Chapter 7 Key Term Quiz

East Asia
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Currency from another country.

The empire founded by Genghis Khan that extended in the 13th and 14th century across Asia into Europe.

A system of large family-controlled firms that dominates the South Korean economy.

A toxic chemical often created as a byproduct of zinc production.

A seasonal wind in South East Asia that blows from land to sea in October to May (dry monsoon ) and from sea to land on May to September bringing rain (wet monsoon).

A system of government that is ruled by the leaders of a religion, or based on the beliefs of a single religion.

The movement of people from their rural homes to urban employment centers and back on a regular basis

The dominant ethnicity in China, comprising more than 91 percent of China's total population.

Fine-grained windblown sediment.

The spiritual and political leader of Tibet, who left the region in 1950 after the country was annexed by China.

An empire that developed from the Roman Empire, centered on Constantinople that lasted from 285 until 1483.

War between China and the UK in 1839-42 over the opening of China's eastern ports to European traders and especially the import of opium into China by the British.

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