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the ancestors
What was the goal the Meiji Restoration for Japan?
To industrialize Japan and modernize the military
China's population represents...
diversity; reconginizing 55 thnic minority groups
What is an autocracy?
A government system where one person in the leader and in control of everything; The people have no voice.
A tsunami is also known as a...
Earthquake
What TWO(2) major achievements were developed during the Shang Dynasty period?
(1) Written Language
(2) bronze metalworking
How did China's government respond to the protest in Tiananmen Square in 1989?
China's government responded with brutal crackdown
Where in East Asia is Christianity most dominant?
South Korea
What TWO(2) countries have communist autrocracies?
(1) China
(2) North Korea
What demography issues is Japan facing?
Their population is declining due to low birth rates and high numbers of retirement; population is mostly older people
What are the FIVE(5) relationships in Confucianism?
(1) ruler & subject
(2) father & son
(3) husband & wife
(4) older & younger brothers
(5) two friends
Why was Marco Polo able to have such a long and safe journey when he traveled with the Mongols?
Because the Mongol empire provided safety for travelers.
Why does Mongolia have such a low density population?
Mongolia experience severe climate changes that cause droughts, harsh winters, and high loss of livestock
What is the main difference between an autocracy and a democracy?
Autocracy is when people are fully controlled by one leader and have no say so in the choosing of that leader. Democracy is when the people have a choose in who represents them and makes the decisions
North Korean government is very controlling. What do they limit to ensure they have no corruption and/or attempts for people to disagree?
North Korean government limits outside information sources like the internet.
Legalism suggests that...
Legalism suggest that there should always be social order to maintain control
What religion does Japan practice?
Shinto
Japan has very little ethnic conflict because...
They are a homogenous country; 98% Japanese in Japan
What is the difference between parliament democracy, presidential democracy, and semi-presidential democracy?
parliament: voters choose representatives of the parliament in which they choose the prime minister
presidential:voters choose the president
semi-presidential:voters choose the president and the president choose the prime minister/symbolic leader
What are the TWO(2) major environmental issues in East Asia?
(1) clean water shortage
(2) pollution - air, soil, and water