| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Known for his "Great Leap Forward" | Mao Zedong | 97%
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| Philosopher who shaped the basis of East Asian culture | Confucius | 96%
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| Grandson of Genghis Khan who founded the Yuan Dynasty | Kublai Khan | 88%
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| Author of "The Art of War" | Sun Tzu | 78%
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| Founder of Taoism | Laozi | 76%
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| First emperor to unite China in 247 B.C; responsible for the construction of the Great Wall and the Terracotta Army | Qin Shi Huang | 68%
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| Paramount leader of China after the above's death; coined as the "Architect of Modern China" | Deng Xiaoping | 58%
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| Last emperor of China and the Qing Dynasty, also known as the leader of the Manchukuo puppet state | Puyi | 42%
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| Lead great territorial expansion for China and greatly expanded cultural contact with the western world | Wu of Han | 40%
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| An explorer, mariner and diplomat who expedited treasure voyages around Asia and Eastern Africa | Zheng He | 34%
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| An empress dowager who supervised the Tongzhi Restoration, who helped keep the traditional values of Ancient China | Cixi | 32%
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| She was the only female emperor in all of Chinese history | Wu Zetian | 31%
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| Famous architect who made the Louvre Glass Pyramid, Dallas City Hall, Museum of Islamic Art and Suzhou Museum | I. M. Pei | 29%
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| Founded the Ming Dynasty and made many political reforms from Ancient China | Zhu Yuanzhang | 20%
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| Him, along with Du Fu, were the two central figures in the "Golden Age of Chinese Poetry" | Li Bai | 15%
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| Known as a ruthless tyrant who was criticized for the manipulation of Emperor Xian | Cao Cao | 11%
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| Diplomat & Explorer who initiated the start of the Silk Road | Zhang Qian | 9%
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