Vocabulary
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Term that refers to countries with a culture similar to the United States - CULTURE!
The West (Western)
North and South Korea are divided at what latitude?
38 (38th parallel)
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The United States tried to stay out of WW2, but had to join the Allies after what country bombed Pearl Harbor?
Irony - this country bombed Pearl Harbor hoping to destroy our Pacific Fleet and keep us out of the war.
Japan
Economic system in which individuals control the resources and one can be rewarded for hard work and creativity
Capitalism (free-enterprise)
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Most Chinese are of what ethnicity?
Han
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What is the path called that facilitated trade between Eurasia AND give an example of one negative thing that was passed by way of this path.
Silk Road
Disease (Bubonic Plague or Black Death) was passed along the Silk Road
Himalayan region that wants autonomy from Mainland China, but the Mainland holds on to this area because of its mineral resources & the fact that it controls the source of China's rivers (water)
Tibet
The Chinese communists were our allies in what war?
"My enemies enemy is my friend"
WW2
Economic system in which the government controls the resources, economic equality is the goal, and PEOPLE should work for the good of all
Communism
Chinese philosophy that teaches peace through "going with the flow" and by living in harmony with nature
BONUS POINT: Name the philosopher that taught this way of living
Daosism (Taoism)
Laozi is the philosopher
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This word describes a culture group rather than race or nationality.
Ethnicity
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During the Age of Imperialism, what European country took control of Hong Kong after the Opium Wars, because this region was in a perfect location for trade?
Great Britain
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What ancient empire forever changed Asia and parts of Europe by conquering an enormous amount of territory in only 25 years?
Mongol Empire (Mongols)
What country uses high speed rails, bridges, roads, and other types of infrastructure in order to ECONOMICALLY control other regions?
Mainland China
Chinese philosophy that teaches peace and harmony is a result of ORDER and OBEDIENCE
Confucianism
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Word that refers to symbiosis in social studies (hint: not globalization)
Interdependence
After WW2, China had a Civil War which ended in the Nationalists fleeing to _______. To this day this nation and the Mainland debate the issue of which is the real China.
Taiwan (non-Communist China)
After WW2, the Nationalists and Communists fought a civil war for control of what country?
China (all of China)
Due to its lack of natural resources, what country built an imperialist empire and began conquering neighboring countries & Pacific islands during the 1930s and 1940s?
Japan
Chinese language spoken by the most people in the world.
BONUS POINT: What is the most WIDELY spoken language in the world due to cultural diffusion?
Mandarin (Mandarin Chinese...in Hong Kong they speak Cantonese, Chinese)
English is the most widely used language
Describes how cultural elements such as food, religion, languages, ideas, music, and technology spread throughout the world (SPREADING)
Cultural Diffusion
Mainland China would like to establish what system for places like Tibet, Hong Kong, and Taiwan? Do your best to come up with the full "phrase."
One country, two systems
In the 1950s, the United States fought what war in East Asia to stop the northern communists from taking over the south?
Korean War 1950-1953
The Mongols, Great Britain, Mainland China, and Japan are all places that have practiced ________ in the region of East Asia. Try to think of a vocabulary word that applies to all of these places.
Imperialism (use and abuse)
East Asian religion / philosophy - teaches that to stop suffering, one must stop the desire for material possessions, follow the middle path, meditate, etc. AND the spread of this philosophy throughout East Asia is an example of which theme of geography?
Need both parts.
Buddhism
Movement