East Asia

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  1. 2. the attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena.
  2. 5. a printing technology using individual, reusable, and rearrangeable characters (metal or wood) to compose text, allowing for rapid, mass-produced, and affordable printing of documents
  3. 7. a style of Japanese film and television animation, typically aimed at adults as well as children
  4. 8. a hereditary commander in chief in feudal Japan. Because of the military power concentrated in his hands and the consequent weakness of the nominal head of state (the mikado or emperor), the shogun was generally the real ruler of the country until feudalism was abolished in 1867
  5. 11. an ancient,5,500-mile-long (remaining) network of fortifications, towers, and barriers built across northern China from the 7th century BC through the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
  6. 16. belief that there is only one God
  7. 19. a 25,000-mile, horseshoe-shaped basin along the Pacific Ocean characterized by intense, nearly continuous seismic and volcanic activity
  8. 22. a white vitrified translucent ceramic; china
  9. 24. the increasing integration and interdependence of national economies through the intensified cross-border movement of goods, services, technology, capital, and labor
  10. 25. It later became the pre-Korean War border and, after the 1953 armistice, formed the basis for the Korean Demilitarized Zone
  11. 28. a vast, cold, arid region in East Asia covering parts of northern/northwestern China and southern Mongolia, spanning over 500,000 square miles
  12. 29. a member of a powerful military caste in feudal Japan, especially a member of the class of military retainers of the daimyos
  13. 30. a business entity that owns or controls the production of goods or services in at least one country other than its home country
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  1. 1. a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply
  2. 3. Martial law is the temporary substitution of military authority for civilian rule, typically invoked during emergencies like war, natural disasters, or severe civil unrest when civilian governments cannot function.
  3. 4. a designated, specific area, often along a border, where treaties or agreements between opposing nations or groups prohibit military forces, equipment, and installations
  4. 6. the world's highest and largest elevated plateau
  5. 9. a group of people, especially traders or pilgrims, traveling together across a desert in Asia or North Africa
  6. 10. a large Japanese business conglomerate
  7. 12. a group of islands
  8. 13. a narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it
  9. 14. an ancient Chinese ethical and philosophical system based on the teachings of Confucius (551–479 BCE), focusing on social harmony, moral rectitude, and respectful relationships
  10. 15. connected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial or military activity
  11. 17. that restricted most urban families to having only one child to curb rapid population growth and support economic development, enforced through incentives and significant penalties like fines, and sometimes coercive measures, leading to profound demographic and social changes.
  12. 18. a style of Japanese comic books and graphic novels, typically aimed at adults as well as children
  13. 20. an economic policy allowing the unrestricted import and export of goods and services between countries, characterized by the absence of government-imposed barriers like tariffs, quotas, or subsidies
  14. 21. the belief in or worship of more than one god
  15. 23. the most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administrative center.
  16. 26. an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce
  17. 27. a demographic measure representing the frequency of childbirths within a population, typically calculated as the number of live births per 1,000 women aged 15–44 in a given year