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EAST ASIA (part 1) I. DEFINE REALM A. China (China proper, Xizang, Xinjiang) Jakota Triangle. II. PHYSICAL REGIONS (China) A. Climate – compare to US. B. Uplands – North- Loess plateau West -Tibetan plateau C. Coastal Plain – River basins – Yangtze, Huang He (Yellow).
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EAST ASIA (part 1) • I. DEFINE REALM • A. China (China proper, Xizang, Xinjiang) • Jakota Triangle
II. PHYSICAL REGIONS (China) A. Climate – compare to US
B. Uplands – North- Loess plateau West -Tibetan plateau C. Coastal Plain – River basins – Yangtze, Huang He (Yellow)
Yellow River (Huang He) 1979 2000
Three Gorges Dam – Yangtze River http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2JMVxnMqxU
III. EVOLUTION OF CHINESE STATE/CULTURE A. Zhou (1027-221 BC) – formative, iron, Confucius
Qin (Ch’in) 221-207 BC • centralized govt, unified writing, Great Wall completed) Lion eating poet http://www.yellowbridge.com/onlinelit/stonelion.php
Han (206 BC- 220 AD) • Major empire, Silk Road
Song dynasty (960-1279)- Mongols Genghis Khan - Temuchin
E. Ming dynasty –(1368-1644) Exploration under Zheng He (Chen Ho) – 1405-1433
IV. China and European contact • Qing (Manchu) – 1644-1911 • Early – Macao, Guanzhou • B. Opium Wars (1839-1860)
II.Anti-Foreign Sentiment A. Boxer Rebellion (1900) Swedish missionaries escaping by caravan during Boxer Rebellion Deaths: 30,000 Chinese Roman Catholics 2000 Chinese Protestants 35 Protestant missionaries, 53 children 47 Roman Catholic priests & nuns
B. Rise of nationalism 1. Guomindang (Kuomintang)- Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek 2. Communist – Mao Zedong
Demographics • Population distribution • Historical growth • One-child policy
VII. AGRICULTURE A. Crop distribution – west, northeast, southeast B. Rice – history, cultivation methods C. Post 1949 D. Post 1978 – “responsibility system
VIII. INDUSTRY A. Pre-1949 B. Post 1949 C. Post 1978 1. reforms 2. SEZs, 3. Labor issues 4. Environment http://sites.asiasociety.org/beijingair/
Trade in Goods with China In millions of U.S. dollars http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html#2010