MOD China

What portion of the Chinese population are farmers? 1 1 2 3 How many rooms do many family homes and apartments in big Chinese cities have? 1-2 3-4 5-6 Daily Life in Ancient China Ancient China - Daily Life Families in Ancient China were ruled by whom? The Mother The Grandparents The Kids The Father Why was life for women in Ancient China especially difficult? They were considered less valuable than men Women's lives were actually easier than men's They were expected to lead in the household They were expected to work the farms Section 2 - How did geography shape lives in Ancient China? What did the Chinese build to help with transportation to quickly get from one place to another? Railroads Super highways Canals Bridges How many families lived in a typical village of Ancient China? 250 100 500 1,000 What other animal, besides Oxen, did the Chinese train to help with work on their farms? Donkey Dragon Dog Horse Mao Zedong believed in a communist economic system called _. Marxism Capitalism Socialism Fascism The Communists wanted to turn China into a _ nation Agricultural, peasant Modern, industrial Old-fashioned, traditional modern, capitalistic Under Mao's plan, called the Great Leap Forward, _. Farmers worked together in communes Peasants had no reason to work hard Millions of Chinese people starved to death All of the above In a Marxist economic system, there is no _. Land Industry Private Property All of the above Each commune had about _ people working on it. 2 25 250 25,000 Fill in the blank with the correct word. 1. Peasants had no reason to work hard when they could not profit from their work.2. Mistakes like the Great Leap Forward left many Chinese unhappy with communism.3. China's coal, electric, and steel businesses improved drastically.4. People who believed in Marxism thought that if the government controlled industry, poverty would end and everyone would be equal.5. Mao promised to end foreign control of Chinese industries.6. In the great famine, millions of Chinese people starved to death.7. Mao's forces took land from the landlords and split it among the peasants.8. In communes, people ate together in large dining rooms and slept in dormitories.9. After years of civil war, Mao Zedong and the Communists gained control of China.10. Mao Zedong set up a totalitarian state called the People's Republic of China.