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1. How many horses did the Mongols use?
5
loved their art - lost their empire
urban
silkworms eat mulberry leaves

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

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3. What are two purposes the gong served in China?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
urban
from Jiangxi to Yenan
devil's horsemen

4. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
they become spoiled and fat
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle

5. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
boil it
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
wind and water

6. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?
boil it
chi
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
young enforcers of rules

7. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
kaolin with cobalt for color
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
5
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china

8. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
Kublai Khan
lost face
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
from Jiangxi to Yenan

9. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
loved their art - lost their empire
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
it overextended itself along the road

10. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
freedom within yourself
urban
public humiliation and loss of face
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party

11. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
they become spoiled and fat
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
divine wind
loved their art - lost their empire

12. What treaty solved the Opium War?
young enforcers of rules
south - represented by red and a phoenix
it overextended itself along the road
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong

13. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
south - represented by red and a phoenix
Ming
it overextended itself along the road

14. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
harsh and public
they become spoiled and fat
commoners and men (except eunuchs)

15. What was the Korean War?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
to guard China
landscape
Kublai Khan

16. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
the 38th parallel
freedom within yourself
lost face

17. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
public humiliation and loss of face
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong

18. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
divine wind
anti-foreign and anti-communist
chi
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china

19. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
they become spoiled and fat
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
loved their art - lost their empire
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong

20. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
boil it
Ming

21. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
5
young enforcers of rules
it overextended itself along the road
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle

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

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23. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
freedom within yourself
5
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party

24. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
Ming
harsh and public
the 38th parallel
freedom within yourself

25. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
chi
the 38th parallel
Ming
Ming

26. Why was it called theForbidden City?
public humiliation and loss of face
5
south - represented by red and a phoenix
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos

27. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
the five elements
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Ming

28. What was the Korean War?
anti-foreign and anti-communist
not a war - but a police action by the UN
5
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son

29. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
boil it
5

30. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
landscape
south - represented by red and a phoenix
it overextended itself along the road
south - represented by red and a phoenix

31. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
young enforcers of rules
the 38th parallel
public humiliation and loss of face
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty

32. What does the Monkey King symbolize?
freedom within yourself
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
Ming
the five elements

33. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
urban
the five elements
anti-foreign and anti-communist
divine wind

34. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
young enforcers of rules
it overextended itself along the road
kaolin with cobalt for color
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle

35. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
wind and water
south - represented by red and a phoenix
Han and the Roman Empire
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s

36. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
the five elements
Kublai Khan
freedom within yourself

37. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
divine wind
to guard China
Ming
lost face

38. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
devil's horsemen
devil's horsemen
urban
loved their art - lost their empire

39. What are two purposes the gong served in China?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
silkworms eat mulberry leaves

40. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
devil's horsemen
young enforcers of rules
lost face

41. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
boil it
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
harsh and public
5

42. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
harsh and public
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
commoners and men (except eunuchs)

43. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
from Jiangxi to Yenan
not a war - but a police action by the UN
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad

44. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
landscape
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
to guard China

45. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
loved their art - lost their empire
silkworms eat mulberry leaves

46. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
Mao Zedong
Han and the Roman Empire
to guard China
it overextended itself along the road

47. What does Feng Shui mean?
wind and water
devil's horsemen
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way

48. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
chi
to guard China
young enforcers of rules
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle

49. What does the Monkey King symbolize?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
chi
it overextended itself along the road
freedom within yourself

50. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way