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China Trivia
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1. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
loved their art - lost their empire
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
2. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
Ming
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
chi
kaolin with cobalt for color
3. Where did the Long March begin and end?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
from Jiangxi to Yenan
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
4. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
young enforcers of rules
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
Kublai Khan
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
5. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?
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6. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
they become spoiled and fat
boil it
it overextended itself along the road
Ming
7. How many meridians are in your body?
Han and the Roman Empire
5
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
urban
8. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?
Kublai Khan
loved their art - lost their empire
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
harsh and public
9. What does Feng Shui mean?
the 38th parallel
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
wind and water
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
10. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
Ming
chi (energy) and blood flow
kaolin with cobalt for color
11. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Ming
young enforcers of rules
12. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?
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13. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
the five elements
wind and water
chi (energy) and blood flow
to guard China
14. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
lost face
Mao Zedong
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
15. What treaty solved the Opium War?
harsh and public
landscape
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
16. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
the five elements
divine wind
17. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
boil it
Ming
freedom within yourself
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
18. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?
Kublai Khan
chi
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
anti-foreign and anti-communist
19. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
lost face
5
harsh and public
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
20. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?
freedom within yourself
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
kaolin with cobalt for color
young enforcers of rules
21. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
loved their art - lost their empire
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
22. What treaty solved the Opium War?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
anti-foreign and anti-communist
chi (energy) and blood flow
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
23. Where did the Long March begin and end?
from Jiangxi to Yenan
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
Han and the Roman Empire
24. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
Han and the Roman Empire
the 38th parallel
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
public humiliation and loss of face
25. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
kaolin with cobalt for color
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
lost face
26. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
devil's horsemen
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
it overextended itself along the road
27. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
devil's horsemen
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
28. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
Kublai Khan
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
the 38th parallel
29. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
not a war - but a police action by the UN
young enforcers of rules
Ming
30. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
kaolin with cobalt for color
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
not a war - but a police action by the UN
31. What was the Korean War?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
not a war - but a police action by the UN
wind and water
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
32. What does the Monkey King symbolize?
freedom within yourself
Han and the Roman Empire
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
33. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
anti-foreign and anti-communist
it overextended itself along the road
to guard China
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
34. What does the Monkey King symbolize?
5
freedom within yourself
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
35. How many meridians are in your body?
5
Kublai Khan
harsh and public
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
36. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
kaolin with cobalt for color
not a war - but a police action by the UN
37. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
Han and the Roman Empire
loved their art - lost their empire
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
38. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
loved their art - lost their empire
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
chi
39. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?
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40. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
wind and water
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
they become spoiled and fat
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
41. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
the 38th parallel
chi (energy) and blood flow
lost face
the five elements
42. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Ming
landscape
public humiliation and loss of face
43. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
harsh and public
loved their art - lost their empire
devil's horsemen
wind and water
44. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
public humiliation and loss of face
Ming
landscape
45. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?
kaolin with cobalt for color
urban
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
46. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
loved their art - lost their empire
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
chi (energy) and blood flow
harsh and public
47. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
chi
urban
48. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
Ming
urban
chi (energy) and blood flow
harsh and public
49. What does Feng Shui mean?
public humiliation and loss of face
devil's horsemen
wind and water
harsh and public
50. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
boil it
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
anti-foreign and anti-communist
landscape
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