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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which country joined Britain at this point?
2. Who was president of the United States at that time?
3. What other country was a part of the Sinocentric world?
4. Which rebellion began in the 1850s?
5. In what year B.C. did the Chinese unification take place?
Short Essay Questions
1. Examine the first appearance of Chinese characters as they came into being.
2. What was the Taiping Rebellion? When did it take place?
3. According to Kissinger, the tale of the Yellow Emperor is the beginning of China as an entity. However, in Chinese legend, although no other history exists, the Yellow Emperor appears to have arrived to save China. What is the legend?
4. Who would be put in charge of the new system that would replace Qing?
5. What were the The Qiying-Pottinger negotiations? What did the negotiations change between China and the West?
6. What was Kissinger's opening explanation of his time in China?
7. The culmination of Chinese warring was two and a half centuries of turmoil. To what does Kissinger compare this era?
8. The Chinese are very involved in strategy. Examine the Chinese use of strategy and the types of games in which it is employed.
9. What was Prince Gong's plan? Who emulated Prince Gong's work?
10. How does the existence and myth of the Yellow Emperor relate to the history of Confucius?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
If a world order had not been introduced into China in the mid 1800s, how long do you think it would have taken for it to be introduced? Why did the Chinese leaders say that it would take 100 years to develop a strong relationship with the United States? What reservations did the Emperor have about forming relationships with the outside world? Do you think it is possible to run an isolated country in today's world?
Essay Topic 2
How might world order have changed if Japan and China had formed into one super power? How might the world order have changed if the United States, Russia, and China were able to remain a triumvirate? What is the current relationship between China and Japan? Which is currently the strongest country? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
What is your opinion of the history of China as presented by Henry Kissinger? Do you feel that Kissinger was able to be objective in his presentation of the historical and cultural facts about China? Do you think another person might have been able to present the history in a more objective light? Would the history be as accurate? Explain.
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