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7th Grade
04/17/2012

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Why was the Great Wall of China built?
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to stop northern invaders
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Where do pandas and other rare animals roam?
Definition
the eastern end of the Plateau of Tibet
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Where do many electronic industries have their headquaters?
Definition
in Taiwan
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When did many groups of Mongls join together under Genghis Khan?
Definition
in the 1200s
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Until the early 1900s, whose government and society were shaped by the teachings of Kongfuzi?
Definition
China's
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Who was Laozi?
Definition
the chinese theinker whose beliefs attracted artists and writers
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What happened in 1989?
Definition
a protest to demand political reforms was led by students
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What is the number 1 cause of death in China?
Definition
lung disease
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Where and what is Macu?
Definition
a busy port near Hong Kong on Chin's southern court
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What often included poems?
Definition
Chinese paintings
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Who once controlled Hong Kong?
Definition
the UK
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Who claims Taiwan asits 23rd province?
Definition
China
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Who led the communist party in China?
Definition
Mao Zedong
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Why is the Yellow River called China's sorrow?
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because of many floods in the past
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Who led the nationalist party in China?
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Chiang KAi-Shek
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What were the Chinese famous for?
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-paper and ink
-silk
-magnetic compass
-printed books
-gunpowder
-fireworks
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Who wanted to make China a more open country by doing what?
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Deng Xiaoping-by giving the citizens more economic freedoms
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