The Ultimate Quiz On Chinese History - Trivia & Questions

1. The only legitimate empress in Chinese history is?

2. The Southern and Northern Dynasties are not a single dynasty but a collective term for many dynasties.

3. The main difference between the Ming Dynasty's intelligence agencies Dongchang and Xichang lies in their different geographical locations.

4. The Song Dynasty philosopher who advocated the "Investigation of Things" and "Dualism of Human Nature" is?

5. During the end of the Spring and Autumn period, in the "Partition of Jin among the Three Houses" event, the "Three Houses" do not include?

6. Among the following options, which does not belong to the "Five Dynasties" period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era?

7. The Qin Dynasty unified the different writing styles used by various states during the Warring States period into?

8. The first hereditary dynasty recorded in Chinese historical books is?

9. After the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, exacerbating the national crisis, the reform initiated by the Qing Dynasty's reformists was known as?

10. The system of Chancellor was abolished during?

11. The era of prosperity known as the "Kaiyuan Reign" occurred under the rule of which emperor?

12. The peasant uprising at the end of the Qin Dynasty was the first nationwide peasant uprising in Chinese history.

13. The emperor who ultimately ended the period of division during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era was?

14. During the Northern Song period, the earliest use of paper money in the world was issued. It was known as?

15. The Qing Dynasty had twelve emperors, yet there were thirteen reigns due to which emperor using two reign titles?

16. Which military or civil officer does not belong to the Cao Wei of the Three Kingdoms?

17. Originating in the Yuan Dynasty, the political system where the central government directly controlled local regions is known as?

18. During the early Han Dynasty, the Han court revered the Huang-Lao political philosophy. What do "Huang" and "Lao" respectively represent?

19. The posthumous title "Emperor Xiaowu" belongs to?

20. The Battle of Gaoping was fought between which country and a coalition of Northern Han and Khitan forces?

21. In the late Southern Song period, which city became the world's largest port and the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road?

22. How many times did Ming Chengzu Zhu Di personally lead expeditions against Mongolia?

23. Which of the following was not a state policy of the Qin Dynasty?

24. Which emperor initiated the prosperous era known as the "Kaifu Reign"?

25. During the late Eastern Han period, with eunuch domination and the rise of powerful families, impoverished peasants rose up under the leadership of Zhang Jiao. This event is known as?

26. Internal turmoil in the royal family, "Jia Nanfeng," "fall of the country." According to the description, this should be a significant historical event during the Western Jin period:

27. In the Qing Dynasty, the emblem worn by first-rank civil officials on their official robes on the chest or back is what pattern?

28. During the Yuan Dynasty, personally organized by Genghis Khan, a military force composed of nobles and the sons of distinguished generals was known as?

29. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, which of the "Ten Kingdoms" had the smallest territory and never proclaimed an emperor?

30. The Qin Dynasty was the first unified feudal dynasty in Chinese history. When was it established?