History of China - Powerpoint Notes

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What natural barriers isolated China from all civilizations?

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Mountains, plateaus, ocean, deserts

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How is China geographically divided?

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Into two parts

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What percentage of Chinese people live in Agricultural China?

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95%

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What policy did China adopt in 1979 to control population growth?

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One-couple, one-child policy

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How long ago did the Chinese begin building the Great Wall of China?

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2,200 years ago

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For thousands of years, who has ruled China?

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Dynasties

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What was the first verifiable dynasty in ancient China?

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Shang Dynasty

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Who established the Republic of China in 1911?

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Sun Yat-sen

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In what year did the People's Republic of China come to power under Mao Zedong?

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1949

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What was the purpose of China's Cultural Revolution in the late 1960s?

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To eliminate cultural elements that did not support communism