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Test 2 Flashcards

1
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What dynasty was founded by the former rebel leader Liu Bang?

A

Han

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2
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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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3
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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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4
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What is the dominant Chinese dialect in the contemporary era

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Mandarin

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5
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What percentage of China’s population currently speak Chinese

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95%

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6
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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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7
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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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8
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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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9
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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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10
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“Chinese Turkestan “refers to what present-day province of China

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Xihjiang

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11
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Who is credited with founding Buddhism

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Gautama Siddhartha

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12
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What is the meaning of the name “The Buddha”

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The Enlightened one

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13
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According to Buddha’s “Four Noble Truth’s” all life is

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suffering

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14
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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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15
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A collection of Buddha’s teachings were complied in what book

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Tripitaka

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16
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What is the Hindu/Buddhist concept of reincarnation

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samsara

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17
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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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18
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Dharma refers to the right way of

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living

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19
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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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20
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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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21
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Which type of Buddhism is closest to the original

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Theravada

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22
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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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23
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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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24
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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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25
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Which of the two major types of Buddhism is also known as Hinayana

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Theravada

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26
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Yoga originated in what country

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India

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27
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What is China’s Primary and original Martial Art

A

Kung Fu

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28
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What was the name of the Buddhist temple in which Kung Fu originated

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Shaolin

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29
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Where did Taekwondo originate

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Korea

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30
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Judo originated in what country

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Japan

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31
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Jujitsu and karate originated in what country

A

Japan

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32
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the collapse of the Han dynasty leads to the ___ Kingdoms

A

Three

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33
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What Chinese dynasty was founded by General Yang Jian (Emperor Wen)

A

Sui

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34
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Under what dynasty was the Grand Canal constructed in China

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Sui

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35
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During what dynasty did the “second great flowering of Chinese civilization” occur

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Tang

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36
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True or False: Ritual “Kowtow” would occur in China in return for vassal status

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True

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37
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During which dynasty did the tributary system originate which included ritual kowtow

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Tang

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38
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True or False: Foot binding was tied to and reflective of patriarch and female chastity

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True

39
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Who was the only female emperor in Chinese History

A

Wu Zau

40
Q

Following the fall of the Tang dynasty China fragmented into ___ dynasties

A

5

41
Q

In what country did Buddhism originate

A

India

42
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What is the Hindu/Buddhist concept of reaping the consequences of ones actions

A

karma

43
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Which of the tow major types of Buddhism is known as the Greater Vehicle

A

Mahayana

44
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Which of the two major types of Buddhism is known as the Lesser vehicle

A

Theravada

45
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The Tang Dynasty established a trading system based on foreign subservience this was referred to as the ___ system

A

Kowtow

46
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The Chinese depicted their country as the ___ Kingdom (Zhongguo) the source and center of civilization

A

Middle

47
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During what dynasty was Buddhism eventually repressed due mainly to objections about cremation and monk celibacy

A

Tang

48
Q

True or False: Merchants were held in high esteem by Confucians in ancient China and granted mumerous special privileges

A

False

49
Q

Zhao Guangyin emperor of the Song dynasty assumed the title of Grand Progenitor or

A

Taizu

50
Q

Who was the founder of Neo-Confucianism often compared to Da Vinci

A

Zhuxi

51
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Neo-Confucianism emphasizes hierarchical ___relationships for a harmonious society

A

5

52
Q

True or False : the Mongols were a mostly sedentary tribe for the steppes of Southern Asia

A

False

53
Q

The Mongol Empire established the ___ dynasty

A

Yunan

54
Q

Genghis and Kublai Khan were emperors of the ___ Empire

A

Mongol

55
Q

Who became known in china and elsewhere as the Great Khan

A

Kublia Khan, and Genghis Khan

56
Q

Who was the Venetian trader that developed a relationship of trust with Kublai Khan

A

Marco Polo

57
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True or false: Kublai Khan provided relatively liberal religious freedom in conquered lands

A

True

58
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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

A

False

59
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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

A

False

60
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True or False: One of Khan’s most important mistakes was his failed invasion of Japan

A

True

61
Q

Marco Polo originated in what city

A

Venice

62
Q

Sino is another name for what country

A

China

63
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What is the Name of the Chinese currency today

A

Yin

64
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Which dynasty is known for constructing an extensive imperial mausoleum

A

Ming

65
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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

A

True

66
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what group launched an attack against the Ming dynasty in 1618 and extended their rule over China from 1644 to 1911

A

Manchu

67
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True or False: Both the Manchu and the Mongols were nomadic conquering tribes came that invaded China form the north

A

True

68
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True or False: The Manchu prohibited intermarriage with the native Chinese

A

True

69
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True or False: The Manchu forced Han scholars to re-write Chinese History

A

True

70
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The Manchus ruled with a ___ system that included eight different designations for Manchu officials and troops

A

Banner

71
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The Manchus established the ___ dynasty of China

A

Manchu

72
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True False: The Chinese initially viewed the Manchu as barbarians but not the mongols

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false

73
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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

A

Nationalism

74
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Domination and exploitation by foreign powers

A

Imperialism

75
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The Chinese Opium trade of th 1700s and 1800s was dominated primarily by what country

A

UK

76
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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

A

False

77
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True or False: the Treaty of Nanjing closed the Chinese ports to foreign traders

A

False

78
Q

In the aftermath of the Opium Wars China was compelled to cede Hong Kong to what country

A

Britain

79
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True or False: the Treaty of Beijing legalized opium production in China

A

False

80
Q

True or False: The Treaty of Beijing opened the interior of China to Western Merchants and missionaries

A

True

81
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True or false: the Treaty of Nanjing required the British to pay China indemnity

A

False

82
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Extraterritoriality mandated that Westerners in China would be governed by whose laws

A

their countries

83
Q

besides caring on the family name why was having a son in a Chinese family seen as particularly important

A

they take care of elderly parents

84
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True or False: Remarriage for widows was typically banned or discouraged in China until recent centuries

A

True

85
Q

Chinese society was dominated by what sex

A

Men

86
Q

True of False: Open displays of affection between spouses in China are generally encouraged

A

False

87
Q

What is the Japanese equivalent of the Chinese Flower boat women

A

geisha girls

88
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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

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false

89
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True or False : marriages in China traditionally have been patrilocal which meant that brides were requited fro inside the same village to insure purity

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False

90
Q

True or False Arranged marriages still occur in China today though they are less common than in the past

A

True

91
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What are the main features of arranged marriages in contemporary China

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the bride becomes part of the husband’s family and they meet through match making

92
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True or False: Male homosexual practices were widely accepted and fairly prevalent in ancient China even among emperors

A

True

93
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True or False: courtesans were expected to be modest and Chaste

A

False

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