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51 Cards in this Set
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A practice of using concentration to quiet and control one's thoughts |
Meditation |
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Buddhism started in India and spread to China through the Silk Roads |
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Ethical system stretches the harmony between people and nature |
Daoism |
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Buddhism focuses on helping people and their physical and mental suffering by teaching them to give up worldly possessions |
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A belief that everything has a soul, including objects in nature |
Animism |
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A native religion of Japan that is similar to animism, the follower of this religion worships the spirits of their ancestors |
Shinto |
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Belief in more than one God; animism and shinto is __________ |
Polytheism |
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Belief in one God; christianity and islam is __________ |
Monotheism |
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A type of strong ceramic pottery |
Porcelain |
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Individual character carved on clay or metal blocks were placed in a frame to form a page of text |
Movable type |
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Some of China's inventions include |
Porcelain, gunpowder, paper, and compass |
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An area that has the ability to develop a market economy with no government control of the business |
Special economic zone |
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Large company that is based in one country but established offices, Branch, or plants and several other |
Multinational corporation |
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Occurs when economic activities are conducted across National border |
Economic globalization |
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Shanghai World Financial Center is the tallest building in China and home to the Shanghai stock exchange one of shanghai's problem is over pollution and pollution |
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Style of Animation or cartoon developed in Japan |
Anime |
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Japanese comic book |
Manga |
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One reason for anime popularity is broad range of subject |
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Train that travels at a very high speed and appearance like a bullet |
Bullet train |
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Move with Little Resistance from the wind |
Aerodynamic design |
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The first bullet train connected Tokyo with Osaka |
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_____ operated the fastest train on the world |
China |
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Magnetic levitation train |
Maglev |
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Train ride on cushion of air over tracks laid with many powerful magnet |
Magnetic levitation |
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What is the bullet train advantage |
Less pollution |
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Special economic zone |
SEZ |
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People who start up new businesses |
Entrepreneurs |
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The total value of goods and services produced in a country in a given years |
Gross domestic product (GDP) |
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China's main industry is |
Mining, Iron and steel manufacturing |
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China is most known for its export of... |
Clothing textiles, electronic, and toys |
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Law that restricts Urban Chinese families to one child |
One child policy |
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Followed |
Comply |
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Average number of children born per year |
Fertility rate |
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A Dam built to prevent on Chang Jiang River flooding along the river |
Three Gorges Dam |
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A deep narrow passage surrounded by Deep cliffs |
Gorge |
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Large artificial Lake |
Reservoir |
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Debate |
Controversy |
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Benefits of the dam |
Prevented flooding and generated lots of energy |
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Drawbacks of the dam |
Expensive, many people were displaced and cultural site under water, and harmful to the environment |
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Multi-story structure that often used for religious purpose |
Pagoda |
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The war between Communists and nationalists were formally ended so there are still tension between Taiwan and China |
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A government maintained by military power |
Martial law |
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Legal position |
Political status |
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Money for investment |
Capital |
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A period where the Japan economy slows down because many of its businesses is in huge debt |
Lost decade |
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Trade that does not impose tariffs |
Free trade |
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Country depends mostly on its own effort and abilities |
Self-reliance |
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A long period of extreme dry weather |
Drought |
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Extreme food shortage |
Famine |
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What is the major industry of South Korea |
Ship building |
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What is the main industry in North Korea |
Producing military equipment |