniform system of writing which improved communication?
Anything manmade that is used to produce goods. Without this, raw materials can't be turned into anything else.
What is capital?
Children with certain disabilities can be denied an education in China. There are laws in place that allow universities to deny entry to applicants with certain disabilities.
What is political? This is political because there are laws in place that are prohibiting these children from getting an education.
Workers unions are illegal in China. Anyone who tries to organize workers for better pay or better conditions are usually punished with heavy fines or arrest.
What is Article 23 - you have the right to a job, a fair wage, and to membership in a trade union?
Explain why no countries have a free market economy.
What is: In most places, the government steps is involved in some ways, even if they are minimal, to insure protections for consumers to that people don't get taken advantage of. Even if that is by creating laws that offer safeguards and not actually running any businesses?
Describe the Civil Service system.
Under this system, government jobs were awarded based on merit and not birthright or family’s status in society. People took exams to get jobs, which led to an increase in the importance of education.
Explain what an entrepreneur is.
Bonus 100 for telling me which type of economy they do not exist in.
Who is a person who starts a business with the goal of making a profit?