The two major rivers of China are:

What ocean does China face?

What geographical feature for centuries cut China off from the West?

The ______ was built to keep out the wild horsemen that threatened China from Mongolia.

What was the “Silk Road”?

The drawings that make up Chinese writing are called

Traditional Chinese government was a ______, in which the most qualified and talented people governed, subject to the rule of the emperor.

Name one way China influenced the beginnings of all other East Asian cultures (such as Japan and Korea).

The Qin emperor Zheng was very cruel in his effort to unify the Warring States and suppress opposition to his rule, but he is best known for

The ____ Dynasty first established trade routes with the people of the Mediterranean (then under the Roman Empire), who bought Chinese porcelain, tea, and silk.

Under the Tang dynasty, Confucianism remained the official Chinese philosophy, but ______ became the official Chinese religion.

When was slavery abolished in China?

The last dynasty of Chinese emperors came from a northern invading people, the _____, and treated the native Chinese with contempt and humiliation.

A Christian-like religion led by a peasant named Hung Hsiu-ch’uan caused thousands of ordinary Chinese to rise in rebellion against the Ching emperors in the ______ Rebellion.

The Chinese again rose in rebellion at the end of the 19th century in a fury against western missionaries, European merchants, and opium traders. This anti-Western rebellion was called the ______ Rebellion. It was put down by foreign troops from Europe and the United States.

The Chinese Empire, some two thousand years old, was succeeded by a republic. The first president of the Republic of China was

Who was the Communist leader who drove the Nationalists out of China in 1949?

The island that is now the home of the Nationalist Republic of China is the island called ______.

20. What is the name for most of China that is today under the rule of a Communist government?

What was the first Chinese dynasty?

What was the last Chinese dynasty?

What wonder of the world was built by the Emperor Zheng at the cost of many human lives?

Why did the Chinese call their land the “Middle Kingdom”?

The characters that make up Chinese writing are called ______.

Select the characteristics of Confucius teaching.

Under the Tang dynasty, what foreign religion was introduced to China?

What Chinese philosophy remained the official philosophy of China?

Led by their famous leader, ______ ______, the Mongols swept through China in 1279.

Under which dynasty did China become the largest and strongest empire in the world?

It is said that Marco Polo, the Italian traveler to China, brought back to the West table forks, coal fires, chopsticks, printing, and ______, which would soon be used in European warfare.

Who was the Jesuit priest who converted so many Chinese to the Christian Faith?

The Nationalist leader and president of the Chinese Republic defeated by the Communists was

Where is the free Republic of China (non-Communist) located today?

Which dynasty was contemporary with the Roman Empire?

1. How did the Tang Dynasty view Buddhism?

What was the main purpose of the Great Wall?

1. During which dynasty did Buddhism start to spread widely in China?

1. Which invention is not attributed to the Han Dynasty?

1. What did the Qin Dynasty emperor do to scholars who disagreed with him?

How many countries border China?

Identify the location that used Oracle Bones to predict the future and make political decisions.

What was the most important reason why traders formed long caravans to cross the desert?

The Silk Road was...

What did China demand for all trade transactions?

What do Japan, Korea, and Vietnam have in common from 600 CE-1450 CE?

Most dominant influence on Taiwan's culture today -

Who was the philosopher that influenced the Zhou Dynasty with his teachings?

1. Which dynasty is known as the first historical dynasty in China?

Which geographical feature contributed to China's isolation from the West?

1. What was the role of Buddhist monks during the division of China after the Han Dynasty?

1. Which dynasty was founded by Kublai Khan?

1. What caused the fall of the Yuan Dynasty?

1. Who established the Republic of China after the fall of the last imperial dynasty?

1. What was a significant impact of the Mongol rule in China during the Yuan Dynasty?

1. What type of government system is described by the term 'meritocracy'?

Which river is known as the 'Yellow' river

What was the primary reason for the construction of the Great Silk Road?

1. Which empire was China's main contemporary during the Tang Dynasty?

1. What role did Confucius advocate for in society?

How did the Ming Dynasty view foreign interactions?

1. What was the key outcome of the Taip'ing Rebellion?

1. Which dynasty came after the Yuan Dynasty due to a rebellion?

1. What did the 'meritocracy' in traditional Chinese government involve?

1. During which dynasty was the first Catholic Church established in China?

1. What describes the climate of Mongolia, north of China?

Which dynasty experienced the Boxer Rebellion?

1. Who was the Italian traveler entertained by Kublai Khan?

1. What major event was contemporary with the first part of the Ming Dynasty?

1. What philosophical tradition did Confucius belong to?