Statistics for Chinese History (Basic)

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Religion introduced to China by Indian missionaries	Buddhism	94%
Defensive Construction designed to keep out nomadic invasions	Great Wall	92%
Ethnic group that conquered China in the 13th Century	Mongols	92%
Vast trade network, connecting China to the West	Silk Road	92%
Famous ancient philosopher, known for promoting family values, and personal/governmental responsibility	Confucius	90%
Famous Chinese invention, that would later be used against them	Gunpowder	89%
Second dynasty of China, the namesake of the major Chinese ethnic group in modern day	Han	87%
First Emperor of China	Qin Shi Huang	86%
Current leader of the People's Republic of China	Xi Jinping	79%
City famously ravaged by Japanese troops during the Second Sino-Japanese War	Nanjing	78%
Imperial palace complex used by the Ming and Qing Dynasties	Forbidden City	73%
Disastrous attempt by Mao to industrialise China, ending in widespread famine	Great Leap Forward	70%
War where China intervened to protect an ally against an American-led invasion	Korean War	68%
The last emperor of China	Puyi	65%
War caused by British attempts to re-balance their trade deficit with China with shady means	Opium Wars	62%
Tumultuous inter-dynasty period of China, where warlords such as Cao Cao vied for control of the country	Three Kingdoms	59%
Bloodiest rebellion in human history	Taiping Rebellion	51%
City returned to Chinese sovereignty in 1999	Macao	44%
Waterway constructed to connect northern and southern China, at the cost of many lives	Grand Canal	43%
Ethnic group that conquered China in the 17th Century	Manchus	43%