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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Confucians and Curiosities.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the first unified Chines empire created?
(a) 221 B.C.
(b) 121 B.C.
(c) 321 B.C.
(d) 521 B.C.

2. What kingdom was established around 1500 B.C.?
(a) The Tang Empire.
(b) The Ming Dynasty.
(c) The Swang Kingdom.
(d) The Shang.

3. What modern types of vessels were the early Chinese seafarers using similar to?
(a) Tub boats.
(b) Sailing rafts.
(c) Cruise ships.
(d) Triremes.

4. What were the Indonesians trying to escape from during the first and second millennium B.C.?
(a) Invading Spanish settlers.
(b) The volcanoes of the region.
(c) The lack of fresh water.
(d) War with the Micronesians.

5. How did Confucius refer to China?
(a) The Greatest Empire.
(b) The Middle Kingdom.
(c) The Rising Sun Empire.
(d) The Never Ending Kingdom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Yi turn to the sea for their subsistence?

2. What dynasty made Confucianism the basis of the Chinese moral code?

3. When did the Yi people start the Chinese seafaring tradition, according to "Chapter 1, The Yi Peoples"?

4. What resources came to China from Persia in the 7th Century?

5. What city was believed to be the greatest one in the 7th Century A.D.?

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