Worksheet A

Question 1

When did China start recording History dates?

Answer 1

2200 BCE

Question 2

When did the Han Dynasty rule?

Answer 2

206 BCE - 220 AD

Question 3

When did the Ming Dynasty rule?

Answer 3

1398 - 1644

Question 4

When did the Qing / Manchu Dynasty rule?

Answer 4

1644 - 1911

Question 5

What were the 4 ethnic groups in China in late 1800s?

Answer 5

Manchus, Mongols, Tibetans, Han Chinese

Question 6

What was the largest ethnic group in China and by what percentage?

Answer 6

Han Chinese - >90%

Question 7

When was Confucious alive?

Answer 7

551-797BCE

Question 8

What was Li?

Answer 8

Ritual, propriety, etiquette

Question 9

What was Hsiao?

Answer 9

Love within the family

Question 10

What was Yi?

Answer 10

Righteousness

Question 11

What was Xin?

Answer 11

Honesty and trustworthiness

Question 12

What was Jen?

Answer 12

Benevolence

Question 13

What was Chung?

Answer 13

Loyalty to the state

Question 14

Filial Piety

Answer 14

Respect your elders

Question 15

What were ideas of Taoism?

Answer 15

Similar to Confucianism
Encouraged a simple village life
Believed large organisations should be discouraged

Question 16

When did the Mongols conquer and rule China?

Answer 16

1205–1279

Question 17

What does ‘Zhongguo’ mean?

Answer 17

middle kingdom/centre on the world

Question 18

When were the first Treaty Ports opened?

Answer 18

1842

Question 19

When was the first China Japanese war?

Answer 19

1894-95

Question 20

What land did Japan take after defeating China in 1895?

Answer 20

Korea, Japan, Port Arthur