China Cyberhunt
1. For how many years have the Chinese been drinking tea?
Chinese people are believed to have enjoyed tea drinking for more than 4,000
years.
2. How was tea first used in China?
Tea was first used in China when Yan Di got poisoned by some herb he had ingested,
and a drop of water from a tea tree dripped into his mouth and he was saved.
3. In what dynasty did drinking tea become popular?
Drinking tea became popular in the Tang Dynasty.
4. What year was the new invention of paper presented to the emperor?
Paper was presented to the emperor in the year 105 AD.
5. What did the Chinese use to make paper?
They used bamboo fiber to make paper.
6. When did the Chinese invent moveable type?
Chinese invented moveable type in the year 1045 AD.
7. How many characters does the Chinese have in it?
The Chinese have 3000 to 5000 characters in an average newspaper.
8. When did the Chinese invent gun powder?
They invented gun powder in the eighth century AD.
9. What did the Chinese use to make gun powder?
They used sulfur, charcoal, and saltpeter to make gun powder.
10. What weapons did the Chinese use gun powder for?
The Chinese use gun powder for rockets and others that were launched from a
bamboo tube.
11. When were the first magnetic compasses used by Chinese ships?
They were used on Chinese ships in the eleventh century AD.
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?
That poor person just needed to pass the government exams.
14. How many people lived in the capital of the Tang?
About one million people lived in the capital of the Tang.
15. How did Buddhism get to China?
Buddhism got to China via the Silk Road.
16. What were the Three Doctrines of the Tang Dynasty?
The Three Doctrines of the Tang Dynasty are Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism.
17. What is the period of the Song Dynasty sometimes referred to as?
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 960 AD.
20. What was the Song Dynasty the first government to do?
They were the first government to have a lot of great accomplishments.
21. What does Confucianism stress?
Confucianism stressed about behavior and responsibility.
22. What is Confucianism?
Confucianism was a social code of behavior, a very set and rigid code of behavior,
that honored ancestors and ancient rituals.
23. What is a social code of behavior?
A social code of behavior is a very set and rigid code of behavior, that honored
ancestors and ancient rituals.
24. What did the social code of Confucianism honor?
The social code honored ancestors and ancient rituals.
25. What did Siddhartha want to understand?
Siddhartha want 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 believe they can find the path
to Nirvana through meditation and karma.
28. What is karma?
Karma can be defined as the rewards or punishments a person faces because of
their thoughts, words, and actions.
29. How many Buddhists are there in the world today?
There are about three hundred million Buddhists in all parts of the world.
30. Describe the Four Noble Truths in your own words.
1. Life means suffering.
During our life time, we experience suffering such as pain, sickness, injury,
tiredness, old age, and death. We even experience psychological suffering such
as sadness, fear, frustration, disappointment, and depression. This means that
we will never live forever and one day our loved ones and ourselves will pass
away.
2. The origin of suffering is attachment.
Ignorance is the lack of understanding of our mind. These are the reasons for
suffering are desire, passion, ardour, pursuit of wealth and prestige, striving
for fame and popularity. Self is just an imagined entity.
3. The cessation of suffering is attainable.
Nirodha means the unmaking of sensual craving ad conceptual attachment. The
third noble truth reveal the idea that suffering can be ended by attaining
dispassion. Nirvana means freedom from all worries, troubles, complexes,
fabrications and ideas. Nirvana is not comprehensible for people who have not
attained it.
4. The path to the cessation of suffering.
There is a path to the end of suffering, which is more detailed in the Eightfold
Path. It is the middle way between two self-indulgence (hedonism) and selfmortification (asceticism) and it leads to the end of the cycle of rebirth. The
path to the end of the suffering can extend over many lifetimes. Craving,
ignorance, delusions, and its effects will disappear if progress is made on the
path.
31. When was the Great Wall of China built?
The Great Wall of China was built in the 5th century BC.
32. What was the purpose of the Great Wall?
The primary purpose of the wall was not to keep out people, who could scale the
wall, but to insure 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 of China is 4,160 miles long.
34. About how many men died working on the wall?
About 2 to 3 million Chinese people died working on the 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 working on the wall were buried inside the wall.
36. What other names has Genghis Khan been called?
Chinggis Khaan and Temujin.
37. What empire did Genghis Khan establish?
Genghis Khan established the Mongol Empire.
38. Why was Kublai Khan different than other Chinese rulers?
Kublai Khan was different than other Chinese rulers because he challenged the
stereotypes of Mongolian rulers by investing in his newly acquired people and
providing the foundations of a grand empire.
39. Who was Kublai Khan related to?
Kublai Khan is related to Genghis Khan.
40. What famous explorer did Kublai Khan know?
Kublai Khan knew a famous explorer named Marco Polo.
41. When was Marco Polo born and when did he die?
Marco Polo was born in 1254 and died in 1324.
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.
44. What skill did Marco have that made him valuable to Kublai Khan?
Marco Polo is a gifted linguist and master of four languages.
45. For how many years did the Polo brothers serve Kublai Khan?
The Polo brothers serve Kublai Khan for 17 years.
46. How long did the sea journey home take?
The sea journey took 2 years.
47. Where was Marco when he wrote the story of his travels in Asia?
Marco was in a Genoese prison when he wrote the story of his travels in Asia.
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?
Because most Europeans dismissed the book as mere fable.
50. What did Marco say on his deathbed?
Marco Polo said “I have only told the half of what I saw!”