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History of China
Review for quiz on Chinese history
Question | Answer |
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Dynasty after which China was named | Qin |
Name one of the accomplishments of Chinese civilization | silk weaving, paper, printing, gunpowder, compass |
Name one of the geographic features which separates China from the rest of the world | Taklimakan and Gobi desets, Plateau of Tibet Pacific Ocean |
China's name for itself | Middle Kingdom |
China's name for everyone who was not Chinese | Barbarians or Foreign Devils |
Name one of the two non-Chinese dynasties which ruled China | Mongols (Yuan Dynasty) or Manchus (Qing Dynasty) |
Man-made waterway connecting northern and southern China | Grand Canal |
Man-made structure which protected northern China from invasion | Great Wall |
Area in Beijing reserved for the Emperor, his family, and advisors | Forbidden City |
European who visited China for 20 years and then wrote a book about his travels | Marco Polo |
Chinese emperor who Marco Polo advised | Kublai Khan |
What was the only port open to European trade in China? | Canton |
War fought between Great Britain and China from 1839-1842 | Opium War |
What was the treaty which ended the war between Britain and China? | Treaty of Nanking |
British item of trade which Chinese government wished to stop | Opium |
Areas in China where foreign governments exercised political and economic control in early 1900's | Spheres of influence |
Policy proposed by John Hay which would allow all nations equal trade access in China | Open Door Policy |
Chinese party which wanted China to become a republic (democracy) | Nationalist Party |
First ruler of the Republic of China | Sun Yat-sen |
Military leader who subdued Chinese warlords and united China in 1928 | Chiang Kai-shek |
Chinese leader who wanted communism rather than democracy for China | Mao Zedong |
Journey of Mao and his followers to Northern China in 1934 | Long March |
Mao's plan for economic reform which created People's Communes throughout the country | Great Leap Forward |
It's goal was to destroy the "Four Olds" and establish a new society | Cultural Revolution |
Group of young radicals devoted to Mao and the Cultural Revolution | Red Guard |
Mao Zedong's book of sayings which was required reading for all during the time he ruled China | Little Red Book |
Following Mao's death this group wanted to continue the Cultural Revolution | Gang of Four |
Following Mao's death the leader who wanted to modernize China | Deng Xiaoping |
System of agricultural reform which allowed farmers to keep and sell any crops produced in excess of the quota paid to the government | Contract responsibility system |
One of the Four Modernizations proposed by Deng Xiaoping | agriculture, industry, science and technology, defense |
In 1989 pro-democracy protests were held in this public square in Beijing | Tienanmen Square |
Chinese philosopher and thinker who felt that a well ordered society depended on respect for the ruler as well as obedience to the ruler. | Confucius |
Chinese civil servants passed a rigorous exam to become advisors to the emperor. These civil servants, who wore long robes were called ___ | Mandarins |