Question
The Jìn general Wēn Jiào (“wun jee-ao”) supposedly revealed the Yangtze’s evil spirits with a torch made from this animal, which furnished a symbol of happiness grouped among the Eight Treasures. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this animal that Wǔ Dīng is described hunting in one of the first written records of chariots. The “Hymn to the Fallen” describes the armor made of sharkskin and this animal’s skin worn by Chǔ soldiers.
ANSWER: rhinoceroses [or rhinos; or xīniú; accept rhinoceros horn or xījiǎo; accept Indian rhinoceros or greater one-horned rhinoceros; accept Sumatran rhinoceros, two-horned rhinoceros, Dicerorhinus, or D. sumatrensis; prompt on odd-toed ungulates or perissodactyls]
[10e] An Indian kingdom known to China as Huángzhī (“hwahng-jurr”) sent a rhinoceros to this usurper, whose reign between the Western and Eastern Hàn faced the Red Eyebrows revolt.
ANSWER: Wáng Mǎng [or Jùjūn or Wong Mong or Ông Báng; prompt on Wáng or Wong or Ông]
[10m] A state in this region supplied rhinoceros horn to the Zhōu (“joh”) after assisting them at the Battle of Mùyě (“moo-yeh”). The tribal confederacies of Bā and Shǔ formed a hybrid culture centered on this modern region.
ANSWER: Sichuan [or Szechwan; accept Sìchuān Basin or Red Basin; accept Chóngqìng; prompt on West China, Southwestern China, Xīnán, Yangtze River, or Yángzǐ Jiāng]
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Summary
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