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

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

3. When did the Song Dynasty rule China?
(a) 960-1279 A.D.
(b) 760-1279 A.D.
(c) 960-1379 A.D.
(d) 960-1879 A.D.

4. 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) 4000 B.C.
(d) 2000 B.C.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who took power over the Chinese Empire in 1279?

2. When did Confucius live, according to "Chapter 2, Confucians and Curiosities"?

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

4. What dynasty was established in 618 A.D.?

5. In what countries were artifacts similar to those of the first historical kingdom found?

(see the answer key)

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