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China Flashcards

1
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What is the capital of China?

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Beijing

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What is China’s largest city/largest in the world?

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Shanghai

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What is China’s government today?

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Communist but more market-oriented (ex. Private property)

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4
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What countries border China?

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Russia
Kazakhstan 
Kyrgyzstan   
Tajikistan
Mongolia
Afghanistan
Pakistan
India
Nepal
Bhutan 
Myanmar
Laos
Vietnam
North Korea
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5
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What bodies of water border China?

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Yellow Sea
East China Sea
South China Sea

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6
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What mountain ranges are in China?

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Kunlun Shan
Tian Shan
Altay
Himalayas (Mt. Everest)

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7
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What major rivers are in China?

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Yangtze River (longest river in China)
Yellow River (yellow in color from the sediment)
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Where did the first, ancient civilization settle in China?

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Along the Yellow River

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What was the first, possibly fictional dynasty?

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Xia Dynasty (21st-17th Century BC)

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Which Dynasty had Oracle bones?

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Shang Dynasty (17th-11th Century BC)
Oracle bones predict the future/divination
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Which Dynasty came up with the Mandate of Heaven?

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Zhou Dynasty (11th century-771 BC)

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Which period of time was ruled by scattered military leaders without any unified society?

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Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)

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Which period of time occurred when different states battled for power? Who reigned supreme?

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Warring States Period (476-221 BC)

Qin Dynasty took over

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What were the dynasties of Ancient China?

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Xia Dynasty
Shang Dynasty 
Zhou Dynasty
Spring and Autumn Period
Warring States Period
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What was the first Imperial Dynasty?

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Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC)

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What was the last Imperial Dynasty?

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Qing (Ch’ing) Dynasty (AD 1644-1911)

17
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What were the Imperial Dynasties?

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Qin (221-206 BC)
Han (206 BC-AD 220)
Jin (AD 265-420)
Sui (AD 589-628)
Tang (AD 618-907)
Yuan (AD 1271-1368)
Ming (AD 1368-1644)
Qing/Ch'ing (AD 1644-1911)
18
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What changed during the Qing Dynasty?

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Manchu people

Dual leadership of Manchu + Chinese
(Small local governments, feudal)

Changes in dress and culture
(Eliminate Chinese footbinding)

19
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What and when were the Opium Wars?

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A set of wars between England and the Qing Dynasty of China
China attempts to suppress the Opium trade

Outcome: Treaty of Nanking (1842)
Ceded the island of Hong Kong
Established 5 ports
Granted England an indemnity 
Opened trade doors
20
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In what order did China’s modern government change?

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Republic of China (Sun Yat-Sen)
Chinese Soviet Republic (Mao Zedong)
People’s Republic of China (Mao Zedong)

21
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Explain the Republic of China

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1912
Founded by (Nationalist) Sun Yat-Sen after he led the Chinese revolution and, in 1911, was named president marking the fall of the Qing

Nationalism (free from foreign domination)
Democracy (representative government)
Lively, secure economy

Desire to eliminate power of local warlords and spread democracy
Absence of support from Western democracies

22
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Explain the transfer from the Republic of China to the People’s Republic of China

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1925: Chiang Kia-Shek took over the Nationalist party following Sen’s death
1926: capture Beijing with the help of communists and established a new government
1927: Massacre of Chinese communists (threat to power) sparked a 22-year Civil War (Communists vs. Nationalists)
Mao Zedong led the communists

23
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Explain the People’s Republic of China

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The communists won the Civil War

Mao Zedong focused on the peasantry rather than the urban upper-class
Seized urban and upper-class property to give to the poor: those who refused were sent to labor camps or killed
Collectivization: pooling land to increase production
Great Leap Forward: focused on industrialization and increasing economic productivity
Communes, creation of poor quality goods, etc
Bad weather and Gov. food restrictions led to 50 million deaths

24
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Describe life under Mao Zedong

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Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
Goal: Eliminate bourgeoisie ideals
Youth underwent revolution to make communism appealing
Little Red Book: Mao quotes to appeal to the youth
Destroy four olds: customs, ideas, habits, culture
Almost a Civil War: false accusations and humiliation, forced to leave jobs and perform labor
Schools and factories were closed
Army restored order

25
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What types of reform took place after Mao?

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Deng Xiaoping became ruler (1978-1992)
Concerned with economic output
Agriculture, industry, science, defense
Some elements of free market introduced (ex. Private property)
Foreign investment from other Asian western markets
Standard of living increased

26
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What has China been like since 1989?

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1989: Tiananmen Square protests began as young Chinese saw Eastern European democracies established as USSR declined

Thousands killed in Beijing as government sent tanks and the army

1980s: implemented one-child policy due to overpopulation (one in urban areas, two in rural areas)

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