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1. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
urban
freedom within yourself
anti-foreign and anti-communist
the 38th parallel
2. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
Ming
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
it overextended itself along the road
3. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
chi
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
Ming
urban
4. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
to guard China
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
5
Ming
5. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
anti-foreign and anti-communist
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
from Jiangxi to Yenan
young enforcers of rules
6. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
the 38th parallel
5
Ming
5
7. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
Ming
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
Kublai Khan
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
8. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
to guard China
chi
from Jiangxi to Yenan
divine wind
9. How many horses did the Mongols use?
5
anti-foreign and anti-communist
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
boil it
10. How many meridians are in your body?
5
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
south - represented by red and a phoenix
devil's horsemen
11. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
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
Han and the Roman Empire
public humiliation and loss of face
12. What treaty solved the Opium War?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
not a war - but a police action by the UN
lost face
to guard China
13. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
divine wind
young enforcers of rules
from Jiangxi to Yenan
14. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
wind and water
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
anti-foreign and anti-communist
15. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
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
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
urban
16. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
anti-foreign and anti-communist
young enforcers of rules
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
boil it
17. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
urban
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
it overextended itself along the road
5
18. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
kaolin with cobalt for color
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
to guard China
19. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
Kublai Khan
5
20. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
boil it
Han and the Roman Empire
freedom within yourself
21. What does the Monkey King symbolize?
south - represented by red and a phoenix
freedom within yourself
they become spoiled and fat
young enforcers of rules
22. What was the Korean War?
Ming
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
not a war - but a police action by the UN
23. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
landscape
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
they become spoiled and fat
kaolin with cobalt for color
24. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?
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25. 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
Han and the Roman Empire
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
26. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
lost face
Kublai Khan
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
public humiliation and loss of face
27. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
loved their art - lost their empire
harsh and public
lost face
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
28. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
Han and the Roman Empire
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
boil it
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
29. What was the Korean War?
anti-foreign and anti-communist
to guard China
freedom within yourself
not a war - but a police action by the UN
30. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?
Ming
chi
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
31. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
loved their art - lost their empire
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
32. Where did the Long March begin and end?
kaolin with cobalt for color
from Jiangxi to Yenan
young enforcers of rules
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
33. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
landscape
the five elements
34. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
public humiliation and loss of face
divine wind
the five elements
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
35. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
the five elements
kaolin with cobalt for color
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
5
36. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
chi (energy) and blood flow
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
boil it
37. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
they become spoiled and fat
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
chi (energy) and blood flow
freedom within yourself
38. What are two purposes the gong served in China?
wind and water
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
young enforcers of rules
they become spoiled and fat
39. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
40. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
5
41. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
Mao Zedong
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
south - represented by red and a phoenix
42. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?
Kublai Khan
boil it
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
loved their art - lost their empire
43. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
they become spoiled and fat
divine wind
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
5
44. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
boil it
chi
young enforcers of rules
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
45. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
young enforcers of rules
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
Ming
young enforcers of rules
46. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
harsh and public
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
lost face
47. How many meridians are in your body?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
5
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
Ming
48. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
49. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
Han and the Roman Empire
south - represented by red and a phoenix
landscape
they become spoiled and fat
50. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
loved their art - lost their empire
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Han and the Roman Empire
landscape
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