Studied by 16 peopleTags & Description
region’s cultural hearth
china
long line of political rulers from the same family
dynasties
the belief that the length of a dynasty was determined by the gods
mandate of heaven
pattern in the rise and fall of dynasties
dynastic cycle
ruler of the qin dynasty
shi huangdi
strengthened china’s central government and expanded land
shi huangdi
china’s first emperor
shi huangdi
built a road system, standardized currency, and built the great wall of china for protection
shi huangdi
further expanded the empire
han dynasty
chinese people still refer to themselves as these people
han dynasty
unified china
shi huangdi
china started to trade with europe and india, advancing china
silk road
a series of trade routes connecting china, europe, and central asia
silk road
named by expensive silk cloth
silk road
influenced cultural diffusion
silk road
these people opposed the communists and eventually fled to taiwan
chinese nationalist party
dictator mao zedong (totaliarian leader) and the government took over all economic activites
communist party
large government owned farms
collective farms
mao’s plan to quickly grow the economy that was a total flop with 20 million dead
great leap forward
the removal and execution of anti-communist beliefs that attacked the elite and intelligent
cultural revolution
isolated “hermit kingdom” that participates in communism
north korea
democratic global market economy
south korea
mountains and plateaus in the west and plains and hills in the east
china
dust storms, little rainfall, in northern china and southern mongolia
gobi desert
highest plateau in east asia, rugged terrain isolated china
plateau of tibet
loess (rich yellow topsoil), nicknamed china’s sorrow bc of floods
huang he or yellow river
longest river in central china, major transportation route, used for irrigating grain fields
chang jiang
major river system in southern china, aka pearl river, important due to rich fertile soil
xi river
experiences typhoons, climate ranges from subartic to subtropical
china
rice, fossil fuels, deep sea fishing, tea, silk, bamboo, panda
china
on the ring of fire, lots of earthquakes and tsunamis
japan
mountainous with little farmland
korean peninsula
dividing line between north and south korea, neutral zone, nature preserve
demilitarized zone
longest river in southeast asia that crosses many political boundaries and is an important water source
mekong river
communist, one area is democratic
china and mongolia
agriculture is 1/3 of all economic activites
china and mongolia
biggest exporter of rice, tea, and wheat
china and mongolia
world’s largest exporter, mainly cheap goods
china and mongolia
non-regulated work force with child labor and violations of human rights. trade partners have stepped back because of this
china and mongolia
mixed-command economy
china and mongolia
special economic zones where government steps back, modern market areas
china and mongolia
land is used for grazing and farming
china and mongolia
majority live in the east as it has low plains and hills
china and mongolia
92% are han chinese
china and mongolia
only 1% of land can be farmed
china and mongolia
65% urbanization rate
china and mongolia
one, two, three child policies
china and mongolia
aging population
china and mongolia
most live in the north and central part of one country
china and mongolia
most are ethnically mongolian
china and mongolia
agriculutral/ sustainable towns that promote agriculture
china and mongolia
mandarin and mongolian, using idograms
china and mongolia
atheism, folk religion, some buddism
china and mongolia
only the wealthy could be educated to all could be educated
china and mongolia
99% literacy rate
china and mongolia
government emphasizes literacy and education
china and mongolia
government provides and pays for healthcare, life expectancy of 75
china and mongolia
family is most important social unit
china and mongolia
climbing divorce rates with later marriages and 1 child
china and mongolia
many females in orphanages
china and mongolia
nuclear families are increasing in urban areas
china and mongolia
women lack equaility but things are slowly starting to change
china and mongolia
poetry, china, martial arts, and opera
china and mongolia
mixed market economy with a focus on private owned bussinesses
japan
government regulates all economic sectors, especially trade, taxing imported goods heavily
japan
advanced technology
japan
workers are highly skilled and educated
japan
trading surplus, exports more
japan
man-made seafood farms, mining, cars, electronics and computers
japan
archipelago formed by volcanic erruptions
japan
ethnically unique, homogenous
japan
99% of population shares the same ethnicity
japan
mountainous with very little land to live on, most live on coast
japan
many live in cities, 93% urbanization and overcrowding
japan
japanese
japan
majority shinto, some buddhism and christianity
japan
99% literacy rate, education is highly valued
japan
compulsory until 15 years old and high education is common
japan
longest life expectancy of 85 years old and good health
japan
low birthrate and an aging population (not due to child policies)
japan
smaller families and the respect of elders
japan
main users of technology
japan
women are gaining more rights
japan
arts portray beauty of country
japan
haikus, tea cerimonies, oragami, literature
japan
ONE COUNTRY IS isolated, communist, dictators
korea
ONE COUNTRY IS democratic and free
korea
food shortage
korea
command economy that trades with china and russia
korea
metal, machines, world’s largest military, and chemicals
korea
trade all around the world, citrus, increased farms by irrigation and technology
korea
high developed with many exports and light + heavy industry
korea
major population growth
korea
homogenous, korean ethnicity
korea
urbanization rate of 80%, due to government expanding industry
korea
low living standard in one place
korea
korean
korea
variety of religion in one place and atheism in one place
korea
“100% literacy rate”, education is free and recquired for 11 years with a focus on math and science
korea
compulsory education for 9 years, lit rate of 98%, higher education is common
korea
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