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100
Name of the highest plateau on Earth
Tibetan Plateau
100
Year the Mongolians tried invading Japan:
1274-1281
100
Wars caused by Great Britain to force China to open up to trade in 1839 and 1856:
The Opium Wars
100
Name of the leader of the Chinese Communist Party;
Mao Zedong
100
Western civilization is built upon Christianity, what is East Asian civilization built upon?
Confucianism mostly.
200
Mountain range that holds the highest peaks on Earth
The Himalayas
200
School of thought started by Laozi, that states to "follow the Dao"
Daoism, taoism
200
Name 2 colonial territories in East Asia:
Hong Kong, Macau, Qingdao, Korea (from Japan), Sakhalin Island
200
Who's the embodiment of the Juche ideology from North Korea?
The Supreme Leader; Kim Il-Sung at the time
200
Name 4 social structures that affect our daily lives:
Education, government, the economy, religion, etc.
300
Name of the river that separates China and North Korea:
Yalu river
300
Chinese dynasty where Chinese influence was spread everywhere;
Tang Dynasty
300
Samurai-led rebellion against the modernizing Meiji Restoration;
Satsuma Rebellion of 1877
300
Battle that shifts the war in the Pacific during WW2 against Japan:
Battle of Midway, 1942.
300
Why does Japan have so many earthquakes and tsunamis?
It's home islands are in the Ring of Fire
400
List the countries that make up East Asia
China, Mongolia, South Korea, North Korea, Japan, Taiwan
400
Explain xiao in Confucianism:
Filial piety, respect for authority as they will take care of you.
400
What's the difference between Colonialism and Imperialism?
Colonialism seeks resources, Imperialism seeks to impose a way of life.
400
What does DMZ stand for and between which countries is it?
De-militarized Zone, between North and South Korea.
400
Name of the cultural wave of South Korea, that includes k-pop, k-dramas, etc.
The hallyu
500
Name the 4 Japanese Main Islands:
Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku
500
Explain the legalist school of thought:
Humans are naturally selfish, they need rules and strong authority.
500
What year was the Chinese rebellion led by the "brother of Jesus Christ"?
Taiping Rebellion, 1851-1864.
500
What happened in Tiananmen square in 1989?
NOTHING
500
What's Taiwan's "ace under the sleeve" to secure American aid and prevent a Chinese invasion?
Microprocessors, microchips.