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China Vocab
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9th Grade
05/03/2011

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Term
loess
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yellow brown soil that winds carry across the north china plain and into the river
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ideograph
Definition
symbols, express ideas such as beauty, joy, and justice
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dynastic cycle
Definition
the rise and fall of ruling families
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filal piety
Definition
the duty and respect that children owe thier parents
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kowtow
Definition
bow low to the chinese emperor
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extraterritoriality
Definition
principle allowing westerners accused of a crime in china to be tried in special, western-run courts instead of in chinese courts
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sphere of influence
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area in which a foreign nation has special economic priviledges, such as the right to build railroads and factories
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proletariat
Definition
industrial working class
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totalitarian state
Definition
government controls every aspect of citizens lives through a single-party dictatorship
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propaganda
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spread of ideas to promote a cause or damage an opposing cause
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collective farm
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farm operated and managed under government direction
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commune
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community in which all property is held in common, living quarters are shared, and physical needs are provided for in exchange for work at assigned jobs
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capitalism
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free market economy system in which the means of production are owned and operated by individuals for profit
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