 | Term | Definition |
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Communist |
Form of government in China |
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Hong Kong |
One main city in China, once owned by Britain, given back in 1997 |
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Macau |
Main city in China, once owned by Portugal, given back in 1999 |
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Dynasty |
Line of rulers from the same family |
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Human Rights |
Basic freedoms and rights which all people should have |
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Exile |
Unable to live in one's own country |
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Calligraphy |
Art of beautiful writing |
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Pagoda |
Many storied Buddhist temple |
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Han Chinese |
92% of China's population |
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Tibetan |
8% of China's population |
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Imperial Palace |
In the heart of Beijing |
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Natural Barriers |
Sea, Mountains & desert |
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Great Wall |
Barrier for China in the north, From Yellow Sea to Gobi Desert |
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Konfuzi |
believe in polite, honest, brave and wise people |
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Confucius |
also known as Konfuzi, lived around 500 B.C. |
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Daoism |
Idea created by Laozi |
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Buddhism |
Belief formed around 100A.D. |
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Inventions of China |
Paper, Silk, Clock, Compass, Gunpowder, Fireworks |
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Republic |
China became a Republic in 1911 |
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Chiang Kai-shek |
Nationalist leader |
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Mao Zedong |
Communist leader |
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Communists |
China became Communist in 1949 |
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Deng Xiaoping |
Mao Zedong's Replacement |
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Tiananmen Square |
1989, where protestors were killed |
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Tibet |
China took control in 1950 |
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Rural Areas |
Where 70% of Chinese live |
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Crafts of China |
Bronze bowls, jade, jewelry, silk, porcelain |
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Characters |
Chinese writing uses characters, there are over 50,000 |
