Humanities from the Renaissance
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Who, by 1279, was emperor of China? | Kublai Khan |
| From what city did Kublia Khan rule? | Beijing |
| What is the dominant political system in contemporary China? | Communism |
| What significant protest occurred against the Chinese Communist government in 1989? | the Tiananmen Square protest |
| What is often considered the highest form of art in China? | Calligraphy written in ink on paper or silk |
| What was the Forbidden City? | the palace enclosure |
| In what war was China defeated by Great Britain, resulting in their ceding of Hong Kong to Britain? | the Opium War of 1840-1842 |
| What is Feng Shui(Fung-SHWAY)? | the Chinese art of how the natural environment effects people's fortunes(well-being) |
| What was the most important work of Chinese literature written in the 18th century--considered by some the greatest Chinese novel, and who was its author? | The Dream of The Red Chamber by Cao Xuegin |
| What literary genre has always commanded the most respect in Chinese literature? | poetry |
| Who is the father of modern Communism? | Chairmen Mao Zedong |
| What is Vietnam's epic poem? | The Tale of Kieu |
| What was found buried near the mausoleum of the Qin emperor, Lintong Shaanxi, and was believed to have been meant to serve him in the afterlife? | Terracotta Soldiers |
| On what other nation's constitution did the Japanese model their constitution? | Germany |
| Shinto is essentially what? | a religion of Japanese patriotism |
| Who was Hokusai Katsushika, and which of his works is now known worldwide? | a Japanese wood block print artist; he painted The Great Wave of Kanagawa |
| Of what is Mt. Fuji a symbol? | it is a symbol of Japan's enduring beauty and stability |
| What were Japanese kamikaze pilots? | Japanese pilots during WWII that committed suicide by purposely crashed their planes into enemy targets to defend their country's honor. |
| Who may be the best loved of all Japanese poets? | Kobayashi Issa |
| What type of poetry has become the most international of all forms of poetry? | the Haiku |
| What are the two primary types of Japanese music for theater? | Noh theater and Kabuki theater |
| What is "anime?" | highly sophisticated animated film and a modern cinematic development in Japan |
| What are "geisha?" | women who served as professional or artistic entertainers skilled in art, music, and storytelling |
| Who became a leading founder of the movement called "negritude?" | Leopold Senghor |
| Who was Nelson Mandela? | was elected President of "a new" South Africa |
| What musical work, by Sonny Okosun, which became a popular statement against apartheid in Africa, was produced in 1978? | Fire in Soweto |
| Where did the popular 20th century song, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," originate? | Africa |
| Who wrote the original song upon which the film, The Lion King, is based, what was its original title, and when was it recorded? | a Zulu musician named Solomon Linda; originally titled Mbube; recorded in 1939 |
| Who became the first African writer to win a Nobel Prize for Literature in 2003? | Wole Soyinka |
| What are "ere ibeji" dolls? | dolls carved of twins which are kept incase one twin dies |
| What revolutionary leader was inaugurated as Mexican president in 1920? | Alvaro Obregon |
| From what Latin American country does tango come? | Argentina |
| From what Latin American country does samba and lambada come? | Brazil |
| From what Latin American country does pasillo come? | Colombia |
| From what Latin American country does rumba come? | Cuba |
| From where does the calypso dance come? | the Caribbean |
| Who is considered the founder of the Latin American novel? | Julio Cortazar |
| What is "EL Bloom?" | the explosion of latin American fiction on the world literary scene in the 1950s and 1960s |
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