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1. As a Chinese artisan or artist, which of these would you...
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a. bake in a hot oven?
* *Reasoning:* Artisans create pottery and ceramics. The word for fine ceramic ware from the box is "porcelain." It must be fired (baked) in a kiln (oven).
* *Answer:*
porcelain
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b. draw on a painting?
* *Reasoning:* In Imperial China, art often combined painting with beautiful writing. The art of beautiful handwriting is called "calligraphy." Artists would sign paintings or add poems using this style.
* *Answer:*
calligraphy
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c. write on paper?
* *Reasoning:* Similar to the previous question, when writing on paper, especially for art or official documents, one uses the artistic style of writing.
* *Answer:*
calligraphy
2. Which of these is...
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a. a grassy flatland?
* *Reasoning:* A large area of flat, unforested grassland is geographically known as a "steppe." This describes the homeland of the Mongols.
* *Answer:*
steppe
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b. a way to count people?
* *Reasoning:* An official count or survey of a population is called a "census." Governments use this to track how many people live in their empire.
* *Answer:*
census
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c. a long book with many chapters?
* *Reasoning:* A long fictional story written in prose is defined as a "novel."
* *Answer:*
novel
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d. a philosophy?
* *Reasoning:* Looking at the list, "neo-Confucianism" is the only term that refers to a system of thought or belief (a philosophy).
* *Answer:*
neo-Confucianism
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e. another word for an uncivilized person?
* *Reasoning:* Historically, ancient civilizations like China used the term "barbarian" to describe people outside their borders who did not share their culture or customs.
* *Answer:*
barbarian
3. The Mongols...
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a. fought successfully using \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
* *Reasoning:* The sentence requires a noun describing a method or tool. The Mongols were famous for their military tactics that struck fear into their enemies. They used psychological warfare, or "terror," to make cities surrender without fighting.
* *Answer:*
terror
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b. herded their cattle on the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
* *Reasoning:* The sentence describes a location where animals graze. As established in question 2a, the grassy plains where the Mongols lived are called the "steppe."
* *Answer:*
steppe
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Final Answer:
1.
a. porcelain
b. calligraphy
c. calligraphy
2.
a. steppe
b. census
c. novel
d. neo-Confucianism
e. barbarian
3.
a. terror
b. steppe
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