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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. What does archeological evidence indicate about the Yi people?
(a) They traveled as far as New Guinea and Australia.
(b) They used tar.
(c) They sacrificed women.
(d) They didn't know bronze.

2. In what countries were artifacts similar to those of the first historical kingdom found?
(a) Iran and Pakistan.
(b) Iraq and Israel.
(c) France and England.
(d) Peru and Mexico.

3. When were the Yi able to migrate to Alaska and North America?
(a) After developing the first sail boat.
(b) In 1207 B.C.
(c) At the start of the Ming Dynasty.
(d) During the last Ice Age.

4. What compromised Chinese trade interests in the 3rd century A.D?
(a) The rise of Japanese piracy.
(b) The fall of available wood to build chips.
(c) The rise of the British Navy.
(d) The fall of the Han Dynasty.

5. What did the first boat people cross, according to "Chapter 1, The Yi Peoples"?
(a) The Yellow River.
(b) The water between China and Taiwan.
(c) The Yangtze.
(d) The water between Java and Sulawesi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who forced the first historic kingdom from the inland to the shores?

2. What did Confucius' teaching do to those who made their living from the sea?

3. What city did Marco Polo say was "greater than any city"?

4. Who were the descendants of the Chinese seafaring people?

5. What kingdom was established around 1500 B.C.?

(see the answer key)

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