A Chinese History Quiz

[Fayadi]

Hello Knight Dragon, Lets be friends and bury the hatchet

I have a few Chinese history questions for you all

1.To where is the maximum western extension of Han and Tang Empire?

2.Name the few legendary kingdom that is "believed" to have existed before Xia Dynasty?

3.At 100 AD,the period where Han Empire and Roman Empire are at their peak,which has more population?

4.What is the Treaty of Nerchinsk, explain in more details how it went to that

 

[Knight-Dragon]

Originally posted by Fayadi
Hello Knight Dragon, Lets be friends and bury the hatchet

Do I know you? J/k.

1.To where is the maximum western extension of Han and Tang Empire?

Any good history book shld tell you. All I'm sure of was that the Tang was larger and reached further west than the Han. There're Indian princes in the Hindu Kush swearing allegiance to the Tang emperor.

2.Name the few legendary kingdom that is "believed" to have existed before Xia Dynasty?

There're no legendary kingdoms before the Xia; Xia was believed to be the first and a legend in itself (for now). Unless you're referring to the 'sages' who reputedly led the 'Chinese' at this point like Shun, Huangdi etc.

3.At 100 AD,the period where Han Empire and Roman Empire are at their peak,which has more population?

No comparison posts/threads. But no one really knows - nobody kept score in those remote days.

4.What is the Treaty of Nerchinsk, explain in more details how it went to that

End of 17th century, Russian frontiersmen began penetrating the Amur region in the Far East (look up map). Ran up against Jurchen tribesmen who're aligned with the Qing. The Russians built a fort which was destroyed by the tribesmen (I think).

Anyway, in the end, the Russians made a treaty with the Jurchen tribesmen to demarcate the border. Everything south of the Amur would belong to them; everything north to the Russians. It took some decades before the Russians realized they'd dealt with the Qing, rulers of the fabled Cathayan empire.

 

[Fayadi]

Thats the thing,different history books tells different place in which the Han Dynasty reached its maximum extension? I am testing you now,so whats your answer from your knowledge

 

[Knight-Dragon]

Originally posted by Fayadi
Thats the thing,different history books tells different place in which the Han Dynasty reached its maximum extension?

Truth is no one really knows. Also depends on your definition of what belongs. Also the issue at which time you're referring to.

The Tang was larger. Otherwise, the far western regions for both empires concerned were simply some scribblings on the map. Chinese control over the Central Asian regions had always depended on local alliances and allegiances, mixed with some measure of military presence.

I am testing you now,so whats your answer from your knowledge

I do not take kindly to being tested. I'm not a lab mouse, due for biological experimentations.

 

[Fayadi]

Okok,the information i got from Americana Encyclopedia was that Han Dynasty reached the distant CASPIAN SEA !
Alright alright ....It should be "Testing your knowledge" arent this thread is all about?

 

[Knight-Dragon]

Originally posted by Fayadi
Okok,the information i got from Americana Encyclopedia was that Han Dynasty reached the distant CASPIAN SEA !

At one point, when General Pan Ch'ao reached there with 70000 auxilliary troops, raised fr the region. But didn't last very long, once local support evaporated.

The Tang's hold over Central Asia was much more secured. To the point the Arabs had to fight and defeat them in a ground battle to push them out of Central Asia. Tang armies were roaming around in the region.

Alright alright ....It should be "Testing your knowledge" arent this thread is all about?

Just j/k. Can't take a joke?

 

[Plexus]

8)

Wasn't it the Mongals that created the first Silk Road?

 

[Knight-Dragon]

The Silk Road began in ernest in Han-Roman times; the Mongols (assuming you're referring to them) simply weren't around yet. They would only erupt onto the world stage more than a thousand years later.