Who was the founding emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty?
Zhu Yuanzhang
Zhao Kuangyin (Emperor Taizu)
Emperor Taizong
Kublai Khan
In 1368 Zhu Yuanzhang overthrew the Yuan and began which new dynasty?
Song Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
The Treaty of Tianjin (1858) legalised
the stationing of Russian troops in Beijing
the cession of Kowloon
Protestant missionary work only
the opium trade
What was the MAIN purpose of the “Cup of Wine to Dismiss Military Power”?
To start a new war
To celebrate a victory
To give soldiers more pay
To take army power away from generals and give it to the central government
There were three Chinese luxury goods that created Europe’s silver drain. Which item is NOT listed among them?
Tea
Porcelain
Opium
Silk
The secret police force set up by Zhu Yuanzhang to watch officials and civilians was called:
The Canton Pirates
The Red Turbans
The Jinyiwei
The Forbidden City Guards
The Treaty of Nanjing is labelled the first “unequal treaty” mainly because it
gave China extraterritorial rights in London
applied only to five ports instead of the whole coast
forced China to accept terms dictated by the victor
was written in unequal-sized Chinese and English fonts
One political result of Song centralization was:
Instant world peace
Free ice-cream for everyone
Strong local armies
Weak local response and heavy central costs
Which port is NOT among the five opened by the Treaty of Nanjing?
Amoy
Shanghai
Tianjin
Foochow
Which city is famous as China’s “capital of porcelain”?
Shanghai
Beijing
Guangzhou
Jingdezhen
What group did Hong Xiuquan start to get followers?
The God Worshipping Society
The Boxers (Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists)
The Tongmenghui (a later revolutionary group)
The White Lotus Society
Where did the Taiping Rebellion officially start?
Wuhan
Jintian Village, Guangxi
Nanjing
Beijing
What was a key economic policy of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?
Promotion of foreign trade
The Land System of the Heavenly Dynasty (equal land distribution)
Privatization of all land
Heavy taxation on peasants
What ideology did Britain promote during the Opium Wars?
Confucianism
Socialism
Free Trade
Capitalism
A change from the Treaty of Nanjing to the Treaty of Tianjin was the opening of new treaty ports. What was the key geographical shift of these ports?
From the north to the south.
From river ports to deep-sea ports.
From coastal cities to inland cities along the Yangtze River.