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1. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
urban
chi
the five elements

2. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
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
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s

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

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4. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
public humiliation and loss of face
the five elements
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
freedom within yourself

5. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
chi

6. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
freedom within yourself
chi
Ming

7. What does Feng Shui mean?
wind and water
south - represented by red and a phoenix
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
from Jiangxi to Yenan

8. What treaty solved the Opium War?
boil it
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Kublai Khan

9. What does the Monkey King symbolize?
urban
it overextended itself along the road
divine wind
freedom within yourself

10. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?
urban
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
young enforcers of rules
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues

11. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?
devil's horsemen
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues

12. What are two purposes the gong served in China?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual

13. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
kaolin with cobalt for color
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle

14. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
urban
south - represented by red and a phoenix

15. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
lost face
they become spoiled and fat
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party

16. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
5
public humiliation and loss of face
landscape

17. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
chi (energy) and blood flow
anti-foreign and anti-communist
south - represented by red and a phoenix
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong

18. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
Kublai Khan
loved their art - lost their empire
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
it overextended itself along the road

19. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
Mao Zedong
it overextended itself along the road
south - represented by red and a phoenix
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party

20. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
5
lost face
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s

21. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
landscape
to guard China
public humiliation and loss of face
loved their art - lost their empire

22. What was the Korean War?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
to guard China
urban
not a war - but a police action by the UN

23. 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
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
5
they become spoiled and fat

24. How many horses did the Mongols use?
Mao Zedong
5
Ming
not a war - but a police action by the UN

25. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
young enforcers of rules
the five elements
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
to guard China

26. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
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 mourn his son
young enforcers of rules
harsh and public

27. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?
to guard China
south - represented by red and a phoenix
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
chi

28. 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
to guard China
Han and the Roman Empire
the 38th parallel

29. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
landscape
Ming
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
kaolin with cobalt for color

30. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
urban
boil it
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Ming

31. What does the Monkey King symbolize?
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
freedom within yourself

32. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
chi (energy) and blood flow
freedom within yourself
it overextended itself along the road
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations

33. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South

34. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
5
divine wind
chi (energy) and blood flow

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

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36. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
boil it
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
Kublai Khan

37. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
the 38th parallel
divine wind
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
lost face

38. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
to guard China
divine wind

39. What are two purposes the gong served in China?
Han and the Roman Empire
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
Ming
they become spoiled and fat

40. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
boil it
lost face
young enforcers of rules
devil's horsemen

41. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
urban
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
5
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle

42. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
5
Mao Zedong
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations

43. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
wind and water
harsh and public
Mao Zedong
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual

44. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
public humiliation and loss of face
Kublai Khan
harsh and public
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk

45. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
they become spoiled and fat
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
freedom within yourself
not a war - but a police action by the UN

46. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
5
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
they become spoiled and fat
commoners and men (except eunuchs)

47. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
young enforcers of rules
public humiliation and loss of face
to guard China

48. How many horses did the Mongols use?
5
Mao Zedong
to guard China
lost face

49. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
5
Mao Zedong
public humiliation and loss of face
not a war - but a police action by the UN

50. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
the 38th parallel
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
kaolin with cobalt for color
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle