1 China, 2 Chinas
Which party eventually won the civil war after WWII?
Communist Party
What is the difference in forms of government of North Korea and South Korea?
South Korea is a democracy, North Korea is a Communist dictatorship
Where did domesticated rice production begin?
China
What dish/utensil do families pass down through generations?
Teapot
What worldview emphasizes to opposite and complementary forces or principles, such as light and darkness, male and female, passive and active?
Yin Yang or yin and Yang
What two parties vied for power in China in the early 1900s?
Kuomintang (KMT) or Nationalists and the Communist party
What is the nickname of Korea in the 1700s?
The Hermit Kingdom
Why is water important to rice growing?
Water helps the rice grow, it creates higher yields, and it suppresses the growth of weeds
All tea comes from how many species of tea plant?
One
In Hinduism, the pursuit of worthy goals, cannot be accomplished in one lifetime, which leads to belief in what?
Reincarnation
Which group did the United States recognize as the legitimate government of China?
Nationalists (KMT) on Taiwan
Whom does the typical family in North Korea recognize as the source of their food?
The leader of the country
What is the difference between brown rice and white rice?
When workers remove only the outer husks of rice, the result is brown rice. When workers also remove the bran layer, the result is white rice.
What does the name of the Japanese tea ceremony, chanoyu, mean?
hot water for tea
In Hindu thought, separation is an illusion, and there is ——— of everything
Oneness
What US president initiated a thaw in relations with Communist China by visiting there?
Richard Nixon
What surrounds the 38th parallel?
The Demilitarized Zone (DZ)
What percentage of the world’s rice production comes from East Asia and Southeast Asia?
about 90%
In the early years of the tea ceremony, what three groups networked” on these occasions?
ruling class, warrior class, and merchant class
Buddhism focuses on the cause of ——— and how to overcome it
suffering
What was the desire of the U.S. government regarding access to China called?
Open Door policy
What do the horrible economic conditions in North Korea give rise to?
Black market
How did rice farming begin in California?
During the gold rush of the 1950s, Chinese laborers immigrated there and grew rice for their own consumption
What Scottish merchant developed teabags?
Sir Thomas Lipton
In what world view is it believed that man is evolving to a new stage of existence and thought?
New Age