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1. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
Mao Zedong
anti-foreign and anti-communist
public humiliation and loss of face
lost face

2. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
wind and water
chi (energy) and blood flow
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
public humiliation and loss of face

3. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
anti-foreign and anti-communist
not a war - but a police action by the UN
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues

4. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
boil it
wind and water
anti-foreign and anti-communist
harsh and public

5. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
devil's horsemen
from Jiangxi to Yenan
loved their art - lost their empire
urban

6. What does Feng Shui mean?
the 38th parallel
wind and water
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
commoners and men (except eunuchs)

7. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
devil's horsemen
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
Ming

8. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
chi
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Han and the Roman Empire
urban

9. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
5
south - represented by red and a phoenix
kaolin with cobalt for color

10. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
landscape
to guard China
the five elements

11. 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
5
chi
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations

12. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
loved their art - lost their empire
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
landscape

13. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
to guard China
they become spoiled and fat

14. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
freedom within yourself
chi
south - represented by red and a phoenix
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle

15. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
lost face
south - represented by red and a phoenix
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
5

16. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
boil it
urban
the five elements

17. Why was it called theForbidden City?
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
landscape
Han and the Roman Empire

18. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
Han and the Roman Empire
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
landscape
Kublai Khan

19. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
south - represented by red and a phoenix
boil it
Ming

20. Why was it called theForbidden City?
lost face
boil it
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle

21. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
not a war - but a police action by the UN
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s

22. How many meridians are in your body?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
from Jiangxi to Yenan
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
5

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

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24. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
Han and the Roman Empire
boil it
freedom within yourself
kaolin with cobalt for color

25. What does the Monkey King symbolize?
boil it
freedom within yourself
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
commoners and men (except eunuchs)

26. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
Mao Zedong
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
harsh and public
Ming

27. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
divine wind
chi
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
young enforcers of rules

28. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
chi (energy) and blood flow
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
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

29. How many meridians are in your body?
the 38th parallel
5
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong

30. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
kaolin with cobalt for color
anti-foreign and anti-communist
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
Kublai Khan

31. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
the 38th parallel
Mao Zedong
Ming
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle

32. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
divine wind
Kublai Khan

33. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
chi (energy) and blood flow
divine wind
from Jiangxi to Yenan
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues

34. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
Han and the Roman Empire
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china

35. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
chi
Ming
to guard China

36. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
young enforcers of rules
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
Mao Zedong
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations

37. What treaty solved the Opium War?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
wind and water
harsh and public

38. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
5
not a war - but a police action by the UN
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
not a war - but a police action by the UN

39. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
freedom within yourself

40. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?
public humiliation and loss of face
to guard China
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
divine wind

41. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
kaolin with cobalt for color
chi
Ming
harsh and public

42. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
they become spoiled and fat
devil's horsemen
divine wind

43. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
harsh and public
divine wind
public humiliation and loss of face

44. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
Mao Zedong
public humiliation and loss of face
Han and the Roman Empire

45. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
loved their art - lost their empire
landscape
young enforcers of rules
wind and water

46. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
Ming
anti-foreign and anti-communist
it overextended itself along the road
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations

47. What are two purposes the gong served in China?
divine wind
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
chi
divine wind

48. What does Feng Shui mean?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
boil it
wind and water
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad

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

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50. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
the 38th parallel
loved their art - lost their empire
it overextended itself along the road
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual