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| What are the bodies of water that border the continent of Asia? |
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| Artic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Mediterranean Sea |
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| In what direction does the Artic Ocean border Asia? |
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| In what direction does the Indian Ocean border Asia? |
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| In what direction does the Pacific Ocean border Asia? |
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| In what direction does the Mediterranean Sea border Asia? |
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| What are the 3 largest countries in the world? |
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| Russia, Canada, and China (in that order) |
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| What are the 3 most populated countries in the world? |
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| What is the highest mountain in the world? |
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| What mountain range is Mount Everest in? |
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| the Himalyan Mountain Range |
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| on the border between Nepal and Tibet |
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| What are the 3 longest rivers in the world? |
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| Nile, Amazon, and Yangtze (in that order) |
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| How many countries border China? |
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| What is southwest China called? |
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| What is the capital of China? |
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| What is the 10th most populous city in the world? |
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| What are the 2 nicknames of the Huang He River? |
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| Yellow River and China's Sorrow |
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| Why is the nickname Yellow River given to the Huang He River? |
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| yearly flooding produces soil that is yellow |
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| Why is the nickname China's Sorrow given to the Huang He River? |
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| yearly floods destron property and life |
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| The majority of Chinese people live where? |
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| What is the major crop of Southern China? |
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| What is the major crop in Northern China? |
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| What is the number one occupation in China? |
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| What are the main teachings of Confucius? |
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| Obey family, Honor elders, Kind treatment of others, practiced by chinese for more that 2000 years |
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| Are the teachings of Confucius based on Chrisianity? |
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| What were the early rulers in China called? |
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| What type of rule did the chinese have in the early 1900s? |
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| Describe the Great Wall of China. |
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-Northern China
-Built to keep out invaders
-15 feet wide
-4000 miles long
-25 feet high
-road on top
-stretches from Yellow Sea to Gobi Desert |
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| What are three of the first inventions from China? |
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| paper, silk, and gunpowder |
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-Upper class females
-bound feet tightly
-broken arch
-curled all toes but big one under
-crippled
-sign of wealth and prestige |
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| Who was the first European to carry detailed reports of China back to Europe? |
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| What was the first country to setablish a trading post in China? |
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| What are the two main goods Europe wanted from China? |
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| What led to the Opium War? |
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| the English began to smuggle Opium into China |
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| When did Great Britain gain control of Hong Kong? |
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| What did the Boxers do during the Boxer Rebellion? |
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| drive out foreigners and kill foreighn missionaries |
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| Who was the first communist leader in China? |
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| What was Mao Zedong's army called? |
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| 90% of communist died during what march? |
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| Japan attacked what country which forced an end to the Civil War? |
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| When the communist defeated the Nationalist, the defeated went where? |
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| What is China's offical name? |
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| People's Republic of China |
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| What is the Cultural Revolution? |
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| Red Guard's made up of disconnected high school and college students that tried to wipe out all old customs, lots of murders (not peaceful) |
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| What president helped establish a better relationship between US and China? |
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| What happened during the Tianmmen Square Massacre in Beiging? |
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| armed soldiers gunned down unarmed protesters |
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| What does the Truman Doctrine state? |
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| US would give aide to any country threatened by communism |
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| Korea was divided into North Korea and South Korea on what parallel? |
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| US under what flag aided South Korea? |
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| North Korea was aided by what two countries? |
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| Between North and South Korea, how big is the buffer zone? |
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