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[|Discovery of Tea] 1. For how many years have the Chinese been drinking tea? They have been drinking tea for over 4000 years. 2. How was tea first used in China? It was first used as a herbal medicine. 3. In what dynasty did drinking tea become popular? Tea became popular during the Tang dynasty. [|Chinese Inventions]4. What year was the new invention of paper presented to the emperor? 105 AD 5. What did the Chinese use to make paper? They used bamboo paper. 6. When did the Chinese invent moveable type? 1045 AD. 7. How many characters does the Chinese have in it? 3000-5000 8. When did the Chinese invent gun powder? 8th century AD 9. What did the Chinese use to make gun powder? Bamboo 10. What weapons did the Chinese use gun powder for? Rockets and guns 11. When were the first magnetic compasses used by Chinese ships? 11th century AD  [|The Tang Dynasty]12. What year did the golden age of the Tang Dynasty begin? 600 CE 13. How could a poor person in the Tang Dynasty get a job working for the government? They had to pass the government exam. 14. How many people lived in the capital of the Tang? More than a million 15. How did Buddhism get to China? It came from an idea from India. 16. What were the Three Doctrines of the Tang Dynasty? Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. [|The Song Dynasty]17. What is the period of the Song Dynasty sometimes referred to as? The age of invention. 18. Who visited China during the Song Dynasty? Marco Polo 19. [|When did the Song Dynasty rule China?] [|960-1279] 20. What was the Song Dynasty the first government to do? They were the first government to use paper money. [|Confucianism]21. What does Confucianism stress? How to behave properly. 22. What is Confucianism? A religion based on how to behave. 23. What is a social code of behavior ? a very set and rigid code of behavior, that honored ancestors and ancient rituals. 24. What did the social code of Confucianism honor? Ancestors and ancient rituals. [|Buddhism] 25. What did Siddhartha want to understand? What caused human suffering. 26. What does "the Buddha" mean? The enlightened one. 27. Why do Buddhists look within themselves? To find peace. 28. What is karma? A punishment or reward for their thoughts, actions or words. 29. How many Buddhists are there in the world today? 300,000,000  [|The Four Noble Truths]30. Describe the Four Noble Truths in your own words. Punishment is a part of life if you allow it to. [|The Great Wall of China] 31. When was the Great Wall of China built? 32. What was the purpose of the Great Wall? To keep invaders out and the Chinese in. 33. How long is the Great Wall? 8 ,851.8km 34. About how many men died working on the wall? 1000 35. What happened to the peasants who died while working on the wall? (You'll have to scroll down a bit to find this one.) they were buried. [|Genghis Khan] 36. What other names has Genghis Khan been called? World conqueror, Emperor of all men, the Scourge of God. 37. What empire did Genghis Khan establish? The Mongol empire. [|Kublai Khan] 38. Why was Kublai Khan different than other Chinese rulers? He wasn’t a mean and violent emperor like the other ones. 39. Who was Kublai Khan related to? Genghis Khan, Toluia, and Sorghaghtani Beki 40. What famous explorer did Kublai Khan know? Marco Polo [|Marco Polo] 41. When was Marco Polo born and when did he die? He was born in 1254 and died in 1324. 42. How long did Marco Polo spend in Asia? 24 years 43. In what city did Marco meet Kublai Khan at? Sudak Scroll down to Years Serviced in Khan's Court. 44. What skill did Marco have that made him valuable to Kublai Khan? He mastered 4 languages. Scroll down to Coming Home. 45. For how many years did the Polo brothers serve Kublai Khan? 17 years. 46. How long did the sea journey home take? 2 years. 47. Where was Marco when he wrote the story of his travels in Asia? Prison 48. What was the book called? The description of the world. 49. Why do you think people did not believe Marco? Because he only wrote half of what he saw. 50. What did Marco say on his deathbed? I only wrote half of what I saw