China: A Short History |
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WHERE IS CHINA AND WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? | 15 |
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WHO ARE THE CHINESE? | 26 |
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agriculture American ancient Asian barbarian began Boxer Rebellion British bronze Buddhism Burma capital Central Asia century changes Chiang Kai-shek Chin Chinese culture Chinese government Chinese history Chou period civil Communists conquest crops defeat democratic deserts east economic emperor Empire fact farmers farming feudal forces foreign frontier Hankow imperial important India industry Inner Mongolia interests irrigation Japan Japanese kind kingdoms Kuomintang labor land landlords live loess Manchu ment military modern Mongol Mongolia Nanking National Government Neolithic nese nomads North China Northeast China Northeastern Provinces oases officials partly peasants Peiping Peking political population primitive regions rest of China revenue Revolution Russia scholar-gentry Shang Shanghai Sinkiang social society Soviet spread stone Sun Yat-sen Sung Tang dynasty territory Tibet tion trade Treaty tribal tribes troops Turfan typical Chinese vast villages Wall wars western whole Yangtze valley Yellow River