SouthEast Asia
Social Studies
- Q. Yellow River in China, is nicknamed for destruction and deaths caused by frequent flooding
- Q. 38th parallel (38th line of latitude)
- Q. calligraphy writing, kites, fireworks/gun powder, porcelain (fine china), noodles & stir fry cooking, compass and ship's rudder
- Q. long narrow band of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean, cause for earthquakes and tsunami's in areas around Japan
- Q. group or chain of islands, such as Japan
- Q. -a series of trade routes that stretched from East Asia westward to Europe
- Q. land surrounded by water on 3 sides ( such as the Korean peninsula) Examples: Mayla Peninsula, Indochina Peninsula, Korean Peninsula
- Q. an active volcano in Japan, on the big island of Honshu
- Q. nicknamed the Roof of the World
- Q. 13 year old emperor ordered an army of life size clay statue warriors (roughly 8,000) to be constructed to be buried with him in his tomb. The project took 40 years and 700,000 workers.
- Q. the worrier class in Japan's feudal system that swore loyalty to the Shogun and used specialized swords, martial arts, etc. to defend the Shogun...lived by a code of honor and an honorable suicide (Seppuku) was often preformed rather than surrender or being taken prisoner
- Q. began in 1955 when communist North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam, the U.S. fought on the side of South Vietnam to defend against the spread of communism but eventually pulled out with the fall of Saigon in 1973
- Q. very important, leading education in math and sciences
- Q. refers to China's communist government while they have a socialist market economy...although, it should be noted that while China is making money with manufacturing, it has come under criticism for making inferior, cheap products that often have to be recalled for safety reasons
- Q. increased factory production and increased population has also increased air/water pollution
- Q. the U.S. imports more from China than it exports to China
- Q. -a moral belief system created by Chinese philosopher Kongfuzi / Confusius
- Q. the growing connectedness of different regions of the world resulting in the spread of culture, ideas, disease, goods, and technologies
- Q. Mongol invaders who got past the wall in 1279 took control of China for almost 100 years
- Q. -a line of rulers from a single family that hold power for a long time
- Q. Italian explorer who visited China along the silk road. He wrote books about his travels and the things he saw in the foreign lands.
- Q. a military leader in Japan's feudal or social class structure
- Q. -Qin Dynasty began to built it to keep out Mongol invaders (without much success)
- Q. -China known for large numbers, inexpensive, often poor quality
- Q. government system where all property is publically owned (government owned) and each worker works and is paid according to his ability and needs (equal distribution of goods...no competition); government also controls all production (goods and services)
- Q. Japan currently has a democratic government with a capitalist or free-market/free-enterprise economy....they compete with Western nations with some of the best automobile manufacturing and electronics (technology) made in the world today
- Q. centralized governmental which controls of all aspects of society through the suppression of rights and propaganda
- Q. -increased manufacturing has also increased pollution
- Q. -China is the largest populated country in the world...1/4 of the world's population, implemented in 1979 the "one child" policy
- Q. China
- Q. more than 1/2 the people in East Asia live in cities
- Q. most dominant religion in East Asia
- Q. began in 1950 when communist North Korea invaded South Korea, the U.S. fought on the side of South Korea to defend against the spread of communism & is still there defending the 38th parallel (line of latitude) separating the 2 Koreas . Today S. Korea is a democracy and N. Korea is communist.