Ancient History
China
Japan
The Koreas
Key Words
100
He was an important thinker in China whose teachings helped China's government run smoothly for centuries.
Who is Confucius?
100
What type of government came to power in 1949 in China and established communes, changing the Chinese way of life.
What is the Communists.
100
What is one reason for Japanese economic success?
What is they improve upon ideas, or the government works closely with businesses.
100
This is the name of the strip of land where military personnel are not allowed between the two countries.
What is the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)
100
This word means the unequal treatment of a person or group of people.
What is discrimination.
200
This was built before 206 B.C. to keep invaders out of Ancient China.
What is The Great Wall of China
200
If you were to visit China in the 1980s, you would see most people using these for transportation. (different from today)
What are bicycles.
200
This is the practice of the government helping industries by giving them money.
What is subsidizing.
200
This is the parallel that divides the Korean peninsula into two countries.
What is the 38th parallel.
200
this word means to add a variety of things to something.
What is diversify.
300
In ancient Japan, these "emperor's generals" made the laws of the land.
Who are the shoguns
300
This person took leadership of China and began a policy called "The Great Leap Forward" to increase productions on farms and factories.
Who is Mao Zedong
300
Name two incentives for Japanese workers?
What are free housing, education, or medical care for workers.
300
This is the Korean country which is an economic world power (giving it the nickname of Asian Tiger)
What is South Korea.
300
This term refers to computer driven machines that do work once done by humans.
What is a robot.
400
Name three inventions the Ancient Chinese can claim credit for.
What is paper, gunpowder, silk weaving, compass, printing press, clockwork, water wheel, spinning wheel, digging canals, building dams, or setting up irrigation systems.
400
This is an island off of China were Chinese Nationalists fled to set up the Republic of china in 1949.
What is Taiwan.
400
This is the name for the group of working women in 1980s Japan who served tea, did light cleaning, held doors, and answered the phone.
Who are the "office ladies."
400
This Korean country is not advanced in farming methods, but does have many natural resources.
What is North Korea.
400
This term refers to different forms of the same language.
What is dialects.
500
In ancient Japan, these were warriors who enforced the laws.
What are the Samurai.
500
Mao introduced another radical policy called the Cultural Revolution in 1966 to create a completely new society. This is the name of the band of students who formed to enact this policy.
What is the Red Guard.
500
According to the documentary, this is how many monks live in Kyoto, Japan.
What is at least 1,000.
500
This occurred in North Korea in 1996, causing widespread starvation among its people, before it turned to help from the outside world.
What is a famine.
500
This term refers to a group whose members are all the same.
What is homogeneous.
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