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7SS China
China and Surrounding Countries
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which religion or set of beliefs stresses living simply and in harmony with nature? | Daoism |
| The southeast is sometimes struck by violent storms called | typhoons |
| How do most Mongolians make their living? | as livestock herders |
| Who was China's first Communist leader? | Mao Zedong |
| What do many countries consider China's response to rebellions? | violations of human rights |
| What is the most dominant influence on Taiwan's culture today? | China |
| What led to the events in Tiananmen Square in 1989? | Protestors demanded political rights and freedoms |
| Where do most Chinese live? | North China Plain |
| What does the Roof of the World refer to? | The Plateau of Tibet |
| What is Shi Huangdi best known for? | having terra cotta statues made |
| How did the Communists take power in China? | defeating the Nationalists in a violent Civil War |
| Why were many economic programs unsuccessful? | Because of Communist reforms under Mao Zedong |
| What will the issues of human rights in China do? | strain relations with concerned countries. |
| What is a regional version of a language called? | a dialect |
| What product was so valuable that its production method was kept a secret? | silk |
| What substance was used originally only in fireworks? | gunpowder |
| What was the palace complex that common people could not enter called? | the Forbidden City |
| How was paper made? | plant fibers were ground into a paste and allowed to dry |
| What Chinese invention was used to measure the strength of earthquakes? | seismograph |
| What did Emperor Shi Huangsi have laborers work on, then Ming rullers improved it and is still standing? | the Great Wall |
| What is China's largest city? | Shanghai |
| What is the world's highest mountain range? | Himalayas |
| Who was the great ruler in Mongolian history? | Genghis Khan |
| Who sailed around Asia and to Africa during the Ming Dynasty, 600 years ago? | Zheng He |
| What was Beijing, the capital of China, formerly called? | Peking |
| What is China current population? | 1.3 billion |
| What are China's two biggest pollution problems today? | Air and Water pollution |
| What is the coldest desert in the world? | Gobi Desert |
| What is the largest dam in the world? | Three Gorges Dam |
| How does the Three Gorges Dam create power? | from water |
| What was China's last Dynasty called? | Qing |
| What is the capital and main financial center in Taiwan called? | Taipei |
| What is a pagoda? | a Buddhist temple with multi-storied towers |
| Where do most of the people in China live? | the Eastern part of China |
| Currently, how does China produce much of its electricity? | by burning coal |
| How do more than half of the Chinese people make a living? | by agriculture |
| Why was the Grand Canal important? | it linked Northern and Southern China |
| What did the civil service exam help ensure about government officials? | that they were intelligent |
| What were the two parts of the civil service exam for government officials called? | Fu and Shi |
| Who developed China's writing system? | the Shang |
| According to Confucious, who was the head of the household? | the father |
| How were the Zhou leaders chosen to rule China? | by heaven or God |
| What river valleys did the Chinese civilizations begin in? | Chang Jiang and Huang He Rivers |
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