China's People and Culture
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- After the last emperor what did China become?
- a republic
- Chinese thinkers believed that what was a key to good behavior?
- learning
- What is the Dalai Lama?
- the Buddhist leader of Tibet
- Why were many people killed?
- because they opposed communism
- China was often what from other countries?
- influinced
- The early Chinese people were what?
- thinkers and inventors
- Between the communists and the nationalists who won?
- communists
- What did the communist do to the mainland of China?
- compleatly changed it
- Eurpoeans forced China to trade because they wanted what?
- silk, tea, and pottery
- Laozi started a thinking system called what?
- Daoism
- What did Laozi or Daoism teach?
- that people should live simpily with nature
- What are pagodas?
- Buddhist temples with many storied towers
- What influinces China's art?
- nature
- China's population is about___ and makes up about ____ of the world
- 1.27, one-fifth
- About 92% of these people belong to the ethnic group called ____.
- Han Chinese
- How are cities improving?
- they are getting bigger homes and living conditions are getting better
- The Chinese thinker named Kongfuzi a.k.a. Confucius taught what?
- that people should be polite, honest, brave, and wise
- China claimed Tibet but they want what?
- indipendence
- What is a dynasty?
- line of rulers from one single family that would hold power until it is overthrown
- Who became the new communist leader?
- Deng Xiaoping
- More than 460 million people live where?
- in cities
- After the republic what took control?
- the communist party
- General Chiand Kai-shek was the leader of what?
- the nationalists
- What dish is China famous for?
- there hot and spicey dishes
- About 64% of China's people live where?
- in rural areas
- China is famous for what?
- there art
- Who overthrew the last emperor?
- Dr. Sun Yat-sen
- Mao Zedong was the leader of what?
- the communists
- What have dynasties done for China?
- they have built highly developed culture and conquered neighbors