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World History Ch.6

Vocab Asia

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a well-known Chinese philosopher and teacher Confucius
China's first emperor Shih Huang Ti
Italian trader who traveled to China and back Marco Polo
the "Father of Faith Missions" J. Hudson Taylor
missionary martyrs in Communist China John and Betty Stam
leader of China's first republic Sun Yat-Sen
leader of the Communist Chinese Mao Tse-tung
leader of the Chinese Nationalists Chiang Kai-shek
ruler who united the Mongol tribes Genghis Khan
Chinese inventions or discoveries porcelain, silk, paper, printing, paper money, coal, gunpowder, compass
ruler who united the Mongol tribes Genghis Khan
open Japan to foreign trade Commodore Matthew Perry
emperor of Japan during World War II Hirohito
powerful Japanese general during World War II Tojo
the "Father of American Missions" Adoniram Judson
the largest structure ever built by man Great Wall of China
trade route between China and Europe Great Silk Road
the largest man-made waterway Grand Canal
small island off the coast of China where the Chinese Nationalists fled Taiwan
a large square in Beijing where people gathered in 1989 to protest Communism; at least 5,000 Chinese were killed Tiananmen Square
coldest desert outside Antartica Gobi
U.S. military base in Hawaii attacked by Japan Pearl Harbor
the first atomic bomb was dropped here Hiroshima
the mountain that is Japan's most famous landmark Fujiyama (Mt. Fuji)
"China's Sorrow" Huang He (Yellow River)
"Land of the Rising Sun" Japan
"Land of the Free" Thailand
"Spice Islands" Indonesia
the dynasty from which China got its name Ch'in
the longest ruling Chinese dynasty Chou
the dynasty under which China grew to its greatest size Han
the largest empire in history Mongol
the world's largest island Greenland
the world's second largest island New Guinea
the world's third largest island Borneo
the world's most northern desert Gobi
the world's largest city Tokyo
the main food crop of China rice
the half of Korea that remained Communist North Korea
a tower with many stories; Each story has its own roof and is slightly smaller than the one below it. pagoda
barge or small boat used in China junks or sampans
high speed electric train traveling between Tokyo and Osaka bullet train
long robe traditionally worn by Japanese women kimono
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