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1. Mao Zedong's fourth wife rose to a degree of power unmatched by any other female Communist leader, even a degree that only a few Chinese women before her had attained. She led the infamous 'Gang of Four.' What was her name?
2. This dynasty (c. BC 1723-c. BC 1046) was the first historical dynasty, marked by literacy (including a 2,000 character writing system), bronze working, and elaborate religious services.
3. A few women have ruled China in practice, but only one named herself emperor, without the pretext of a male on the throne. Who was this extraordinary woman?
4. This Chinese philosopher who believed in a moral hierarchy is credited with writing the 'Lun yu', a treatise on submission to proper authority and gentlemanly benevolence to inferiors. We know it as 'The Analects'.
5. What practice that was thought to beautify the feet was common among women of noble birth in ancient China (though the custom lingered on until relatively modern times)?
6. What profession was Ding Ling?
7. What dynasty preceded the Qing?
8. The Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) was a foreign-run dynasty. What warrior group ruled China at this time? (Hint: these guys got around at this time, including in eastern Europe.)
9. This port city and former capital, occupied by the Japanese from 1937 to 1945, was the site of a massacre in 1937.
10. In 1860, the emperor's Summer Palace, an expanse of buildings of exquisite craftsmanship and beauty, was burned by an Anglo-French expedition in revenge for Chinese attacks on Europeans. Who headed the expedition?
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