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History of China

Can you guess these facts from Chinese history?

In China, the family name comes first!

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Last updated: August 10, 2015

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Hint	Answer
River called the cradle of Chinese civilzation	Yellow River
What gave the emperor the right to rule	Mandate of Heaven
Chinese name for China, reflecting its position in the world	Middle Kingdom
Oldest book of Chinese classics, credited to the Duke of Zhou	I Ching
Probably China's most influential philosopher	Confucius
Founder of Daoism	Laozi
Ancient canal, still the world's longest	Grand Canal
Protective barrier meant to keep out northern invaders	Great Wall
Indian religion that exerted a great influence in China	Buddhism
Mongolian Khan who conquered China	Kublai Khan
Zheng He's fleet of ships bearing gifts throughout Asia	Treasure Fleet
Hairstyle mandated by Manchu conquerors	Queue
China fought two wars because of Western efforts to import this drug	Opium
Territory controlled by the UK, 1842-1997	Hong Kong
Military leader of China who fled to Taiwan	Chiang Kai-shek
First communist leader of China	Mao Zedong
Communist economic program that resulted in perhaps 30 million deaths due to famine	Great Leap Forward
Communist effort to purge traditional culture	Cultural Revolution
Chinese leader who said "to get rich is glorious"	Deng Xiaoping

Major Dynasties
202 BC - 202	Han
618-907	Tang
960-1279	Song
1271-1368	Yuan
1368-1644	Ming
1644-1911	Qing

Ancient capitals
Beijing
Nanjing
Luoyang
Chang'an

Great inventions of ancient China
Compass
Gunpowder
Papermaking
Printing

sillie

level 80

Jan 6, 2015

Lao-tse? Lao-tzu? Or some such? Please some alternative spellings for that one. Didn't the Chinese also invent paper money?

Jerry928

level 71

Jan 6, 2015

I was going to say the same thing about Lao Tzu!

Quizmaster

level ∞

Jan 6, 2015

I added more type-ins for that one.

carawebo

level 69

Jan 6, 2015

I think there's a typo with Deng XiAoping

Quizmaster

level ∞

Jan 6, 2015

Fixed

OneWhale

level 66

Aug 9, 2015

How the heck to 43% of people know who Deng Xiaopeng is? That seems super high, he's just not that commonly known (I think).

kalbahamut

level 75

Aug 9, 2015

Probably because he shows up on my excellent World Leaders of the Cold War quiz.

Freestatebear

level 75

May 17, 2016

Although he didn't come immediately after Mao, he was arguably the most important Chinese leader after him. His efforts to open China to the west, economically at least, are the underlying reason so much of the world's goods are now made in China.

WanderingWalrus

level 67

Jun 18, 2018

Just the leader for 10 years of the largest nation on earth. Ever heard of Ronald Reagan? He was the leader of a country about 1/4 the size for about the same time.

kalbahamut

level 75

Aug 9, 2015

Maybe the clue should be "Great ___ Forward." Otherwise, you get Great Wall trying to type in Greap Leap.

Quizmaster

level ∞

Aug 10, 2015

Fixed

Sulps

level 59

Aug 9, 2015

It's very nice that you bring these quizzes to the front page. This way Western people can learn more about Asian history. To be fair, you should accept Hubilai Khan as that's his name in Mongolian.

Jamesgoatcher

level 60

Aug 10, 2015

31/33. My undergrad is in Chinese & Japanese History so I'm a little embarrassed I didn't get Deng Xiaoping. Legitimately didn't know compass. A little confused why you didn't include Hangzhou as a capital but did include Luoyang. They both were capitals during broken periods and unified dynasties (Hangzhou-Song, Luoyang-Zhou). Great quiz! I would love to see more "History of...." quizzes for other countries and cultures!

Rollarider

level 37

Aug 12, 2015

Is there any chance you could accept Yangtze for the Yellow River?

CorkSpork

level 72

Aug 12, 2015

The Yangtze is not the "cradle of Chinese civilization", just the longest

epicdjyoshi

level 32

Aug 12, 2015

Yeah

pawelkrknh

level 36

Aug 12, 2015

Great quiz, I love China but got only 25/33. You could also include paper money in the section of chinese inventions.

epicdjyoshi

level 32

Aug 12, 2015

Can't yellow river also be yangtze

kolp

level 75

Oct 14, 2015

No, that would be wrong.

epicdjyoshi

level 32

Aug 12, 2015

63 %. Im happy with that

TeutonicKing

level 28

Aug 13, 2015

What about the Qin Dynasty?

chuanqi123

level 33

Oct 4, 2015

yea, though it lasted only 15 years but it's the first dynasty with China as a whole, also made many important changes and policies that are even in use today

Tramp

level 68

Aug 18, 2015

Is there any reason why cities like Kaifeng and Hangzhou weren't included as answers to the ancient capitals section? Not old enough or not important enough?