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What dynasty was founded by the former rebel leader Liu Bang?

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Han

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What was the name for civil service/officials in the Chinese bureaucracy

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Mandarins

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Approximately how many pictographic characters are found in the Chinese written language

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50,000

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What is the dominant Chinese dialect in the contemporary era

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Mandarin

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What percentage of China’s population currently speak Chinese

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95%

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The Han dynasty expanded the Chinese empire into Chosun - which is also known as

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Korea

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What great European empire was sent into decline in part due to the silk trade with China?

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Roman Empire

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What was the name of the major trading route established during the Han dynasty that tied China to the West?

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Silk Road

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The Uighur people who live mainly in Xinjiang, are predominately of what religion

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Muslim

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“Chinese Turkestan “refers to what present-day province of China

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Xihjiang

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Who is credited with founding Buddhism

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Gautama Siddhartha

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What is the meaning of the name “The Buddha”

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The Enlightened one

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According to Buddha’s “Four Noble Truth’s” all life is

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suffering

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According to Buddhism suffering can be escaped only by a complete suppression of

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desire

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A collection of Buddha’s teachings were complied in what book

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Tripitaka

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What is the Hindu/Buddhist concept of reincarnation

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samsara

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What is the Buddhist concept of achieving enlightenment and ending the cycle of birth

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nirvana

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Dharma refers to the right way of

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living

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True of False: Unlike Hinduism, Buddhism embraced equality and rejected the hierarchical caste system

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True

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What is the name for the tiered tower for Buddhist worship and relics

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Pagoda

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Which type of Buddhism is closest to the original

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Theravada

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Which of the two major types of Buddhism emphasizes Buddha as a supernatural god

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Mahayana

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Which of the two major types of Buddhism feature bodhisattvas or Buddhist saints

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Mahayana

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Which of the two major types of Buddhism is most prevalent in China and Japan

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Mahayana

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Which of the two major types of Buddhism is also known as Hinayana
Theravada
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Yoga originated in what country
India
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What is China's Primary and original Martial Art
Kung Fu
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What was the name of the Buddhist temple in which Kung Fu originated
Shaolin
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Where did Taekwondo originate
Korea
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Judo originated in what country
Japan
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Jujitsu and karate originated in what country
Japan
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the collapse of the Han dynasty leads to the ___ Kingdoms
Three
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What Chinese dynasty was founded by General Yang Jian (Emperor Wen)
Sui
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Under what dynasty was the Grand Canal constructed in China
Sui
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During what dynasty did the "second great flowering of Chinese civilization" occur
Tang
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True or False: Ritual "Kowtow" would occur in China in return for vassal status
True
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During which dynasty did the tributary system originate which included ritual kowtow
Tang
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True or False: Foot binding was tied to and reflective of patriarch and female chastity
True
39
Who was the only female emperor in Chinese History
Wu Zau
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Following the fall of the Tang dynasty China fragmented into ___ dynasties
5
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In what country did Buddhism originate
India
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What is the Hindu/Buddhist concept of reaping the consequences of ones actions
karma
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Which of the tow major types of Buddhism is known as the Greater Vehicle
Mahayana
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Which of the two major types of Buddhism is known as the Lesser vehicle
Theravada
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The Tang Dynasty established a trading system based on foreign subservience this was referred to as the ___ system
Kowtow
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The Chinese depicted their country as the ___ Kingdom (Zhongguo) the source and center of civilization
Middle
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During what dynasty was Buddhism eventually repressed due mainly to objections about cremation and monk celibacy
Tang
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True or False: Merchants were held in high esteem by Confucians in ancient China and granted mumerous special privileges
False
49
Zhao Guangyin emperor of the Song dynasty assumed the title of Grand Progenitor or
Taizu
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Who was the founder of Neo-Confucianism often compared to Da Vinci
Zhuxi
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Neo-Confucianism emphasizes hierarchical ___relationships for a harmonious society
5
52
True or False : the Mongols were a mostly sedentary tribe for the steppes of Southern Asia
False
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The Mongol Empire established the ___ dynasty
Yunan
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Genghis and Kublai Khan were emperors of the ___ Empire
Mongol
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Who became known in china and elsewhere as the Great Khan
Kublia Khan, and Genghis Khan
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Who was the Venetian trader that developed a relationship of trust with Kublai Khan
Marco Polo
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True or false: Kublai Khan provided relatively liberal religious freedom in conquered lands
True
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True or False: In contrast to previous Mongol rulers Kublai Khan refused to build roads or commit any other form of infrastructure investment for conquered lands
False
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True or False: One important factor that strengthened the Mongol empire was the successful invasion and occupation of Japan and Java
False
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True or False: One of Khan's most important mistakes was his failed invasion of Japan
True
61
Marco Polo originated in what city
Venice
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Sino is another name for what country
China
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What is the Name of the Chinese currency today
Yin
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Which dynasty is known for constructing an extensive imperial mausoleum
Ming
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True or False: The Ming dynasty was apparently strengthened by Confucian emphasis on stability and hierarchical duties of rank, especially for scholar officials
True
66
what group launched an attack against the Ming dynasty in 1618 and extended their rule over China from 1644 to 1911
Manchu
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True or False: Both the Manchu and the Mongols were nomadic conquering tribes came that invaded China form the north
True
68
True or False: The Manchu prohibited intermarriage with the native Chinese
True
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True or False: The Manchu forced Han scholars to re-write Chinese History
True
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The Manchus ruled with a ___ system that included eight different designations for Manchu officials and troops
Banner
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The Manchus established the ___ dynasty of China
Manchu
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True False: The Chinese initially viewed the Manchu as barbarians but not the mongols
false
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What is the name of the ideology that tends to encourage people to revolt against colonial or foreign powers occupying their country
Nationalism
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Domination and exploitation by foreign powers
Imperialism
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The Chinese Opium trade of th 1700s and 1800s was dominated primarily by what country
UK
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True or False: The Qing dynasty was generally supportive of the opium trade encouraging the importation of the drug into China
False
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True or False: the Treaty of Nanjing closed the Chinese ports to foreign traders
False
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In the aftermath of the Opium Wars China was compelled to cede Hong Kong to what country
Britain
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True or False: the Treaty of Beijing legalized opium production in China
False
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True or False: The Treaty of Beijing opened the interior of China to Western Merchants and missionaries
True
81
True or false: the Treaty of Nanjing required the British to pay China indemnity
False
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Extraterritoriality mandated that Westerners in China would be governed by whose laws
their countries
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besides caring on the family name why was having a son in a Chinese family seen as particularly important
they take care of elderly parents
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True or False: Remarriage for widows was typically banned or discouraged in China until recent centuries
True
85
Chinese society was dominated by what sex
Men
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True of False: Open displays of affection between spouses in China are generally encouraged
False
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What is the Japanese equivalent of the Chinese Flower boat women
geisha girls
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True or false So called courtesans in China were often poorly educated and downtrodden performing sexual services out of financial desperation
false
89
True or False : marriages in China traditionally have been patrilocal which meant that brides were requited fro inside the same village to insure purity
False
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True or False Arranged marriages still occur in China today though they are less common than in the past
True
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What are the main features of arranged marriages in contemporary China
the bride becomes part of the husband's family and they meet through match making
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True or False: Male homosexual practices were widely accepted and fairly prevalent in ancient China even among emperors
True
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True or False: courtesans were expected to be modest and Chaste
False

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