China Economy and Goverment
Vocabulary
Dynasty
Chinese Facts
Land Forms
100

This economy owns all businesses and makes all decisions, keeps the profits

Command Economy

100

living simply and in harmony with nature

Daoism

100

the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) was the first to unite China under one Empire

Qin Dynasty

100

a great ruler and harsh military leader in Mongolian history (1200's)

Genghis Kahn

100

the world's highest mountain peak

Mount Everest

200

More than half of all Chinese workers have this vocation...

Farming

200

decorative writing - the art of beautiful handwriting

Calligraphy

200

 a series of rulers from the same family line

dynasty

200

the leader of the communists in China's civil war

Mao Zedong

200

the world's highest plateau called the roof of the world 

Plateau Of Tibet

300

Why countries might limit trade with China...

violate human rights

300

a regional version of a language

dialect

300

People of this ethnic group make up about 92% of China's population.

Han

300

They lost China's civil war and fled to Taiwan 

Natiionalist 

300

this region is where most crops are grown and most people live... 

North China Plain

400

Two of China's cities that were under European control

Hong Kong,Macau 

400

a philosophy based on the ideas and teachings of Confucius which emphasizes respect for elders

Confucianism

400

This leader was the first to Unite China and created the Terra Cotta Warriors 

Shi Huangdi

400

Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters were killed here in 1989

Tiananmen Square 

400

Desert between China and Mongolia 

Gobi

500

The Europeans controlled these two cities, Hong Kong and Macau .. what are the two countries that did this?

United Kingdom, Portugal 

500

Buddhist temples have multi-storied towers with an upward-curving roof on each floor

pagodas

500

What do we call a ruler of a Chinese dynasty

emperor

500

He led the Nationalists during China's civil war

Chiang Kai-Shek

500

fertile yellowish soil

Loess