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1. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
it overextended itself along the road
devil's horsemen
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
they become spoiled and fat

2. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
5
to guard China

3. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
they become spoiled and fat
kaolin with cobalt for color
from Jiangxi to Yenan
not a war - but a police action by the UN

4. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?
loved their art - lost their empire
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
Mao Zedong
harsh and public

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

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6. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
it overextended itself along the road
south - represented by red and a phoenix
Ming
from Jiangxi to Yenan

7. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
the five elements

8. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
landscape
divine wind
harsh and public
the 38th parallel

9. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
5
loved their art - lost their empire
Ming
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations

10. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
they become spoiled and fat
Ming
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
silkworms eat mulberry leaves

11. What are two purposes the gong served in China?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
divine wind

12. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
loved their art - lost their empire
kaolin with cobalt for color
not a war - but a police action by the UN
kaolin with cobalt for color

13. What treaty solved the Opium War?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
chi (energy) and blood flow
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
public humiliation and loss of face

14. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
Kublai Khan
urban
loved their art - lost their empire
boil it

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

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16. Why was it called theForbidden City?
Ming
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
the five elements
to guard China

17. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
they become spoiled and fat
freedom within yourself
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
Han and the Roman Empire

18. How many meridians are in your body?
5
landscape
harsh and public
the five elements

19. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
harsh and public
public humiliation and loss of face
from Jiangxi to Yenan
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk

20. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
chi
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
kaolin with cobalt for color

21. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
anti-foreign and anti-communist
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos

22. What was the Korean War?
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
5
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
not a war - but a police action by the UN

23. What does the Monkey King symbolize?
Ming
freedom within yourself
Mao Zedong
from Jiangxi to Yenan

24. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
5
divine wind
urban
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos

25. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
anti-foreign and anti-communist
Mao Zedong
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
young enforcers of rules

26. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
Mao Zedong
boil it

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

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28. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
devil's horsemen
Han and the Roman Empire
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son

29. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
it overextended itself along the road
wind and water
Kublai Khan
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South

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

31. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
chi
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South

32. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
devil's horsemen
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
Ming

33. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
Han and the Roman Empire
to guard China

34. How many horses did the Mongols use?
Ming
public humiliation and loss of face
they become spoiled and fat
5

35. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
kaolin with cobalt for color
wind and water
landscape
lost face

36. What treaty solved the Opium War?
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk

37. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
boil it
Ming

38. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
lost face
kaolin with cobalt for color
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
boil it

39. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
5
public humiliation and loss of face
loved their art - lost their empire

40. How many horses did the Mongols use?
south - represented by red and a phoenix
5
anti-foreign and anti-communist
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle

41. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
chi (energy) and blood flow
the 38th parallel
Ming
5

42. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
Ming
it overextended itself along the road
Kublai Khan
kaolin with cobalt for color

43. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
it overextended itself along the road
divine wind
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
silkworms eat mulberry leaves

44. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
Ming
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
urban

45. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
the five elements
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
to guard China
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues

46. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
divine wind
boil it
chi
it overextended itself along the road

47. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?
public humiliation and loss of face
5
they become spoiled and fat
chi

48. Where did the Long March begin and end?
from Jiangxi to Yenan
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
wind and water
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad

49. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
to guard China
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
harsh and public

50. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
boil it
Kublai Khan

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