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original human inhabitants of an area
What are aborigines?
100
the largest ethnic group in China
What is the Han?
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was built to keep the Mongols from attacking China
What is the Great Wall?
100
the official language of China
What is Mandarin Chinese?
100
building structure used for centuries in East Asia and many of the older structures are still standing
What is a Pagoda?
200
a population belonging to the same ethnic group are said to be
What is homogeneous?
200
area of East Asia where the majority of people setteled
What is coastal?
200
creator of a system of thought based on discipline and moral conduct
Who is Confucius?
200
Confucianism and this other philosophy are what the majority of people follow in East Asia
What is Daoism?
200
one indicator of a countries standard of living
What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita?
300
center from which ideas and practices spread to surrounding areas
What is a culture hearth?
300
This ethnic group at one time ruled the world's largest empire stretching from China to Europe
What is Mongolian?
300
many in Europe wanted a quick route to East Asia for these two comodities
What are silk and spices?
300
this Tibetan Buddhist leader fled his country when the Chinese took over in 1959
Who is the Dalai Lama?
300
The majority of East Asian population follow this religious practice
What is none?
400
large family groups
What is a clan?
400
in China and South Korea many people in recent years have moved from this place to this other place
What is rural to urban?
400
This American Naval officer forced the Japanese to open their country to trade with the west
Who is Matthew Perry?
400
Deng Xiaoping opened up China to foreign investment and this
What is private ownership?
400
this East Asian leader took over after his fathers death and soon after had his uncle killed by dogs
Who is Kim Jong Un?
500
pictures or symbols that stand for ideas
What are ideograms?
500
Chinese policy to limit population growth
What is the "one-child" policy?
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After end of the the Chinese civil war this leader was in control of the Communist mainland China
Who is Mao Zedong?
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These two countries have a literacy rate of about 98%
What Japan and South Korea?
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The best warriors of Japan were no match for this modern weapon
What is a gun?