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| Asignment of social and economic classes through birth right. Very little social or economic mobility. |
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| Outcasts in the caste system. Sometimes refereed to as untouchables. |
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| Language found in southern India |
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| Language found in northern and central asia. |
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| A period in the mid 1900's where through technological advancements India was able to drastically increase ag production. |
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| Turkish Arabic empire that ruled much of southern Asia untill 1725. |
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| A religion found mostly in northern India. Believers find salvation through meditation on the meaning and message of god. |
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| Persian/arabic language found in northern India and Pakistan. |
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| Proposed nation state of sikhs |
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| Seasonal prevailing wind. Usually causing large amounts of precipitation. |
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| Rain fall caused by higher elevation land forms |
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| fine silty soil carried and deposited by rivers |
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| thread made from vegetables |
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| nickname for the movie industry found in Mumbia |
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| Major river found in north east India |
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| Highest mountain range in the world. Found in northern India |
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| Very Large, Found in central India |
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| Western and Eastern Ghats |
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| Found on the west and east coasts of India's southern tip. |
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| Teardrop shaped island off the eastern coast of India |
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| Formerly known as Bombay. India's largest city. Also know for movie industry. |
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| Formerly Calcutta. Large city in eastern India |
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| Capital city of Bangladesh |
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| Chinese ethical and philosophical system founded by confucious focuses on human morality and good deeds. |
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| Fine silty windblown soil |
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| Term for type of military rule in japan prior to the reinstatement of the emperor. |
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| Five zones: Hainan, Zhula, Shenzen, Shantou, Xiamen. Designated to attract investment and boost production through tax breaks and other incentives. |
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| term used to describe the influence of forgein countries in certain areas of china prior to 1900 |
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| man developed plots of land on hillsides used mostly for growing rice |
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| Northern region of China. Many natural resources. Was attacked by Japan in WWII |
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| Mao instated the Red Guard to thwart the threat of "revolutionaries" through violence. A response to the failure of the Great Leap Forward. |
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| Mao's attempt to boost production through expanded socialism. Communal farms, and employing peasants to make Steel in their back yard. |
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| Located in downtown Bejing it is the former home of the emperor. |
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| Downtown Bejing. Location of protestes in 1989 |
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| New Shanghai, mostly financial district. |
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| Catalyst to industrialization of Japan. Restored the Emperor |
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| term for a collection of big cities that have adjacent borders. Kyoto, Kobe and Osaka are an example. |
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| Native religion of Japan. |
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| Language of northern Japan |
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| Trade routes through asia to the mediterainian. |
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| Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere |
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| Showa Era in Japan. Japan wanted to "liberate" the rest of asia from foreign influence. Justified WW2 attacks. |
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| Retreat of Communist forces during the chinese civil war. Eventually Mao and the communists were able to prevail. |
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| Damn on the Yangtze river. Will be the larges source of Hydroelectric power in the world. |
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| Resulted from Britsh smuggling opium into china. |
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| 1st and most succesful of the special economic zones one of the fastest growing cities in the world |
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| China's Capital and second largest city |
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| Major western inland city. One of the fastest growing cities in the world. |
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| Middle east coast large Chinese city |
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| Formerly Canton. Northwest of Hong Kong port city |
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| One of the largest cities in the world. Financial hub. |
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| southern Japanese megalopolis |
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