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1. 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.






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






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






4. (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.






5. The home of foreign traders with China under the Canton system. It was 80 miles downriver - and so the traders had to wait a long time for favorable winds.






6. 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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7. 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.






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






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






10. 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.






11. 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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12. 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






13. The relationships of dominance in Confucianism: Emperor over official - father over son - husband over wife - and elder brothers over the younger. There was also the relationship between male friends which was NOT related to rank.






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






15. 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






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. 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.






19. 1937-1945 After Japanese forces invaded China in July 1937 - the Nationalists and Communists united to fight them off - though neither invested as many men or as much equipment as they might - for they did not trust each other. The war ended with the






20. 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.






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






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

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23. 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.






24. 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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. 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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33. 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.






34. The people of Manchuria who overthrew the Chinese throne in the 17th century and started the Qing Dynasty. They eventually became more like the rest of China - however.






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






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






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






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






39. The single port that British and foreign traders could access before the Opium War.






40. Areas in China dominated and funded by foreign - often European - countries. Technically - these were still under Chinese rule.






41. 1858-1927 A Confucian scholar - imperial loyalist - and leader of the Hundred Days Reform in the late 19th century.






42. 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.






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






44. 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.






45. 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.






46. 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






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






48. 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.






49. 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.






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