Foot Binding
What is foot binding?
The process of breaking a girl's feet and tie them really tight so that they can grow in a small shape
True or false? The bride's family paid a dowry (money for the groom's family) before getting married
True
Who was allowed to have an education back then?
Who were the two groups that fought in the civil war?
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Nationalists
Which group of people were prevented from coming to America under this act?
Chinese immigrants
True or false? All girls no matter their class were expected to get their feet bounded
False. Only girls who were in the upper class could do this because girls in the low class were expected to work and they couldn't do this if their feet were bounded
Her family would have to give money to the dead husband's family in order to get their daughter back and remarry her to someone else
What is Confucianism?
It's a philosophy/teaching that focuses on morals: what's right and wrong
Which country helped spread communism to China?
Russia
Why were the miners threatened by Chinese immigrants?
Because they could not only get their jobs, but could also get the gold they were mining for
What is the youngest age girls were expected to have their feet bounded and why this age?
age 4; not younger because they wouldn't be able to tolerate the pain and not older than 6 because then their feet will grow too much and it will be too late
Why was tea important to the Chinese culture?
Tea is a way for the couple to serve their new families. They give it to the oldest family member first and move on to the youngest.
What is do they mean by the common man becoming a "gentleman" in education?
A man in the upper class; a better man
Which group had 60,000 members at first and within a year of attacks, had less than 10,000 members left?
Chinese Communist Party
True or false? Geary Act of 1892 added 10 more years to the Chinese Exclusion Act
True
Why did this tradition start?
After women saw the emperor's concubine dance, and saw her small feet (shoes), they really liked it. The girls saw that men liked it, so they began to bind their feet in order to get married.
How did parents and grandparents play matchmaker on Sundays?
People hold up handwritten signs with relevant information on their children and a list of requirements for the partners. Members of the family stroll through the park to look at other signs to find the right match for their candidate.
If you were in the lower class, you can move up to a higher class by becoming educated.
True or false? This was the only civil war China had and the CCP won it.
False. This was only the first phase of the war and the nationalist won this first phase
What percentage of the population did the Chinese immigrants make up in America?