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CUBA #2
Mr. Etter's Class
64
History
10th Grade
11/01/2011

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Term
By Chinese legend, a man named __ was given the reward to be the ruler of the __ ______ for his labor of building canals and planting trees to contain the waters of the Great China Plain
Definition
Yu

Xia dynasty
Term
In _____ B.C. the Shang dynasty was established
Definition
1650
Term
Dynastic rule in China remained until the year _____
Definition
1911
Term
An important task of kings in China was to perform rituals and give sacrifices to the gods. ____ __ was the chief god.
Definition
Shang Di
Term
Priests used to use _____ bones to consult their _____.
Definition
oracle

ancestors
Term
The Shang dynasty established print to China. There were over _____ characters in their system of writing.
Definition
3000
Term
In ____ B.C. the _____ people invaded and over through the Shang dynasty. The _____ dynasty ruled China almost ___ years afterward.
Definition
1027 B.C.
Zhou people
Zhou dynasty
800 years
Term
Confucious established these five relationships that must govern human society as to restore order in China
Definition
-ruler and ruler
-father and son
-older brother and younger brother
-husband and wife
-friend and friend
Term
Confucious stressed the idea of fital piety, which is the ________________.
Definition
the duty and respect children owe their parents
Term
Philosepher Lao Zi founded _____, which emphasized the link between people and ____.
Definition
Doaism

nature
Term
Legalists believe......
Definition
that only harsh laws imposed by a strong leader will impact society
Term
At first the Chinese did not accept or understand this religious concept, but later it turned out to blend in with Chinese beliefs and values
Definition
Buddhism
Term
By 1949, the ____ party gained control. They were led by ___ Zedong
Definition
Communist

Mao
Term
_____is the main buffer between China and Russia
Definition
Mongolia
Term
Before the _____, Hong Kong was largely uninhabited
Definition
1800's
Term
Loess is...
Definition
a yellow-brown soil that winds carry across the North China Plain into the Yellow River
Term
The largest ethnic group in China is the ____, with it containing 95% of China's population
Definition
Hon
Term
Mandate of Heaven is...
Definition
the belief that one has the conditional right to rule
Term
The dynastic cycle is...
Definition
the constant cycle of the rise and fall of dynasties
Term
Mandate of Heaven is different then the belief of Divine right because...
Definition
With the belief of Divine right, you have to obey the authority no matter what. With Mandate of Heaven, the person is allowed to be kicked out if they are not providing for the people and being a truly horrid leader
Term
The Chinese used ______, or symbols to help express ideas. The Chinese system of writing made in the _____ dynasty used about ______ characters.
Definition
ideographs,
Shang,
3000
Term
Shi Huangdi used _____ ideas to unite China in 221 B.C.
Definition
Legalist
Term
Between 1279-1368, _____ had full control of China
Definition
Mongol
Term
In the late 1700's, what two major developments changed China's relationship with the West?
Definition
1-The Industrial Revolution in Europe
2-The Qing dynasty entered a period of decline because of how the peasant population was increasing yet not producing enough food to survive, as well as high taxes and limited land.
Term
What is a kowtow?
Definition
A low bow foreigners did when they entered China as a sign to show the acceptance of their inferior status
Term
The Industrial Revolution in Europe increased Europe's...
Definition
military strength and power
Term
____ was grown in India and was sold to China by Europe. By the early _____, many of the Chinese were addicted to it. In ____, China destroyed a British shipment of it and it started a war that China would undoubtedly ____.
Definition
Opium,
1800's,
1839,
lose
Term
The treaty of _____ was the first of the "_____ treaties". It ended the Opium War
Definition
Nanjing,
unfair
Term
The treaty of Nanjing made China accept it's terms of peace, which were...
Definition
1- Make China pay for any destroyed opium
2- Give Britain control of Hong Kong
3- Open more ports open to British trade
Term
Westerners also gained _______ from the treaty of Nanjing, where if a foreigner was accused of a crime, they would be tried in their own courts instead of Chinese courts.
Definition
extraterritoriality
Term
The five countries that put China in a sphere of influence were...
Definition
Britain,France, Germany, Japan, and Russia
Term
What is a sphere of influence?
Definition
An area in which a foreign nation has special economic privledges, such as the right to build railroads and factories.
Term
China created the "Open Door" policy to prevent European nations to set up _____ in China. The "Open Door" policy gave all countries equal access to ______ with China.
Definition
colonies,
trade
Term
The Taiping Revolution was the beginning of a long, slow ______ in China. The Taiping revolution lasted __ years and killed ___ million people.
Definition
revolution,
14,
20
Term
The original name for the "Boxers" in the Boxer Rebellion was the
Definition
Fists of Righteous Harmony
Term
In 1900, many of the Boxers killed many ____________ and ___________.
Definition
Chinese Christians and foreigners
Term
In ___, China established a _____ instead of a dynastic ruling government.
Definition
1911,
republic
Term
In 1911, _______ took control of China
Definition
Nationalists
Term
For a brief time in 1911, Dr. Sun Yutsen served as president of China. He set out his goals in a list known as the "Three Principles of the People". These principles were...
Definition
1-He called for nationalism
2-He supported democracy
3-He ensured a decent living for all Chinese people
Term
What was the Long March?
Definition
The successful effort of Chiang Kai-shek (leader of the nationalists)to chase communists out of China.
Term
Karl Marx was a ____ philosepher who predicted the proletariat class would _____
Definition
German,
rise and revolt
Term
Proletariat=
Definition
the industrial working class
Term
In a totalitarian state, -
Definition
the government controls all aspects of a person's life
Term
The Little Red Book was...
Definition
A book of Mao Zedong's teachings that communists religiously read and spoke of
Term
______ forced peasents to pool together their farm land, tools, and labor to form _______________.
Definition
Communists,
collective farms
Term
The Great Leap Forward was...
Definition
Mao's name/attempt to modernize China
Term
The Great Leap Forward ended ______ for China
Definition
HORRIBLY
Term
In 1958, The Great Leap Forward demanded an increase in...
Definition
agricultural and technological advances
Term
The Communist government succeeded in improving _________
Definition
the standard of living for many CHinese people
Term
In ____, Mao launched the "Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution" to renew ________.
Definition
1966,
revolutionary spirit
Term
Students and young factory workers created the _________ to support Mao Zedong.
Definition
The Red Guards
Term
After Mao's death, ____________ rose as China's leader
Definition
Deng Xiaping
Term
Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations were...
Definition
modernizing agriculture,expanding industry, developing science and technology, and upgrading China's military
Term
Both the Opium War and the Boxer Rebellion tried to rid ________.
Definition
Foreign domination
Term
In 1900's China, Communist victory in the Chinese Mainland was the result of these three things...
Definition
1- Corruption of nationalist gov.
2-Seizure of Weapons
3-Civil War between nationalists and communists
Term
SEZ, or _________, with _____________ ,____________, and _____ contributed to China's growth still seen today
Definition
special economic zones,
free enterprise,
foreign investments,
trade
Term
Capitalism is a type of economy where...
Definition
it is a free market economy in which the means of production are owned and operated by individuals for profit
Term
Martial Law is...
Definition
Military control and law enforcement having to take control of a situation
Term
The Tianiman Square protests were the protests of... demanding....
Definition
Student protesters demanding democratic rights.
Term
The Tiananmen Square protests happened in ___.
Definition
1989
Term
Emperer ____ turned down _______'s request for trading rights in the 1700's
Definition
Qianlong,
Britain's
Term
Mao Zedong promised to restore China's position as a major ____________.
Definition
world power
Term
The _________ was a way to mobilize Chinese people to build projects needed in China
Definition
commune system
Term
A dissident is someone who...
Definition
strongly and publicly opposes the government
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