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World History-Asia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is the Founder of Daoism? | Laozi |
| What is the art form of beautiful writing? | Calligraphy |
| What is a group of families who claim a common ancestor? | clan |
| What means "Respect for one's parents?" | Filial piety |
| What is a system of government in which local lords owe support to the ruler? | Feudalism |
| What factor contributed to the Chinese belief that China was at the center of the earth? | It's geographical location |
| The Majority of people in Shang China were? | Peasants |
| Chinese rulers claimed the Mandate of Heaven, or | the divine right to rule |
| What belief is at the heart of Confucianism? | Everyone has duties and responsibilities. |
| The most important belief of Daoism is that people should | Live in harmony with nature |
| Who is Genghis Khan? | A strong leader of the mongolion forces also his name means Universal ruler |
| Who is Kublai Khan? | Genghis Khan's grandson, he toppled the last song emperor. |
| Who is Marco Polo? | He wrote books about China, which sparked European interest in China. |
| What is the Ming Dynasty? | A brilliant dynasty founded by Zhu Yuanzhang |
| Who is Zheng He? | He commanded seven expeditions that explored the coasts of Southeast Asia, India, the Persian Gulf and East Africa. |
| Which Statement accurately describes Genghis Khan? | He Practiced religious toleration in his domains |
| Marco Polo was a native of | Venice |
| How did Chinese agriculture change in the 1500s? | Irrigation was invented, increasing crops fields |
| The Ming dynasty is especially known for its | bule and white porcelain |
| How did Chinese attitudes toward exploration change in 1435? | Overseas exporlation ended, and China looked inward. |
| What is are phonetic symbols representing syllables? | Kana |
| What is a Chain of Islands? | Archipelago |
| What means "the way of the warrior?" | Bushido |
| What is the term for warriors that means "those who serve?" | Samurai |
| What is an underwater earthquake? | Tsunami |
| The Japanese worship of divine and natural forces called | Shinto |
| Murasaki Shikibu is famous for | Writing the worlds first novel |
| Japan's Feudal system was dominated by | a warrior aristocracy |
| Which statement about the Tokugawa shoguns is true? | They were determined to end feudal warfare |
| The Japanese tea ceremony reflects the Zen values of | Peace and simplicity |
| What is the balance of trade? | The difference between how much a country imports and exports. |
| What is a trade surplus? | exported more than imported |
| What is trade deficit? | Buying more than selling |
| What does indemnity mean? | A payment for losses on the war |
| What does extraterritoriality mean? | The right to live under their own laws and be tried in their own countries |
| How did the Opium War start? | Britain refused China's demand to stop selling opium. |
| One result of the Taiping Rebellion was that | The Qing government lost power to regional commanders. |
| The Sino-Japanese War showed that | While China remained backward, Japan had modernized |
| The Open Door Policy proposed | Having equal access to Chinese trade for the Western powers |
| What were the "Three Principles of the people"? | Nationalism, Democracy, and Livelihood |
| Who were people who share a common culture and language? | Homogeneous Society |
| A war in which an Asian power defeated a European nation. | Russo-Japanese War |
| Japan's long period of rapid modernization | Meiji Restoration |
| Powerful banking and business families | Zaibatsu |
| The Japanese legislature | Diet |
| What was one cause of discontent in Tokugawa Japan? | The shoguns had reimposed centralized fuedalism |
| What demand did the United States make on Japan in 1853? | To open its port to trade and diplomatic contacts |
| The Meiji reformers wanted to? | Strengthen Japan |
| One reason Japan became an imperialist power was to | Obtain basic resources |
| Which Statement best describes Japan in the early 1900s? | It was the strongest power in Asia |
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