Transcript China Review - Salem City Schools

China Review
China was connected
with the Middle East
via what road?
The Silk Roads
What products were
traded on the Silk
Roads?
Silk, paper, porcelain,
tea
Who did China
trade with during
the Middle Ages,
c.1000-1500?
Muslims, who then
traded with
Europeans
What trade route
connected China to
Southeast Asia?
South China Sea
Maritime Routes
Silk Roads
South China Sea
Maritime Routes
What are
enclaves?
A city set aside for
trade with foreigners
What religion
dominates
China?
Buddhism
Who founded
Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama,
The “Buddha”
In what country
was Buddhism
originally
founded?
India
Who spread
Buddhism to
China and
Southeast Asia?
The Buddhist
missionary Asoka
Asoka spread
Buddhism to the
light blue area!
What are the
four noble
truths?
Four truths about life
developed by Buddha.
Said: all people suffer--due to
desires-- to end suffering we must
get rid of our desires by following
eight fold path--reaching nirvana
What is the
eight-fold path?
The eight-fold path is a list
of eight rules that Buddhists
must follow to get to nirvana.
Follow this path
to nirvana!
What belief do
Hindus and
Buddhists share?
Both believe in
reincarnation (soul
rebirth)
What is
Nirvana?
“a state of nothingness”
Where a person no
longer has to suffer
through reincarnation
Which central
Hindu belief is
NOT part of
Buddhism?
The caste system
Which form of
imperialism did
European powers create
in China c. 1900?
Spheres of influences
(control trade only)
British sphere
Russian
sphere
Japanese
spheres
French
sphere
What was the
Boxer
Rebellion?
When Chinese rebels, called Boxers
rebelled against European and
Japanese spheres of influence in
China. It failed.
A Chinese
Boxer
Boxer
Rebellion
When did the
Boxer Rebellion
happen?
1900
“We rebelled in
1900 and got beat
badly!”
What was the RussoJapanese War fought
over?
Who won?
A sphere of influence in
Korea and Manchuria, China
Japan and
Russian fought
over this
territory
Russia
vs.
Japan
Japan wins!
What country controlled
China (including
Manchuria) during World
War II (1939-1945)?
Japan
Land controlled
by Japan, 1941
Who led the
Chinese Civil
War?
Mao Tse-tung
Since Mao Tse-tung
won the Chinese Civil
War in 1949, he turned
China into what form
of government?
China becomes
communist
Who opposed Mao
Tse-tung, and what
country supported
this man?
Nationalist Chiang
Kai-Shek
Chiang Kai-Shek (anti-communist) was
supported by the United States!
Where did Chiang KiaShek flee to [and start a new
country] after losing to
Mao Tse-tung?
Nationalist China
(Taiwan)
China
Taiwan
What war did China join
in order to stop the
United Nations (led by
the United States)?
The Korean War
Chinese
advance, Nov.
1950 against
troops led by
Gen. MacArthur
Land controlled by
communists after
Chinese advance.
Area
controlled by
communists
Area
controlled by
MacArthur
and U.N.