Chinese Background

How was China first ruled?

• Republic

• Democracy

• Dynasties

T/F: China was one of the first civilizations in the world.

• True

• False

When did the last Chinese dynasty fall?

• 1912

• 1890

• 1648

• 1929

On October 1st, 1949, China became:

• Mao Zedong

• China

• People's Republic of China / Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo

• Zhong Guo

China's population is:

• 1.3 billion

• 1.5 billion

• 2 billion

• 1.5 million

What's China's official language?

• Putonghua

• Cantonese

What are the Chinese letters called?

• Ideograms

• Characters

• Pictures

How did characters come to be?

• Randomly

• Through pictures of things that surround us.

• An evolution of hieroglyphs

• Through a popular contest.

What is Pinyin?

• Writing characters with our alphabet

• A Chinese dish

• A dialect

• Traditional Chinese Writing

How many countries border China?

• 15

• 7

• 5

• 13