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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 type of trade developed in the 7th and 8th Century?
(a) Silk trade.
(b) Human trade.
(c) Horse trade.
(d) Coal trade.

2. What resources came to China from Burma in the 7th Century?
(a) Black pepper.
(b) Glass.
(c) Salt.
(d) Sulfur.

3. Why did the inhabitants of central China decide to leave the area?
(a) The Mongols invaded.
(b) The cattle died of poisoning.
(c) The Yangzi River was iced over.
(d) The Yellow River overflowed.

4. How long did the first historic Chinese kingdom last?
(a) 300 years.
(b) 700 years.
(c) 200 years.
(d) 500 years.

5. What city did Marco Polo say was "greater than any city"?
(a) Venice.
(b) Beijin.
(c) Hangzhou.
(d) Wen Mibng.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During what period did the southern Asian migrate to Taiwan, the Philippines, and Fiji?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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