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Chinese History 101 Quiz #1

Test your knowledge of Chinese history before 221 BC. All answers can be found in my Chinese History 101 blog.
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1. The Chinese civilisation originated from which river?
Yellow River ✓
Han River ✓
Yangtze River ✓
Huai River ✓
2. In which year approximately did history with reliable contemporaneous records begin in China?
1600 BC ✓
2852 BC ✓
1045 BC ✓
2070 BC ✓
3. Who was the first king of the Xia dynasty, who was credited for stopping the flood?
Yu the Great ✓
Shang Tang ✓
Yellow Emperor ✓
Yan Emperor ✓
4. Where did Shang dynasty settle their capital at the end?
Zheng (near today Zhengzhou) ✓
Yin (near today Anyang) ✓
Luoyang ✓
Chang'an (today Xi'an) ✓
5. Who was the "wicked" wife of king Di Xin (aka King Zhou of Shang), who according to legend was an incarnation of a nine-tail fox?
Daji ✓
Bao Si ✓
Mo Xi ✓
Diaochan ✓
6. Which historical period did Confucius live in?
Warring States period ✓
Qin dynasty ✓
Western Zhou ✓
Spring and Autumn period ✓
7. Who wrote "The Art of War"?
Lao Tzu ✓
Micius ✓
Sun Tzu ✓
Confucius ✓
8. How many major states were there in the Warring States?
9 ✓
7 ✓
5 ✓
3 ✓
9. Which were the two fighting sides in the Battle of Changping?
Qi vs Wei ✓
Qi vs Chu ✓
Qin vs Zhao ✓
Qin vs Chu ✓
10. Which state defeated all other Warring States and unified China?
Qi ✓
Qin ✓
Chu ✓
Han ✓
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