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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 resources came to China from Persia in the 7th Century?
(a) Pistachios.
(b) Gold.
(c) Caviar.
(d) Coal.

2. What caused the sea to rise quickly?
(a) Wind.
(b) Volcanic activity.
(c) The ice melting.
(d) A large earthquake.

3. When did the Yi people start the Chinese seafaring tradition, according to "Chapter 1, The Yi Peoples"?
(a) 1000 B.C.
(b) 3000 B.C.
(c) 2000 B.C.
(d) 4000 B.C.

4. Who took power over the Chinese Empire in 1279?
(a) Zhu Yi.
(b) Khan Noonien Singh.
(c) Atilla.
(d) Khubilai Khan.

5. During what period did the southern Asian migrate to Taiwan, the Philippines, and Fiji?
(a) 9000 B.C. to 130 B.C.
(b) 5000 B.C. to 1300 B.C.
(c) 9000 B.C. to 7300 B.C.
(d) 9000 B.C. to 1300 B.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does archeological evidence indicate about the Yi people?

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

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

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

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

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