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1. The perceived right to rule granted the emperor by supernatural powers - making him above the common people.






2. The combined force of the Nationalists and Communists Which marched north - eliminating warlords. It ended in 1927 - when Chiang Kai-Shek ordered the 'purge' of all Communists from his party - capturing and killing them all.






3. Meaning 'barbarian -' this word showed China's belief that outsiders were evil - uncivilized or deserving of scorn.






4. Lin Xezu - appointed by the emperor in 1839 to end the opium trade in Guangzhou (Canton).






5. The party formed by Sun Yat Sen after He was excluded from the new Republic of China.






6. The measure of Chinese history by a chain of emperors - often 200-300 years. These began with the usurpation of a corrupt emperor followed by a strong dynasty which then also declined into corruption.






7. An alternative to Confucianism recommending activity in accord with nature with emphasis on little government intervention and and 'action of inaction.'






8. The leader of the Taiping Rebellion in the early 1950s who believed that the Qing Dynasty was at the end of its dynastic cycle - and that - he given the Mandate of Heaven - had the right to rule.






9. Also 'Kongzi -' the Chinese name for Confucius meaning 'Master Kong'






10. (573-621) The court regent who used Confucianism to justify the supremacy of the emperor and centralization of government in Japan. This led to greater following of Confucius within Japan.






11. The system imposed by Chinese courts in the 1750s to contain foreign traders. It restricted trade to the port of Canton - so traders only came once a year.






12. The treaty ending the Opium war - which was heavily favored toward the British. The Chinese were to pay 21 million dollars - give the British Hong Kong and to extend trading rights to the British.






13. The self-given name of China during the Qing Dynasty - demonstrating the Chinese idea that they were the center of the universe. The rest of the world was relatively insignificant.






14. The popular peasant movement starting in North China in 1898. This thoroughly anti-foreign rebellion ousted the Chinese empire - but was put down by foreign militaries in 1900.






15. The emissary of King George III who - in 1793 - attempted to extend British trade with China. He and Britain were denied by the emperor.






16. A group of Chinese revolutionary students who elected Sun Yat Sen their leader. The group failed ten times to overthrow the empire before the 1911 Revolution.






17. The series of twenty books written by Confucius's students cataloguing his teachings; he himself never wrote any of his ideas down.






18. The popular peasant movement starting in North China in 1898. This thoroughly anti-foreign rebellion ousted the Chinese empire - but was put down by foreign militaries in 1900.






19. The September 1901 treaty ending the Boxer Rebellion requiring that China pay 330 million in indemnity - punishing the Chinese officials - and weakening the Chinese military.






20. The perceived right to rule granted the emperor by supernatural powers - making him above the common people.






21. The combined force of the Nationalists and Communists Which marched north - eliminating warlords. It ended in 1927 - when Chiang Kai-Shek ordered the 'purge' of all Communists from his party - capturing and killing them all.






22. The escape of the Red Army in 1934 from the Nationalist effort to eliminate them. Over the course of a year - the army marched 6000 miles to Shaanxi and formed a base camp there.






23. The capital of the Taiping rebellion captures from the Qing dynasty in 1853.






24. The 1919 movement of Beijing students upset with the warlords who had been fighting in the power vacuum left by Yuan Shikai; it was the first mass movement in China - and probably the first example of mass nationalism.






25. The date that Mao Zedong declared victory over the Nationalists - instituting the People's Republic of China.






26. From 1644-1911 - this dynasty accepted foreign rulers as leaders of tributary states - subservient to China.






27. 1894-1895 The war between the Chinese and former tributary state Japan - which - after a Japanese victory - prompted the Chinese to reform its military and social system.






28. Three ideas laid out in 1903 in Sun Yat Sen's writings: nationalism - democracy - and the people's livelihood.

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29. An alternative to Confucianism recommending activity in accord with nature with emphasis on little government intervention and and 'action of inaction.'






30. 1887-1975 He was the superintendent of the Whampoa Military Academy appointed by Sun Yat Sen - and became Sun's successor as the head of the Guomindang. He left China in 1949 after being defeated by the communists - and reformed the Republic of China






31. A part of a treaty guaranteeing that a nation be granted any right given to another nation.






32. The document outlining the core beliefs of the Taiping rebels - essentially an early and basic form of communism. It said that the land was a resource owned by everyone - and that everyone deserved an equal share of it and its benefits.

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33. The military of the Chinese Communist Party which was nearly destroyed in 1934 - but eventually reorganized and regrew its power.






34. The escape of the Red Army in 1934 from the Nationalist effort to eliminate them. Over the course of a year - the army marched 6000 miles to Shaanxi and formed a base camp there.






35. Also 'Kongzi -' the Chinese name for Confucius meaning 'Master Kong'






36. The Buddhist belief that people exist in a cycle of reincarnation - being reborn based on the quality of the life they had previously led. The ultimate goal of a Buddhist was to reach nirvana - a state of peacefulness - by ridding oneself of selfish






37. Meaning 'barbarian -' this word showed China's belief that outsiders were evil - uncivilized or deserving of scorn.






38. The party formed by Sun Yat Sen after He was excluded from the new Republic of China.






39. The collapse of the Chinese empire in which the army supported the revolutionaries. Within six weeks - the Republic of China declared independence with Sun Yat Sen as its president.






40. The required ritual performed in front of the emperor in which one would kneel three times and touch his head to the floor nine times.






41. A religion from India started by Prince Gautama based on the concept of freeing oneself from material possessions and clinging to life - and that man's suffering is an artifact of his own creation.






42. The idea - often in the 19th century - that a country should build up an empire. Ex. 'scramble for Africa'






43. The Communist military in the Chinese Civil War - comprised largely of peasant recruits from rural areas and increasingly from urban areas. This army's strength was greater than that of the Nationalists' - and was able to win the war in 1949.

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44. From 1644-1911 - this dynasty accepted foreign rulers as leaders of tributary states - subservient to China.






45. The racial majority in China - consisting mostly of farmers.






46. The living quarters of foreign traders which were blockaded for 47 days with 350 inside. This action by Commissioner Lin led to the Opium War.






47. The 1860s movement by loyalist officials to attempt to modernize China with Western military technology and self sufficiency in weapon production.

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48. The idea - very much consistent with Confucian ideals of dominance - that China's neighboring states were supposed to be subservient - and owed China tribute. Also - these states were to observe China as superior in culture - policy and economy.






49. In the summer of 1898 - this was an effort by Kang Youwei and the emperor to restructure Chinese society. Some of the reforms include the establishment of the University of Beijing - the modernization of curriculum in education - the establishment of






50. The official appointed by the Chinese government Who was in charge of taxes and control of trade - with whom foreign traders were not permitted to speak.







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