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1. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
boil it

2. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
Mao Zedong
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
landscape
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk

3. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
they become spoiled and fat
Ming
kaolin with cobalt for color
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way

4. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk

5. What does the Monkey King symbolize?
lost face
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
freedom within yourself
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations

6. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
kaolin with cobalt for color
5
south - represented by red and a phoenix
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party

7. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
lost face
Ming
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
Mao Zedong

8. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
freedom within yourself
chi (energy) and blood flow
young enforcers of rules
they become spoiled and fat

9. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
the 38th parallel
divine wind
Han and the Roman Empire
silkworms eat mulberry leaves

10. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
chi (energy) and blood flow
Kublai Khan
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
silkworms eat mulberry leaves

11. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
harsh and public
young enforcers of rules
wind and water
chi (energy) and blood flow

12. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
south - represented by red and a phoenix
chi
5

13. What was the Korean War?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
5
loved their art - lost their empire
not a war - but a police action by the UN

14. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?

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15. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
it overextended itself along the road
freedom within yourself
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty

16. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
Ming
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
anti-foreign and anti-communist
chi (energy) and blood flow

17. What does Feng Shui mean?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
wind and water
landscape
Mao Zedong

18. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
wind and water
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
lost face

19. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
loved their art - lost their empire
anti-foreign and anti-communist

20. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
kaolin with cobalt for color
wind and water

21. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
public humiliation and loss of face
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
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty

22. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
harsh and public
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
5

23. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?
kaolin with cobalt for color
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
from Jiangxi to Yenan
5

24. Why was it called theForbidden City?
wind and water
harsh and public
divine wind
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos

25. What does Feng Shui mean?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
Mao Zedong
wind and water
divine wind

26. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
urban
Kublai Khan
to guard China

27. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
loved their art - lost their empire
boil it
wind and water
not a war - but a police action by the UN

28. How many horses did the Mongols use?
5
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
public humiliation and loss of face
boil it

29. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
to guard China
5
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
harsh and public

30. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
chi
harsh and public
Mao Zedong

31. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?

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32. How many meridians are in your body?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
chi
5
chi (energy) and blood flow

33. What treaty solved the Opium War?
chi (energy) and blood flow
Mao Zedong
landscape
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong

34. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?
devil's horsemen
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
Kublai Khan

35. What treaty solved the Opium War?
devil's horsemen
lost face
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
to guard China

36. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
boil it
harsh and public
the five elements

37. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
young enforcers of rules

38. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
divine wind
5
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
Han and the Roman Empire

39. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
kaolin with cobalt for color
it overextended itself along the road
landscape
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son

40. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
landscape
freedom within yourself
divine wind

41. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
the 38th parallel
urban
they become spoiled and fat
they become spoiled and fat

42. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
landscape
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues

43. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
boil it
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
harsh and public
divine wind

44. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
Mao Zedong
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
the five elements
not a war - but a police action by the UN

45. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
divine wind
lost face
silkworms eat mulberry leaves

46. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
urban
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party

47. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
public humiliation and loss of face
the five elements
freedom within yourself
loved their art - lost their empire

48. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
harsh and public
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
not a war - but a police action by the UN
landscape

49. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
Ming
Ming
it overextended itself along the road
commoners and men (except eunuchs)

50. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?

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