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1. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?
it overextended itself along the road
chi
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
Han and the Roman Empire

2. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
loved their art - lost their empire
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong

3. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
the 38th parallel
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk

4. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
it overextended itself along the road
divine wind
loved their art - lost their empire

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

6. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
wind and water
devil's horsemen
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
chi (energy) and blood flow

7. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
kaolin with cobalt for color
boil it
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations

8. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
public humiliation and loss of face
wind and water
the five elements
it overextended itself along the road

9. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
anti-foreign and anti-communist
the 38th parallel
chi
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty

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

11. How many horses did the Mongols use?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Mao Zedong
5
urban

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

13. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
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
Han and the Roman Empire
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son

14. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
Ming
public humiliation and loss of face
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad

15. What are two purposes the gong served in China?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
kaolin with cobalt for color
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk

16. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
5
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
anti-foreign and anti-communist

17. What was the Korean War?
divine wind
5
not a war - but a police action by the UN
devil's horsemen

18. Where did the Long March begin and end?
anti-foreign and anti-communist
from Jiangxi to Yenan
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk

19. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
wind and water
chi (energy) and blood flow
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
5

20. Why was it called theForbidden City?
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
devil's horsemen

21. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
from Jiangxi to Yenan
lost face
Ming
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad

22. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
to guard China
landscape
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
public humiliation and loss of face

23. What does Feng Shui mean?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
wind and water
the five elements
urban

24. Where did the Long March begin and end?
public humiliation and loss of face
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
from Jiangxi to Yenan

25. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
Mao Zedong
chi (energy) and blood flow
Kublai Khan
south - represented by red and a phoenix

26. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
the 38th parallel
freedom within yourself
Mao Zedong
Kublai Khan

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

28. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
the five elements
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
boil it
not a war - but a police action by the UN

29. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
Ming
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
divine wind
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong

30. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
wind and water
to guard China
they become spoiled and fat

31. How many meridians are in your body?
the five elements
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
5
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues

32. What does Feng Shui mean?
loved their art - lost their empire
wind and water
they become spoiled and fat
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues

33. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
Ming
urban
Ming
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle

34. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
urban
boil it
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china

35. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
anti-foreign and anti-communist
harsh and public
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle

36. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
from Jiangxi to Yenan
it overextended itself along the road
from Jiangxi to Yenan
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual

37. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
it overextended itself along the road
harsh and public
they become spoiled and fat
Ming

38. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
chi (energy) and blood flow
the 38th parallel
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
chi (energy) and blood flow

39. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
young enforcers of rules
public humiliation and loss of face
Mao Zedong
from Jiangxi to Yenan

40. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
young enforcers of rules

41. Why was it called theForbidden City?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
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
freedom within yourself

42. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
lost face
not a war - but a police action by the UN
they become spoiled and fat

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

44. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Mao Zedong
boil it

45. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
public humiliation and loss of face
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad

46. What was the Korean War?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
chi
Ming
not a war - but a police action by the UN

47. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
to guard China
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
the five elements
they become spoiled and fat

48. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
urban
young enforcers of rules
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
boil it

49. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
anti-foreign and anti-communist
it overextended itself along the road
landscape
harsh and public

50. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
freedom within yourself
Ming
to guard China
it overextended itself along the road