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1. What was the Korean War?
young enforcers of rules
not a war - but a police action by the UN
devil's horsemen
landscape

2. What does Feng Shui mean?
wind and water
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
it overextended itself along the road
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong

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

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4. How many meridians are in your body?
5
wind and water
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
Ming

5. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
anti-foreign and anti-communist
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
lost face
silkworms eat mulberry leaves

6. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
anti-foreign and anti-communist
they become spoiled and fat
freedom within yourself

7. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
the 38th parallel
south - represented by red and a phoenix
loved their art - lost their empire
to guard China

8. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
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
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
Ming

9. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
the five elements
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
lost face
commoners and men (except eunuchs)

10. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
chi
the five elements
urban
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos

11. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
urban
Ming
boil it
young enforcers of rules

12. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
landscape
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
harsh and public
Ming

13. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
the 38th parallel
Kublai Khan
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
south - represented by red and a phoenix

14. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
5
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
public humiliation and loss of face

15. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
they become spoiled and fat
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Ming
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual

16. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
Ming
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
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South

17. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
from Jiangxi to Yenan
public humiliation and loss of face
Ming
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations

18. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
wind and water
to guard China
chi

19. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
landscape
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
Kublai Khan
chi (energy) and blood flow

20. How many horses did the Mongols use?
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
not a war - but a police action by the UN
5
to guard China

21. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
the five elements
public humiliation and loss of face
they become spoiled and fat
landscape

22. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
public humiliation and loss of face
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South

23. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
Han and the Roman Empire
Mao Zedong
chi (energy) and blood flow
Kublai Khan

24. How many horses did the Mongols use?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
5
kaolin with cobalt for color

25. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
it overextended itself along the road
anti-foreign and anti-communist
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad

26. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
chi (energy) and blood flow
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
commoners and men (except eunuchs)

27. What treaty solved the Opium War?
Han and the Roman Empire
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son

28. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
young enforcers of rules
Ming
kaolin with cobalt for color
Mao Zedong

29. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
public humiliation and loss of face
wind and water
landscape
commoners and men (except eunuchs)

30. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
Han and the Roman Empire
5
it overextended itself along the road

31. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
lost face
lost face
5
chi (energy) and blood flow

32. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
the five elements
kaolin with cobalt for color
boil it
not a war - but a police action by the UN

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

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34. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
anti-foreign and anti-communist
harsh and public
Han and the Roman Empire

35. What does the Monkey King symbolize?
south - represented by red and a phoenix
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
boil it
freedom within yourself

36. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
the 38th parallel
5
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
harsh and public

37. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
to guard China
harsh and public
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
loved their art - lost their empire

38. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Ming
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
south - represented by red and a phoenix

39. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
they become spoiled and fat
the 38th parallel
Kublai Khan
silkworms eat mulberry leaves

40. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
south - represented by red and a phoenix

41. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
divine wind
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
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

42. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
they become spoiled and fat
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
harsh and public
Han and the Roman Empire

43. What does Feng Shui mean?
wind and water
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
south - represented by red and a phoenix

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

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45. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
public humiliation and loss of face
from Jiangxi to Yenan

46. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
5
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty

47. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?
Ming
it overextended itself along the road
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china

48. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
it overextended itself along the road
Ming
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty

49. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
it overextended itself along the road
devil's horsemen
Ming
young enforcers of rules

50. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
from Jiangxi to Yenan
chi (energy) and blood flow
Ming
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos