Quiz Bowl History Questions with complete solutions

Shang correct answer: BC; First Dynasty; "Ruins of Yin" near Anyang Zhou correct answer: 1046-256 BC; Overthrew Shang; Spring and Autumn Period; Hundred Schools of Thought (Confucianism); Ended in "Warring States Period" Qin (Chin) correct answer: 221-206 BC; Origin of Imperial China; Founded by Qin Shi Huangdi; Standardized Measurements Han correct answer: 206 BC-220 AD; Golden Age; Founder Liu Bang Period of Three Kingdoms correct answer: 184-280 AD; Cao Wei, Eastern Wu, Shu Han; Battle of Red Cliffs (208 AD); Four Centuries After- Northern and Southern Dynasties Tang correct answer: 618-907 AD; Another Golden Age; Emperor Taizong (Li Shimin) Killed Two Brothers In Line to Throne; Wu Zetian- Second Zhou Dynasty; End = Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period Song correct answer: 960-1279 AD; Non-warring; Parts given to Liao Dynasty; Capital and Emperors Captured By Liao; Finally Defeated By Mongols Yuan correct answer: AD; Established By Mongols; Kublai Khan; Invaded Japan; Marked End by Red Turban Rebellion Ming correct answer: AD; Last Native Dynasty; Zheng He 7 Voyages; Capital Moved to Beijing; After, Banned Maritime Commerce; Ended After Rebellion of Li Zicheng; Manchus took Over Beijing Qing (Cheeng) correct answer: AD; Established by Manchus; Last Dynasty of Imperial China; Revolt of Three Feudatories; Opium Wars; Taiping Rebellion of ; Ended By Xinhai Revolution and Created Republic of China Battle of Britain correct answer: July to October 1940; RAF defeat Luftwaffe; Saves Britain from Operation Sea Lion (Amphibious Invasion) "The Blitz" Battle of Stalingrad correct answer: August 1942 to February 1943; Germany wanted Oil in Caucasus; Fredrich Paulus 6th slowed down- Allowed Soviet Marshall Georgy Zhukov to launch Operation Uranus; Hitler promoted Paulus to field marshall (suggested either win or commit suicide) Paulus surrendered Operation Uranus correct answer: Encircled Paulus by defeating Italian, Romanian, and Hungarian allies.