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1. The rival regional military leaders who fought for control of China between 1916 and 1919.






2. Efforts by the Empress Cixi to save the Qing Dynasty between 1901 and 1908 introducing a modern education system - a new system for civil service entrance - and a new army.






3. 'The Enlightened One' From the foothills of the Himalayas along the border of India and Nepal - contemplated the cause of misery and suffering - and through meditation - created Buddhism.






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






5. 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.


6. 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.






7. Ritual - music - mathematics - history - archery and charioteering were the core of Confucianism educations - designed to produce rounded and moral gentlemen.






8. The last of China's emperors - a six year old boy - who gave up his throne on Feb. 12 - 1912.






9. In 1915 - during WWI - Japan forced Germany to give up Shandong Province in China and then moved in. The resulted in a great deal of anger from the Chinese people.






10. (Record of Conversation) The Chinese name for 'The Analects -' the records of Confucius's teachings as written by his students.






11. 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.






12. The war following the Boxer Rebellion which was the largest conflict between China and the west.






13. (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.






14. The party formed in 1921 led by Mao Zedong which held the ideal that a Communist government would improve the lives of urban workers and rural farmers. The disillusioned poor of China were eager to embrace such ideas they saw as liberating them from






15. 'The Canon of the Way' was a book of poetry by Laozi - the old master - outlining the core principles of Daoism.






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






17. 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.






18. 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.


19. 'The Enlightened One' From the foothills of the Himalayas along the border of India and Nepal - contemplated the cause of misery and suffering - and through meditation - created Buddhism.






20. The idea that if a foreign citizen committed a crime on Chinese soil - he/she should be sent home to be tried in his/her own country.






21. Born in 551 BCE - Confucius was a Chinese philosopher - mostly on social and political relationships. His teachings extended beyond his 3000 students to become the basis of traditional Chinese - Japanese - Korean - and Vietnamese culture.






22. An island off mainland China which the British traders fled to after resisting Chinese efforts to stem the opium trade. It was eventually given to the British after the opium war.






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






24. 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.






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






26. Born in 551 BCE - Confucius was a Chinese philosopher - mostly on social and political relationships. His teachings extended beyond his 3000 students to become the basis of traditional Chinese - Japanese - Korean - and Vietnamese culture.






27. 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.






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


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






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






31. 1945-1949 Immediately after the War of Resistance ended - the Nationalists and Communists fought for control of China. Though the Nationalists appeared to have the upper hand - their support crumbled due to economic troubles and corruption. The Commu






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






33. The leader of the Chinese Communist Party - who went into hiding in the countryside in 1927 to attempt to resurrect an opposition to the Nationalists.






34. 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






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






36. 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.






37. 1866-1925 The leader of the Chinese revolutionaries in the early 20th century who believed that the imperial system needed to be replaced with a nationalist and socialist government.






38. The reinterpretation of Confucianism in the 11th and 12th century to once again capture Confucius's teachings while also providing for other philosophies like Buddhism and Daoism.






39. 1858-1927 A Confucian scholar - imperial loyalist - and leader of the Hundred Days Reform in the late 19th century.






40. 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.






41. The idea that if a foreign citizen committed a crime on Chinese soil - he/she should be sent home to be tried in his/her own country.






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






43. The government formed by Sun Yat Sen's revolutionaries in 1912.






44. 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.






45. The reinterpretation of Confucianism in the 11th and 12th century to once again capture Confucius's teachings while also providing for other philosophies like Buddhism and Daoism.






46. The combined force of the Communists and Nationalists formed in 1936 united in the common goal for the Chinese to oppose the Japanese invasions.


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


48. 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.






49. The peasant rebellion in the early 1850s led by Hong Xiuquan which supported an early form of communism. Though they were able to defeat the Qing empire - foreign countries suppressed the Taiping with their militaries.






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