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In Ancient Chinese mythology, it was believed that mankind was created by a group of powerful demigods known as which of the following?
The Three Musketeers
The Three Golden Men
The Three Sovereigns
The Three Perfections
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The Three Sovereigns directly communed with and guided what original rulers of China according to the nation's creation mythology?
The Five Golden Heroes
The Five Horsemen
The Five Stewards
The Five Emperors
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What was the name of China's first ruling dynasty which existed from 2070 B.C. to around 1600 B.C.?
The Shun Dynasty
The Xia Dynasty
The Kai Dynasty
The Zu Dynasty
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Ancient Chinese mythology states that China's first true emperor was a man called Hunagdi who is better known by what nickname?
The Great White Majesty
The Yellow Emperor
The Blue Master
The Red Eminence
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What Ancient Chinese board game that is still played today sees competitors place white or black stones on a square grid trying to surround one another's "territory"?
Mas
Sun
Go
Tan
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Little is known about the Xia Dynasty except for what important excavation site found in northern China?
Erlitou
Sungdan
Xiaohe
Si-Tse
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The Chinese officer and philosopher Sun Tzu wrote what famous book of military wisdom that is still studied to this day?
The Art of War
The King and I
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The Bamboo Codex
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After the Xia Dynasty fell in 1600 B.C., what new political power replaced it?
The Oum Dynasty
The Tao Dynasty
The Shang Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty
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Certain Shang Dynasty religious beliefs are preserved because they carved mystical predictions into what lasting material?
Hardened tar
Steel
Bone
Amber
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Most of China's Ancient Period was dominated by the reign of what dynasty that replaced the Shang in 1046 B.C.?
The Ba Dynasty
The Zhou Dynasty
The Han Dynasty
The Peng Dynasty
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What Chinese ruler founded the Zhou Dynasty after he conquered the Shang Dynasty?
Emperor Wu
Emperor Du-Tan
Emperor Guandu Shei
Emperor Liu Bei
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Most Ancient Chinese civilizations sprang up around what two rivers that made the soil around them abundantly fertile?
The Amazon and Caonei
The Blith and Nile
The Chaozhou and Akimezu
The Yangtze and the Yellow
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What was the name of the last king of the Shang Dynasty who was defeated by Emperor Wu and subsequently had his name changed as a form of punishment for standing against Emperor Wu?
Mao Ming
Chen Gong
Lon Fa
Di Xin
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The Zhou Dynasty was founded after what critical battle where Emperor Yu decisively conquered his rival Di Xin?
The Battle of Phan-Lan
The Battle of Chongsin Pass
The Battle of Mt. Yi
The Battle of Muye
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The Zhou Dynasty saw the introduction of what religious principle that stated China's emperor was a "Son of Heaven"?
The Mandate of Heaven
The Fourth Seal Principle
The King of Blue Skies
The Tower of White
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Much of what we know about Ancient Chinese history is relayed by the text Records of the Grand Historian that was written by what scholar?
Sima Qian
Suma Yi
Lao Teng
Tzu Chongtian
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What Chinese thinker founded a critical namesake philosophy in Ancient China that taught people to pursue harmony in all of the hierarchies they engaged in so long as their needs were being met?
Confucius
Shinto
Tao
Bassho
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Ancient China also saw the development of what religion whose primary symbol highlights their belief in coexistence with the forces of change both "positive" and "negative"?
Gi-ism
Ranyaism
Taoism
Shintoism
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When the Zhou Dynasty's influence faded, forcing them to relocate to the east, China entered what new historical period?
The Fire and Rain Period
The Life and Death Period
The Sun and Moon Period
The Spring and Autumn Period
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What Zhou Dynasty king's defeat at the hands of rebels and barbarians led to the start of the Spring and Autumn Period?
King Mi
King Us
King Them
King You
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At what battle did King You's armies get routed by barbarian and rebel forces who then forced the Zhou Dynasty to flee east?
The Battle of Soryu Peak
The Battle of Da Point
The Battle of Chogun Ridge
The Battle of Mt. Yi
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What Chinese noble lord organized the rebellion that toppled King You after his grandson was cut out of the Zhou Dynasty's line of succession?
Marquess Shen
High Lord Baomi
Baron Osei
Viscount Misu
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What tribe of barbarians allied with Marquess Shen's rebellion so they could sack Zhou lands?
The Quanrong
The Chengong
The Dianfeng
The Zubei
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What Ancient Chinese philosopher originated such famous quotes as "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step," and "Knowing others is wisdom. Knowing yourself is enlightenment"?
Lao Tzu
Chen Gong
Lu Bu
Huang Gai
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Much of what we know about Ancient China's Spring and Autumn Period is thanks to what 30-chapter commentary that added historical context to basic chronicles of the age?
The Record of Leaves
The Suikoden
The Tipitaka
The Zuo Zhuan
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What political settlement largely ended China's Spring and Autumn Period by dividing most of the country between three powerful noble families?
The Sao-Rei-Wu Accord
The Chuengae Division
The Partition of Jin
The Gozai Decree
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Which of the following was NOT one of the three families who ruled China following the Partition of Jin?
Han
Wei
Bei
Zho
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During the 5th Century B.C., Ancient China entered what major period of civil war where the three most dominant political families clashed over control of the nation?
The Three Kingdoms Era
The Warring States Period
The Political Fracture Period
The Winter Division Period
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What dynasty was founded after the Warring States Period?
The Qin Dynasty
The O Dynasty
The Hisei Dynasty
The Lo Dynasty
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What man founded the Qin Dynasty when he proclaimed himself the first true Emperor of China following the Warring States Period?
Qin Ni Kirin
Qin Sho Quanxi
Qin Shi Huang
Qin Lan Di
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