Chinese History
Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Legalism
Colors of the Mountain
Rich Kids
Vocabulary
100
These were the two prongs of the Great Leap Forward.
What is industrialization and farming output?
100
This is the founder of Taoism and the author of the Tao te Ching.
Who is Lao Tzu.
100
Da Chen's family were in trouble because of the fact that they were in this class of people.
What is landlords?
100
Tim goes to school in this western nation.
What is Canada?
100
This word means "normal or everyday."
What is mundane?
200
These are the last two dynasties of China and the ethnic groups that ran them.
What is Ming and Qing, Han and Manchu?
200
This is what one must focus on to achieve harmony under the philosophy of Confucianism.
What are proper relationships?
200
Da Chen's father spends time in this place working hard labor and getting questioned by government officials.
What is a reform camp?
200
What type of classes do the young women take?
What are pole dancing classes.
200
A woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives.
What is a concubine?
300
This is the modern name of the then-titled Republic of China.
What is Taiwan?
300
This is one example of a practice meant to focus qi in Taoism.
What is feng shui, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and tai chi.
300
Da Chen gets in trouble for ruining his homework from this book.
What is the Little Red Book?
300
This wealthy man's child famously killed two young girls while drunk driving, causing scrutiny of wealthy families.
Who is Li Gang?
300
One of the two words that means "sad."
What are desolate and despondent?
400
This leader was encouraged by the industrialization of the Soviet Union and intended to put in place a similar program in China.
Who is Chairman Mao Zedong?
400
This is one of two benefits of Legalism.
What is strict laws allowed the standardization of a) the monetary system and b) the Chinese writing system.
400
Da Chen was born during the Great Leap Forward, resulting in him almost being named this.
What is "drought" or Han.
400
This is an example of Xiao Chen hiding his wealth - what he does with his car when he goes to his job.
What is he parks it far away?
400
Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.
What is didactic.
500
These are some of the achievements of dynastic China - name at least three.
What is paper, gunpowder, printing press, writing system, poetry, Great Wall of China, and magnetic compass.
500
Confucius used these short sayings to dispense wisdom about social order, education, and other Confucian virtues.
What are analects?
500
Da Chen wishes he could join the junior version of this citizen army.
What is the Red Guard?
500
One of two examples of inequality in the nightclub at the beginning of Rich Kids.
What is the waiter who makes less than the cost of a table in one month; the bathroom attendants who work for small change?
500
These two words have opposite meanings: "obviously" and "sneakily"
What are conspicuously and furtively.
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