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1. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
from Jiangxi to Yenan
landscape
public humiliation and loss of face
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s

2. How many horses did the Mongols use?
public humiliation and loss of face
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
not a war - but a police action by the UN
5

3. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
to guard China
Mao Zedong
landscape
the five elements

4. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
young enforcers of rules
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle

5. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
anti-foreign and anti-communist
public humiliation and loss of face
young enforcers of rules
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad

6. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
they become spoiled and fat
landscape
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South

7. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
public humiliation and loss of face
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
not a war - but a police action by the UN

8. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
to guard China
5
it overextended itself along the road

9. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
Mao Zedong
to guard China
the 38th parallel
Kublai Khan

10. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
urban
they become spoiled and fat
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son

11. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
it overextended itself along the road
public humiliation and loss of face
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
they become spoiled and fat

12. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
chi
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Ming
public humiliation and loss of face

13. What does the Monkey King symbolize?
south - represented by red and a phoenix
freedom within yourself
the five elements
wind and water

14. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
Han and the Roman Empire
to guard China
harsh and public

15. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
chi (energy) and blood flow
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
chi

16. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
the 38th parallel
to guard China

17. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Ming
loved their art - lost their empire
from Jiangxi to Yenan

18. How many meridians are in your body?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
5
the five elements
landscape

19. 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 mourn his son
boil it
harsh and public
devil's horsemen

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

21. What does Feng Shui mean?
young enforcers of rules
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
it overextended itself along the road
wind and water

22. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
the five elements
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
boil it
lost face

23. What are two purposes the gong served in China?
to guard China
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
chi (energy) and blood flow

24. What was the Korean War?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
the five elements
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos

25. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
kaolin with cobalt for color
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party

26. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
to guard China
young enforcers of rules
young enforcers of rules
boil it

27. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
loved their art - lost their empire
divine wind
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
devil's horsemen

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
Han and the Roman Empire
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South

29. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
to guard China
the five elements
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos

30. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
the five elements
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
kaolin with cobalt for color

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

32. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
harsh and public
Kublai Khan
urban
the five elements

33. What treaty solved the Opium War?
Mao Zedong
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
lost face

34. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
divine wind
it overextended itself along the road
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations

35. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
harsh and public
the 38th parallel
south - represented by red and a phoenix
the 38th parallel

36. How many meridians are in your body?
Ming
young enforcers of rules
5
Han and the Roman Empire

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

38. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
Han and the Roman Empire
harsh and public

39. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
Han and the Roman Empire
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty

40. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
5
anti-foreign and anti-communist
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
they become spoiled and fat

41. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
Ming
not a war - but a police action by the UN
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
south - represented by red and a phoenix

42. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
south - represented by red and a phoenix
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son

43. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
chi (energy) and blood flow
south - represented by red and a phoenix
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s

44. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
it overextended itself along the road
public humiliation and loss of face
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
they become spoiled and fat

45. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Kublai Khan
they become spoiled and fat
harsh and public

46. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
Mao Zedong
divine wind
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
5

47. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Kublai Khan
Mao Zedong
harsh and public

48. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
public humiliation and loss of face
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations

49. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
chi
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
the five elements

50. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
Mao Zedong
young enforcers of rules
freedom within yourself
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues