OWHG Ch 6 - Revision

Question 1

Where does China rank in size with the other nations of the world?

Answer 1

China is the third largest country.

Question 1

Whose teachings did the Chinese have to study to hold a government job?

Answer 1

Confucius’s teachings

Question 2

From which dynasty did China get its name?

Answer 2

the Ch’in dynasty

Question 3

Give three facts about the Great Wall of China.

Answer 3

It was built entirely by hand
It took hundreds of years to complete
It is more than 1500 miles long - the longest structure ever built by man
Ancient horsemen used the top of the wall as a road

Question 4

What was the name of the land route that connected China with Europe?

Answer 4

The Great Silk Road

Question 5

In which river valley did ancient Chinese civilisation begin?

Answer 5

the Huang He

Question 6

Which emperor ordered the completion of the Great Wall of China?

Answer 6

Shih Huang Ti

Question 7

The philosophy of what famous Chinese teacher influenced Chinese history for over 2,000 years?

Answer 7

Confucius

Question 8

What beautiful fabric were the Chinese the first to discover and use?

Answer 8

silk

Question 9

Of what was the first real paper made?

Answer 9

the inner bark from the mulberry tree

Question 10

What was the first type of printing used?

Answer 10

block prints (made by carving a picture or symbol on a piece of wood)

Question 11

What were the Chinese able to print even though movable type was not practical for their language?

Answer 11

the first known paper money

Question 12

Who made China known to the oustide world? What was established because of this?

Answer 12

Marco Polo; trade between China and Europe

Question 13

Why is Hudson Taylor called the “Father of Faith Missions”?

Answer 13

He trusted God alone to meet his needs in answer to prayer, being a member of no mission society.

Question 14

Which Italian trader wrote a book about his experiences in China once he returned to Europe?

Answer 14

Marco Polo

Question 15

What fine, delicate type of pottery was developed in China?

Answer 15

porcelain

Question 16

What fraction of the world’s population lives in China?

Answer 16

one-fifth

Question 17

Name six Chinese inventions.

Answer 17

porcelain
silk
paper
printing
paper money
gunpowder
compass

Question 18

Which young missonary couple was martyred in Communist China?

Answer 18

John and Betty Stam

Question 19

Who established the first Republic of China?

Answer 19

Sun Yat-sen

Question 20

Who was the leader of the Communists in China?

Answer 20

Mao Tse-tung

Question 21

Who was the leader of the Naionalists of the Republic of China?

Answer 21

Chiang Kai-shek

Question 22

Who gained control of mainland China?

Answer 22

Communists

Question 23

Where did the Chinese Nationalists go?

Answer 23

Taiwan (many also fled to other countries)

Question 24

Which was the longest ruling Chinese dynasty?

Answer 24

the Chou dynasty

Question 25

What is a pagoda?

Answer 25

A pagoda is a building or tower with many storeys. Each storey has a small roof before the next one begins, and each storey is slightly smaller than the one beneath it. Often the top is pointed.

Question 26

What are junks and sampans?

Answer 26

small boats

Question 27

The lack of what freedom makes people in Communist countries like prisoners without a gaol?

Answer 27

the lack of feedom to move from one place to another at home or abroad

Question 28

What right helps prevent innocent people from being punished for crimes they did not commit?

Answer 28

the right to trial by jury, and the assumption that a person is innocent until proven guilty

Question 29

What happened in Tiananmen Square in 1989?

Answer 29

A million Chinese people gathered in Tian'an Men (Tiananmen) Square in Beijing to protest Communism and demand democratic reforms that would allow the citizens to take a more active part in the country's government. The Communist government responded by sending tanks and soldiers to Tian'an Men Square, killing at least 5,000 people and imprisoning many others.

Question 30

What is the main food group grown in China?

Answer 30

rice

Question 31

Who united the nomadic Mongol tribes to create the Mongol empire?

Answer 31

Genghis Khan

Question 32

Which desert, located mostly in Mongolia, is one of the coldest and is the northernmost desert in the world?

Answer 32

the Gobi Desert

Question 33

After World War II, who controlled North Korea?

Answer 33

the Communists and the Soviet Union

Question 34

After World War II, who controlled South Korea?

Answer 34

The United States

Question 35

Who opened Japan for foreign trade?

Answer 35

Commodore Matthew Perry

Question 36

What caused America to enter World War II?

Answer 36

the surprise attack on Pearl Harbour on 7 December 1941

Question 37

What brought the end of World War II and Japanese fighting?

Answer 37

In August of 1945, the United States dropped the world's first atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Question 38

What is Japan's most famous landmark?

Answer 38

Fujiyama (Mount Fuji)

Question 39

Which is the world's largest city?

Answer 39

Tokyo, Japan

Question 40

Which country is called the "Land of the Rising Sun"?

Answer 40

Japan

Question 41

Who was the emperor of Japan before and during World War II?

Answer 41

Hirohito

Question 42

What famous train can be found in Japan?

Answer 42

the bullet train

Question 43

Which empire was the largest in history?

Answer 43

the Mongol empire

Question 44

Which country was formerly known as Siam?

Answer 44

Thailand

Question 45

Which country is sometimes referred to as the "spice islands" or the "East Indies"?

Answer 45

Indonesia

Question 46

What is the world's largest island?

Answer 46

Greenland

Question 47

What is the world's second largest island?

Answer 47

New Guinea

Question 48

Which is the only Southeast Asian country that has never been under European rule?

Answer 48

Thailand

Question 49

What is significant about the Grand Canal?

Answer 49

It is the longest man-made waterway.

Question 50

What is a kimono?

Answer 50

a long robe traditionally worn by Japanese women

Question 51

Who became a powerful Japanese general during World War II?

Answer 51

Tojo

Question 52

Who is known as the "Father of American Missions"?

Answer 52

Adoniram Judson