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1. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
5
loved their art - lost their empire
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
2. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
harsh and public
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
kaolin with cobalt for color
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
3. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?
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4. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
lost face
the five elements
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
5. What does the Monkey King symbolize?
urban
freedom within yourself
loved their art - lost their empire
they become spoiled and fat
6. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
freedom within yourself
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
5
7. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
divine wind
the five elements
8. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?
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9. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
the five elements
devil's horsemen
the 38th parallel
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
10. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
public humiliation and loss of face
Mao Zedong
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
not a war - but a police action by the UN
11. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
Ming
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
chi (energy) and blood flow
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
12. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
harsh and public
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
wind and water
urban
13. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
5
wind and water
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
14. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
5
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
chi (energy) and blood flow
devil's horsemen
15. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
kaolin with cobalt for color
harsh and public
Mao Zedong
Kublai Khan
16. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
the 38th parallel
young enforcers of rules
divine wind
17. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?
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18. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
boil it
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
Ming
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
19. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
chi (energy) and blood flow
Ming
not a war - but a police action by the UN
public humiliation and loss of face
20. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
Ming
lost face
divine wind
Mao Zedong
21. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
south - represented by red and a phoenix
it overextended itself along the road
not a war - but a police action by the UN
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
22. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
chi (energy) and blood flow
anti-foreign and anti-communist
Han and the Roman Empire
5
23. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
harsh and public
not a war - but a police action by the UN
it overextended itself along the road
boil it
24. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
anti-foreign and anti-communist
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
25. Why was it called theForbidden City?
it overextended itself along the road
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
26. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
they become spoiled and fat
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
27. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?
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28. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
landscape
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
5
29. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
Han and the Roman Empire
boil it
5
30. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
Kublai Khan
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
kaolin with cobalt for color
landscape
31. How many horses did the Mongols use?
5
from Jiangxi to Yenan
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
32. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
devil's horsemen
Ming
loved their art - lost their empire
33. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
young enforcers of rules
loved their art - lost their empire
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
34. What does Feng Shui mean?
young enforcers of rules
wind and water
from Jiangxi to Yenan
5
35. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
it overextended itself along the road
Kublai Khan
young enforcers of rules
the five elements
36. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
urban
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
lost face
37. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
lost face
it overextended itself along the road
Mao Zedong
divine wind
38. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
kaolin with cobalt for color
Han and the Roman Empire
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
39. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
to guard China
40. Why was it called theForbidden City?
divine wind
Han and the Roman Empire
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
freedom within yourself
41. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
urban
wind and water
loved their art - lost their empire
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
42. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
to guard China
landscape
lost face
anti-foreign and anti-communist
43. What treaty solved the Opium War?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
5
divine wind
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
44. Where did the Long March begin and end?
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
from Jiangxi to Yenan
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
45. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
chi
5
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
to guard China
46. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
harsh and public
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
public humiliation and loss of face
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
47. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
it overextended itself along the road
public humiliation and loss of face
divine wind
48. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
boil it
Han and the Roman Empire
chi
they become spoiled and fat
49. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
kaolin with cobalt for color
landscape
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
50. What treaty solved the Opium War?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
devil's horsemen
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
loved their art - lost their empire
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