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______ Study Guide: Social Studies Final Exam Trimester III Ancient China
Where did Chinese civilization begin (along what river)? Where did it spread (the longest river in China)?

What was the first known dynasty of China? What is an important accomplishment of this
dynasty?

Who was the most famous and important of the early Chinese thinkers? How did his thoughts have an effect
on the Han Dynasty and future Chinese rule? Who founded the Qin dynasty? What did his name mean? What are two of his major accomplishments? What dynasty took over after the Qin dynasty ended? What was the major trade route called that was established under the Han Dynasty? How did it get its name? What major religion was spread along this route? What Chinese dynasty was under Mongol rule? Who was the famous emperor of this dynasty and who did he invite into his court from Italy? Name two important things relating to the Ming Dynasty.

Modern China What two groups fought over control of China after the last dynasty vanished in 1911? Who was the leader of
each group? Who won control in 1949? Where did the losers flee to? What are some things that communism did away with? What program did Mao launch in 1957, which forced people into communes and did not allow families to live together? What was the result of this program? What program did Mao begin in 1966, in which he tried to create a new society by attacking people who were wearing Western-made clothing and punished anyone accused of working against him?

Who became the communist leader in 1978, two years after Maos death? What policy did he create?
What group of people gathered to demand democratic reforms in the spring of 1989? What was the site of the protest? When protesters refused to leave after being threatened, what happened?

Japan/Korea

 Draw a pyramid/triangle of the Japanese feudal system. Write each person or group in the correct spaces along with the duties of each. What does the word bushido mean? How does the idea of kamikaze relate to the bushido code? What region of Asia did Japan invade in the 1930s/1940s for resources? Did they occupy this region after WWII? Explain the chain of events leading up to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, starting with the souring of U.S. and Japanese relations.

On what date was Pearl Harbor attacked by the Japanese?

What did the U.S. do on December 8, 1941? Describe the differences between North and South Korea. What divides the two separated Koreas?

India What was life like in the early civilization of the Indus River Valley?
What are some reasons for the probable decline of the Indus Valley? Who are the invaders that entered the Indus Valley and northern India around 1500 B.C.? Where did they come from and why were they successful?

Explain the caste system of India. Define the following: caste, Brahman, reincarnation, and moksha.
Why is Hinduism so unique and complex? What is the percentage of Hindus in India? How did Buddhism originate? Who was the founder? When he was 30, what life-changing experience did he have (explain in detail)? What led him to become the Buddha? Summarize the basic teachings of Buddhism. Why, how, and where did it spread?

Gandhi
What did Gandhi study to become when he was in Britain? What country did he first help with his thoughts/non-violent actions? India was a colony of what European nation? What two religions did Gandhi specifically want to help unite?

Southeast Asia What is a peninsula and list an example? What is an archipelago and list an example? What was Southeast Asias earliest civilization? What famous temple complex did they build?

 What country colonized Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia up until 1954? What happened after they departed? Describe two causes and two effects of the Vietnam War. What is the Domino Theory? Explain some of the laws and rules of Singapore.