1400 Week 5

Question 1

How much did China’s population grow in its 18th century?

Answer 1

100 million to 301 million people

Question 2

What factors led to a peaceful life during the Qing dynasty?

Answer 2

Long reigns of emperors, new world crops coming from America kept more people fed

Question 3

Where did people live?

Answer 3

85% rural, 5-10% urban, 5-10% itinerant

Question 4

What did city gates represent?

Answer 4

Seasons and elements

Question 5

What did the North gate symbolize

Answer 5

Winter and water

Question 6

What did the centre symbolize

Answer 6

Dashu (great heat) and earth

Question 7

Why don’t gates often face each other?

Answer 7

To block ghosts who often travel in straight lines

Question 8

Examples of urban landmarks (know 5)

Answer 8

Official buildings
Temples
Shops
Restaurants
Inns
Mansions
Theatres
Brothels
Temple courtyards
Municipal services
City government

Question 9

What was the capital throughout most of Chinese history

Answer 9

Beijing

Question 10

Dynasties which used Beijing as capital

Answer 10

1. Jin
2. Yuan
3. Ming-Qing (moved to Beijing in 1421)
4. Warlord period
5. People’s republic of China

Question 11

Religion and the emperor

Answer 11

All religions had to consider the emperor as the son of Heaven

Question 12

When is the Dragon Boat Festival

Answer 12

5th day of the 5th month, lunar calendar

Question 13

What is Zongzi?

Answer 13

Popular Chinese food, theorized to be inspired by Qu Yuan’s suicide in which he asked his friends to make Zongzi

Question 14

What did peasants produce?

Answer 14

Food and resources depended upon by society

Question 15

Where did rural people live

Answer 15

Villages surrounded by fields

Question 16

What did poor people eat

Answer 16

Sweet potatoes, millet, course grains, veggies, fruit, beans

Question 17

What did rich people eat

Answer 17

Fine grains, meat/fish, veggies, fruit, beans,

Question 18

What did people drink

Answer 18

Boiled water, tea, wine

Question 19

Common rural resources:

Answer 19

Wood, ponds

Question 20

What did the villagers’ world focus i

Answer 20

Their village, neighbouring villages, market town

Question 21

Which region had more rainfall

Answer 21

South

Question 22

Which region had the longer growing season

Answer 22

South

Question 23

Which region planted more crops

Answer 23

South

Question 24

Popular crops in the north

Answer 24

Gaoliong, millet, wheat, beans

Question 25

Popular crops in south

Answer 25

Rice

Question 26

Which region had longer residences

Answer 26

North

Question 27

Ethnicity in the north

Answer 27

Uniform ethnicity, spoke only mandarin

Question 28

Ethnicity in the south

Answer 28

Many ethnic groups along with many different dialects