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=__China Cyberhunt__:=

Abigail Hora 1/25/11 Per. 5 Asia

__ China Cyberhunt __

In this cyberhunt, you will be researching the culture of China. You will be answering questions from selected web sites using complete sentences on your own paper.

[|Discovery of Tea] 1. For how many years have the Chinese been drinking tea? The Chinese have been drinking tea for more than 4, 000 years.

2. How was tea first used in China? Tea was first used in China as a herbal medicine.

3. In what dynasty did drinking tea become popular? Tea drinking became popular in the Tang Dynasty.

[|Chinese Inventions]4. What year was the new invention of paper presented to the emperor? The new invention of paper was presented to the emperor in the year 105 AD.

5. What did the Chinese use to make paper? The Chinese used an abundance of bamboo fiber to produce a fine quality paper.

6. When did the Chinese invent moveable type? The Chinese invented movable type in 1045 AD.

7. How many characters does the Chinese have in it? The Chinese use 3, 000 to 5, 000 characters in an average newspaper.

8. When did the Chinese invent gun powder? The Chinese invented gunpowder in the eighth century AD.

9. What did the Chinese use to make gun powder? The Chinese used sulfur, charcoal, and saltpeter (potassium nitrate) to create an explosive mixture.

10. What weapons did the Chinese use gun powder for? The Chinese used gunpowder for rockets and others that were launched from a bamboo tube.

11. When were the first magnetic compasses used by Chinese ships? The first magnetic compasses were used by Chinese ships by the eleventh century AD.

[|The Tang Dynasty]12. What year did the golden age of the Tang Dynasty begin? The golden age of the Tang Dynasty began around 600 CE.

13. How could a poor person in the Tang Dynasty get a job working for the government? A poor person in the Tang Dynasty could get a job working for the government by passing the government exams.

14. How many people lived in the capital of the Tang? Over one million people lived in the capital of the Tang.

15. How did Buddhism get to China? Buddhism arrived in China as an idea from India (the Silk Road). It was really popular during the Tang Dynasty.

16. What were the Three Doctrines of the Tang Dynasty? The Three Doctrines of the Tang Dynasty are: -Buddhism -Confucianism -Taoism (Daoism)

[|The Song Dynasty]17. What is the period of the Song Dynasty sometimes referred to as? The period of the Song Dynasty is sometimes referred to as China’s Age of Invention.

18. Who visited China during the Song Dynasty? Marco Polo visited China during the Song Dynasty.

19. [|When did the Song Dynasty rule China?] The Song Dynasty ruled China in between 960 and 1279 AD.

20. What was the Song Dynasty the first government to do? The Song Dynasty was the first government to issue banknotes or paper money, and to establish a permanent standing navy.

[|Confucianism]21. What does Confucianism stress? Confucianism stresses the need to develop responsibility and moral character through rigid rules of behavior.

22. What is Confucianism? Confucianism is a religion; it’s a way of behaving, so you’ll do the right things.

23. What is a social code of behavior? The social code of behavior is a very set and rigid code of behavior.

24. What did the social code of Confucianism honor? The social code of Confucianism honored ancestors and ancient rituals.

[|Buddhism] 25. What did Siddhartha want to understand? Siddhartha wanted to understand what caused human suffering.

26. What does "the Buddha" mean? “The Buddha” means “The Enlightened One”.

27. Why do Buddhists look within themselves? Buddhists look within themselves to find peace; they use meditation and karma.

28. What is karma? Karma is the rewards or punishments of a person because of their thoughts, words, and actions.

29. How many Buddhists are there in the world today? There are over three hundred million Buddhists in all parts of the world today.

[|The Four Noble Truths]30. Describe the Four Noble Truths in your own words. The Four Noble Truths are: Life Means Suffering, The Origin of Suffering is Attachment, The Cessation of Suffering is Attainable, and The Path to the Cessation of Suffering. Life Means Suffering; human nature is not perfect, which makes part of life a suffering. We endure physical suffering as well as mental, and even though we think parts of life are perfect, they are not. The Origin of Suffering is Attachment; the attachment to transient things and the ignorance, and that is what this is. Physical and ideas are counted as transient things, and ignorance is also a faulty. Craving and clinging are the result of suffering. The Cessation of Suffering is Attainable; this can be attained through Nirodha, which is the unmaking of sensual craving and conceptual attachment. Human activity can conquer suffering, and attaining and perfecting dispassion in many levels is called Nirvana, which is freedom of all worries, troubles, complexes, fabrications, and ideas. The Path to the Cessation of Suffering; the Eightfold Path is the path to the end of suffering. This leads to the end of the cycle of rebirth, and this can expand over many lifetimes. Craving, ignorance, delusions, and its effects will gradually disappear as progress is made on the path.

[|The Great Wall of China] 31. When was the Great Wall of China built? The Great Wall of China was built between the 5th century BC and the 16th century AD.

32. What was the purpose of the Great Wall? The purpose of the Great Wall was to ensure that semi-nomadic people on the outside of the wall could not cross with their horses or return easily with stolen property.

33. How long is the Great Wall? The Great Wall is over 6, 700 km (4, 160 miles) long.

34. About how many men died working on the wall? About 2 to 3 million men died working on the Great Wall.

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.) The peasants who died while working on the Great Wall were buried inside of the wall. Their bodies were used with the cement and put in to the Great Wall.

[|Genghis Khan] 36. What other names has Genghis Khan been called? Genghis Khan has also been called: World Conqueror, Emperor of All Men, and the Scourge of God.

37. What empire did Genghis Khan establish? Genghis Khan established the Mongol Empire.

[|Kublai Khan] 38. Why was Kublai Khan different than other Chinese rulers? Kublai Khan was different from other Chinese rulers because he challenged the stereotypes of Mongolian rulers by investing his newly acquired people and providing the foundations of a grand empire.

39. Who was Kublai Khan related to? Kublai Khan was the son of Toluia and Sorghaghtani Beki, and he is also the grandson of the famous Genghis Khan.

40. What famous explorer did Kublai Khan know? Kublai Khan knew the famous explorer, Marco Polo.

[|Marco Polo] 41. When was Marco Polo born and when did he die? Marco Polo was born in 1254 AD, and he died in 1324 AD.

42. How long did Marco Polo spend in Asia? Marco Polo spent 24 years in Asia.

43. In what city did Marco meet Kublai Khan at? Marco Polo met Kublai Khan at Beijing.

Scroll down to: Years Serviced in Khan's Court. 44. What skill did Marco have that made him valuable to Kublai Khan? Marco Polo was valuable to Kublai Khan because he was a gifted linguist and a master of four languages.

Scroll down to Coming Home. 45. For how many years did the Polo brothers serve Kublai Khan? The Polo brothers served Kublai Khan for 17 years.

46. How long did the sea journey home take? The sea journey home took 2 years.

47. Where was Marco when he wrote the story of his travels in Asia? Marco Polo was in Genoese prison in the city of Genoa.

48. What was the book called? The book was called //“The Description of the World”// or //“The Travels of Marco Polo”//.

49. Why do you think people did not believe Marco? I think people did not believe Marco Polo because people might have thought that China was a horrible place with bloody battles. They probably also didn’t think that China had that much beauty and glory to be considered a great place.

50. What did Marco say on his deathbed? Marco Polo said: “I have only told the half of what I saw!” on his deathbed.