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Chapter 7 test 4.17
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7th Grade
04/10/2009

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Home of the tallest mountain in the worl
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nepal
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the tallest mountain chain in china is
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himalyayas
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this deserts name translates to "once you come in, you never go out"
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taklimaken
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this desert is to the northwestern part of china
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gobi
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this desert is the reason for the yellow silt that muddies the yellow river
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gobi
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the yellow river is aka
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Huang He River, Chinas Sorrow
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the roof of the world is
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the plateau of tibet
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approx 500 ft below sea level is
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the turfan depression
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approx 500 ft below sea level is
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the turfan depression
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this place has fertile lans
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n china plain
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ancient capital city of china
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Anyang
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current capital city of china
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Beijing
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every chinese character is made of simple strokes. how many strokes are used?
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eight
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the chinese uses these instead of an alphabet
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30000 characters
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the religion that came from INdia and quickly spread to china is
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buddhism
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the religion that ask you to achieve one w/ nature
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daoism
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the pilosophy that suggest society runs best when the leaaders are strict w/ laws and harsh punishments
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Legalism
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the philosophy that strsses proper conduct and respect in order to have a peaceful society is called
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confucianism
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dynasty
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a line of rulers who belong to the same family
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mandate of heaven/divine right
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a formal order from up above gave chinese leaders the power to rule
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pictographs
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characters the stand for objects
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logographs/ ideograpsh
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characters that are put togehter to create an idea
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introducing someone to a small part of a disease in order to prevent them from getting it full blown is called
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inoculation
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junk
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a chineese ship
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porcelain
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the white fragile material the chinese invented by mixing clay and feldspar
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abacus
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the ancient china caculater
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china instruments
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chin, pipa, sheng
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monocrome
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paintings the chinese created
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great wall of china
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a huge line of defense between the chinese and northern neighbors
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grand canal
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a huge waterway between the yellow and yangzi river
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yin yang
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the symbol for daosim represeting harmony in nature
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aristocrat
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a person high on the social ladder who is a wealthy nobel
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bureaucracy
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made up of appointed officails who are responsible for different ares of government
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flying money
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paper money
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relay hostels
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ancien inns that were stationed along the chinese roads or messangers/tax collecterrs/etc. to use
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gun powder
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alchemists made this by using suulphur saltpeter and charcoal and adding heat
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feudalism
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a king owens all the land, gives some to the lords and the lords make the lower class work the fields in return for protection
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silk road
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this was the greatest trade route of the ancient world. it ran from the chinese empire to the roman empire
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isolationist
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the Chinese are well known to be this they typically do not let their culture diffuse
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jade
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chinese jewerly was made oftern with this green stone
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created by kong fu zi
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confucianism
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wants follwers to obtain NIRVANA
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buddhism: the state of no disiring/ calmness
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created by laozi
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daoism
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created by hanfeizi
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legalism
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created by confucious
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confucianism
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created by the ENLIGHTENED one
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buddhism
the insight that comes w/ reaching the nirvana and ending the cycle of recarnation
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RECARNATION
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rebirth/2ndlife/reenteringworld
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created by siddhartha guatama
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buddhism
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founded in india and traveled to china
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buddhism
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contained the FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
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buddhism
1. all life is pain and suffering
2. pain and suffering is caused by desire
3. to end sufffering, you must overcome desire
4. follow the middle way
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follow the MIDDLE WAY
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buddhism
live a moral life w/ compassion and youu'll have peace
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claims that all humans are naturally evil and selfish
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legalism
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believes in the CODE OF BEHAVIOR between five sets of people
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confucianism
1. husband and wife
2. parent,child
3. sibling,sibling
4. friend, friend
5. ruler, subject

b respectful and courtious
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live simply and in harmony w/ nature
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daoism
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declares FILIAL PIETY
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confucianism
respect for your parents
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is much like the GOLDEN RULE
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confucianism
do onto others as you they do onto you
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includes YIN AND YANG
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daoism
a symbol that represants the opposites in nature and work together to creaate harmony yang: sky,, male,, light,, warm yin: opposite of yang {earth,, female,, dark,, cold}
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involves strict rules and harsh punishment
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legalism
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insists that good leader must ead as a role model
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confucianism
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follw THE WAY
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daoism
live simply and in harmony w/ nature
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create my the old master
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daoism
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aristocrats really dislikes this one
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daoism or confucianism or buddhism. whyy?
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