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Review for quiz on Chinese history

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Dynasty after which China was named   Qin  
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Name one of the accomplishments of Chinese civilization   silk weaving, paper, printing, gunpowder, compass  
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Name one of the geographic features which separates China from the rest of the world   Taklimakan and Gobi desets, Plateau of Tibet Pacific Ocean  
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China's name for itself   Middle Kingdom  
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China's name for everyone who was not Chinese   Barbarians or Foreign Devils  
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Name one of the two non-Chinese dynasties which ruled China   Mongols (Yuan Dynasty) or Manchus (Qing Dynasty)  
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Man-made waterway connecting northern and southern China   Grand Canal  
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Man-made structure which protected northern China from invasion   Great Wall  
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Area in Beijing reserved for the Emperor, his family, and advisors   Forbidden City  
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European who visited China for 20 years and then wrote a book about his travels   Marco Polo  
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Chinese emperor who Marco Polo advised   Kublai Khan  
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What was the only port open to European trade in China?   Canton  
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War fought between Great Britain and China from 1839-1842   Opium War  
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What was the treaty which ended the war between Britain and China?   Treaty of Nanking  
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British item of trade which Chinese government wished to stop   Opium  
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Areas in China where foreign governments exercised political and economic control in early 1900's   Spheres of influence  
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Policy proposed by John Hay which would allow all nations equal trade access in China   Open Door Policy  
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Chinese party which wanted China to become a republic (democracy)   Nationalist Party  
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First ruler of the Republic of China   Sun Yat-sen  
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Military leader who subdued Chinese warlords and united China in 1928   Chiang Kai-shek  
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Chinese leader who wanted communism rather than democracy for China   Mao Zedong  
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Journey of Mao and his followers to Northern China in 1934   Long March  
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Mao's plan for economic reform which created People's Communes throughout the country   Great Leap Forward  
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It's goal was to destroy the "Four Olds" and establish a new society   Cultural Revolution  
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Group of young radicals devoted to Mao and the Cultural Revolution   Red Guard  
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Mao Zedong's book of sayings which was required reading for all during the time he ruled China   Little Red Book  
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Following Mao's death this group wanted to continue the Cultural Revolution   Gang of Four  
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Following Mao's death the leader who wanted to modernize China   Deng Xiaoping  
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System of agricultural reform which allowed farmers to keep and sell any crops produced in excess of the quota paid to the government   Contract responsibility system  
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One of the Four Modernizations proposed by Deng Xiaoping   agriculture, industry, science and technology, defense  
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In 1989 pro-democracy protests were held in this public square in Beijing   Tienanmen Square  
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Chinese philosopher and thinker who felt that a well ordered society depended on respect for the ruler as well as obedience to the ruler.   Confucius  
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Chinese civil servants passed a rigorous exam to become advisors to the emperor. These civil servants, who wore long robes were called ___   Mandarins  
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