HIST 211: History & Culture of the Far East
Final Exam Study Guide
I. Matching -- Characters at the beginning of class with their English meaning . You will be given the character, the English translation and required to match them up. For Mandate of Heaven, China, Son of Heaven, Emperor, Japan, England & U.S.A., please also know the Pinyin or Wade-Giles (whichever is listed) spelling of the word.
| Japan (riben) | China (Zhongguo) | USA (Meiguo) | England (Yingguo) |
| Mongolia | Vietnam | Korea | Asia |
| Taiwan | Macau | Hong Kong | Shanghai |
| Russia | Great Wall | Great Silk Route | Water |
| Ocean | River | Rain | Mountain |
| Wind | Bible | Christian | Heart |
| Person/ Man | Woman | Scholar/ Knight/ Gentleman | Dragon Lady |
| Son of Heaven (T'ien Zi) | Emperor (Huangdi) | Child | Hero |
| Heaven (T'ien) | Fate/ Destiny (Ming) | Mandate of Heaven (T'ien Ming) | Dragon |
| Righteousness | Good | Music | Book |
| War | Horse | Sun | Middle |
| King | Earth | Moon | Time |
| History | Book | Tibet | Arkansas |
| Bureaucrat | Ocean Devils | Savior | Satan |
| Pope | Pirate | Foreigner | Santa Claus |