Question
During the Ming Dynasty, these people were assigned last names including Jin and Shi (“shurr”), which mean gold and stone. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this religious group led by mánlǎ and called tiāojīn jiào, or the sect that plucks the sinews. During the 1642 Yellow River flood, Gao Xuan repeatedly dove into the water to save these people’s scripture.
ANSWER: Kaifeng Jews [or Kāifēng Yóutàizú; or Yahădūt Qāʾyfeng; or Chinese Jews; accept answers like Jewish people of Kaifeng or China]
[10e] Work on one of these projects in 19th-century Manchuria attracted many Russian Jews to Harbin. That one of these projects was the site of the Mukden Incident.
ANSWER: railway [or railroad]
[10m] The Kaifeng Jews became known to Europeans after their discovery by this Jesuit missionary, whom the Wanli Emperor invited into the Forbidden City.
ANSWER: Matteo Ricci [or Matthaeus Riccius]
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| 2024 ARCADIA at UC Berkeley | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Waterloo | 2024-11-09 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at GT | 2024-12-06 | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Illinois | 2024-11-09 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Warwick | 2024-12-06 | Y | 5 | 10.00 | 60% | 40% | 0% |
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| Waterloo Basic | Waterloo Aspidistra | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |