Chapter 7 Key Term Quiz

East Asia
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An area created by sediments carried by a river.

Refers to the US commitment to building up military power in Asia in response to Chinese political and military shows of force.

Another name for China's Huang He River due to the damage caused by its constant flooding.

An area where waters drains from and flows into a river or a number of tributaries.

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

One of China's most dominant dynasties. China became China, as we know it today, under the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) when the approximate boundaries of contemporary China were created.

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

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

Name given to China's claimed territory in the South China Sea due its presentation on Chinese maps with nine dashes.

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.

Refers to the movement from a more centralized form of economy to a freer, market-based economy.

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

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