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Complete list of Terms and Definitions for Asia

Terms Definitions
Japan Tokyo
China Beijing
Oman Muscat
Indonesia Jakarta
Tajikistan Dushanbe
Bhutan Thimphu
Syria Damascus
Cyprus Nicosia
Russia Moscow
famine food shortage
Bahrain Asia 23
Chittagong Asia 31
Saudi Arabia Riyadh
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
Saudi Arabia Asia 5
U. A. E. Asia 7
Ganges The sacred river to Hindus
This country is a desert? Mongolia
labor work for which people are paid
caste a class of people in india.
communes a usually rural, Communist Chinese social and administrative unit of from 2000 to 4000 families combined for collective farming, fishing, mining, or industrial projects.
Which country has the highest standard of living? Singapore
prescription a direction, usually written, by the physician to the pharmacist for the preparation and use of a medicine or remedy.
pagodas (in India, Burma, China, etc.) a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward-curving roofs over the individual stories.
Polygyny Having more than one wife at a time
What is the most populated country in the world? China
eightfold path the eight pursuits of one seeking enlightenment, comprising right understanding, motives, speech, action, means of livelihood, effort, intellectual activity, and contemplation.
gross domestic product total value of all goods and services produced
India and Pakistan- North Western India Which countries are fighting over Kashmir? Where is this located?
Why are North and South Korea still divided? North and South Korea are still divided because of the war in 1950.
Pakistan Islamabad
Vietnam Hanoi
Israel Jerusalem
Laos Vientiane
Thailand Bangkok
Oman Muscat
Iraq Baghdad
India Asia 25
Uzbekastan Asia 16
Mongolia Ulan Bator
Mohanadas India's greatest leader.
Religious center in India? Varanasi
Seppuku ritual suicide by self-disembowelment with a sword
wuwei (in philosophical Taoism) action accomplishing its purpose in accordance with the natures of things and events.
Sultan The ruler of a Muslim country
4 key colonial powers in Asia Portuguese French  Dutch British
kana a Japanese syllabic script consisting of 71 symbols and having two written varieties.
indonisia has the largest reserves of natural gas
Where the "Pink City" is located? Jaipur, India
shogun the title applied to the chief military commanders from about the 8th century a.d. to the end of the 12th century, then applied to the hereditary officials who governed Japan, with the emperor as nominal ruler, until 1868, when the shogunate was terminate
Subsidy money given by a government to assist a private company
thiland one of top rice producing countries in the world
discredit to injure the credit or reputation of; defame:
consumer goods goods that are ready for consumption in satisfaction of human wants, as clothing or food, and are not utilized in any further production
This is the largest city of Malaysia and it's capital. Kuala Lumpur
Cambodia- 3,000,000 died Pol Pot was the leader in.... what happened in the country?
Why did Japanese leaders keep their country isolated? Japanese leaders kept their country isolated because they thought it would make their country more united.
Inoculation Vaccine
Qatar Doha
Nepal Kathmandu
Turkey Ankara
Burma Rangoon
Bangladesh Asia 30
Kuwait Kuwait City
Brunei Bander Seri Begawan
2nd largest country in population? India
credible capable of being believed; believable:
Animism the Chinese belief that natural objects and the universe itself possess souls
What 4 islands make up Japan? Hokkaido Honshu Shikoku Kyushu
Which country is north of Southeast Asia? China
nirvana freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but postponed by the Bodhisattva.
samsara the endless series of births, deaths, and rebirths to which all beings are subject.
Nixon First US president who went to China, helping to open trade between the two countries
Dynasty a series of rulers from the same family.
transcribe to make a written copy, esp. a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
prime minister the principal minister and head of government in parliamentary systems; chief of the cabinet or ministry:
manufacture the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, esp. on a large scale:
subscription a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
What part of Asia did Judaism, Christianity, and Islam begin? Judaism, Christianity, and Islam began in Southwest Asia.
Secular Nonreligious
Philipines Manilla
Turkey Ankara
Afghanistan Kabul
Vietnam Hanoi
PEK BEIJING CHINA
Nepal- capital Kathmandu
Cambodia Dhnom Penh
Sultans Ottoman rulers
South Korea Seoul
Imams Muslims relgious leaders.
archipelago a chain of islands
Pudong New Shanghai, mostly financial district.
OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which influences oil prices by controlling supply.
60% What percent of the world’s population lives in Asia?
Meiji Restoration Catalyst to industrialization of Japan. Restored the Emperor
Theocracy A country governed by religious law.
South Which region is separated from the rest of Asia by the Himalayas
Mumbia Formerly known as Bombay. India's largest city. Also know for movie industry.
Kolkata Formerly Calcutta. Large city in eastern India
Zionism   The movement that called jews to set up their own country or homeland in Palestine.
Ramadan The daily fast is rigidly enjoined from dawn until sunset during this month
Tokyo One of the largest cities in the world. Financial hub.
Salt Flat An extensive level tract coated with salt deposits left by evaporation of rising ground water or a temporary body of surface water
Dead Sea What is the lowest point in the world?
Chongqing Major western inland city. One of the fastest growing cities in the world.
Potash A mineral used to process wool and to make fertilizers,glass and soaps
Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere Showa Era in Japan. Japan wanted to "liberate" the rest of asia from foreign influence. Justified WW2 attacks.