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Study of Asian Cultures
Quiz One
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Agriculture
Undergraduate 4
09/15/2008

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Capital of PRC and ROC
Definition
Beijing and Taipei
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Three Major Rivers in PRC
Definition
Yangzi, Yellow, Pearl
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Three Major Mountain Ranges in PRC
Definition

Taihang, Quinling, Himalaya

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Three Deserts in PRC
Definition
Ordos, Gobi, Taklamakan
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Highest and Lowest Points in PRC

Definition
Everest, Tarim Basin
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Five Provinces in PRC
Definition

Mongol

Tibetan

Manchu

Hakka

Yi

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Five Ethnic Groups in PRC
Definition

Mongol

Tibetan

Manchu

Hakka

Yi

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What is the Official Romanization System for the Chinese Language
Definition
Pinyin
Term
Official Dialect of China
Definition
Mandarin
Term
Other Dialects used in China
Definition

Shanghainese

Taiwanese

Cantonese

Hakkka

Gan

Term
What language family does Chinese Belong to?
Definition
Sino-Tibetan
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Chinese is a tonal language. How many tones are used?
Definition
4 tones plus neutral tone
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Simplified Vs. Complex Characters
Definition
Simplified is used for teaching the language to school age children and complex is the traditional way of writing chinese characters.
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Confucious lived...
Definition
551-479 BCE
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Laozi lived...
Definition
600-200 BCE
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Analects
Definition
Collection of sayings recorded by Confucius' followers
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Daode jing
Definition
the classic of the way and virtue - Daoism
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Dao
Definition
the way
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Li
Definition

Ritual

Propriety

Etiquette

Manners

Appropriateness

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Ren
Definition

Benevolence

Human heartedness

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5 relationships
Definition

ruler to subject

father to son

husband to wife

sibling to sibling

friend to friend

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wuwei
Definition
actionless action; not overdoing action
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