By exporting many products to other countries
By trade connections in India and the Middle East, and pirates preying on shipping and the movement of goods
With its great weather
How did Guangzhou develop so rapidly, and how was that affected in the early days?
The Portuguese
South Africans
Asians
The British
Who were the first Europeans to control the greatest port in the East?
Because of the pirates
Because the water was too shallow
The Hong Kong islands had become a lair for pirates
Because the water was too dangerous
Why did traders from Canton have problems in the Pearl River Delta?
The occupation of China by pirates and the settling of Hong Kong by the "Five Great Clans"
Pirates preying on the shipping
The British leaving land to the Chinese
The occupation of Hong Kong by pirates and the settling of mainland China by the "Five Great Clans"
Portuguese taking over the land
The land was being settled
What occurred simultaneously in 900AD?
No
No the Portuguese were the first to settle in the region
Maybe
Where the British the first Europeans to settle Pearl River Delta and Hong Kong?
Portuguese
British
Chinese
The mixture of what two races is seen in the Macanese people of Macau?
The British
Asians
South Africans
The Portuguese
Portugal
Which nation was responsible for Jesuit missionaries working in Macau?
The greatest port
Europeans
The British occupation
Americans
Christians
Christian Chinese
The Jesuits
Whose missionary efforts resulted in the spread of Catholicism in Macau?
Headache
Pirates
Volatile waters
In 900 ad, present-day Canton was beset by what sort of danger?
About a century
Few centuries
284 years
About 300 years
How many years elapsed between the settlements of the Portuguese and the British arrival in Hong Kong?
Kat Hing Wai and Lo Wai
Lo Wai
The Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall
Kat Hing Wai
The Hau clan
The Tang clan
The mainland clan's walled cities can be viewed at what two intact sites?
It created hatred against European countries
It popularized Christianity
Intermarriage with the local Chinese created the Macanese, whose culture can still be seen in Macau's architecture and cuisine alongside the construction of Catholic churches in Macau and the propagation of Christianity
How was Macau affected by the Portuguese that settled there?
In the popular mind, the history of Hong Kong, long the entryway to China for Westerners, begins in 1841 with the British occupation of the territory. However, it would be wrong to dismiss the long history of the region itself. Archaeologists today are working to uncover Hong Kong's past, which stretches back thousands of years. You can get a glimpse into that past at Lei Cheng Uk Museum's 1,600-year-old burial vault on the mainland just north of Kowloon. In 1992, when construction of the airport on Chek Lap Kok was begun, a 2,000-year-old village, Pak Mong, was discovered, complete with artifacts that indicated a sophisticated rural society. An even older Stone Age site was discovered on Lamma Island in 1996. While Hong Kong remained a relative backwater in early days, nearby Guangzhou (Canton) was developing into a great trading city with connections in India and the Middle East. By a.d. 900, the Hong Kong islands had become a lair for pirates preying on the shipping in the Pearl River Delta and causing a major headache for burgeoning Guangzhou; small bands of pirates were still operating into the early years of the 20th century. In the meantime, the mainland area was being settled by incomers, the "Five Great Clans": Tang, Hau, Pang, Liu, and Man. First to arrive was the Tang clan, which established a number of walled villages in the New Territories that still exist today. You can visit Kat Hing Wai and Lo Wai, villages with their walls still intact. Adjacent to Lo Wai is the Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall, built in the 16th century, which is still the center of clan activities. The first Europeans to arrive in the Pearl River Delta were the Portuguese, who settled in Macau in 1557 and for several centuries had a monopoly on trade between Asia, Europe, and South America. As Macau developed into the greatest port in the East, it also became a base for Jesuit missionaries; it was later a haven for persecuted Japanese Christians. While Christianity was not a great success in China, it made local headway, evidenced today by the numerous Catholic churches in Macau's historic center. Intermarriage with the local Chinese created a community of Macanese, whose culture can still be seen in Macau's architecture and cuisine. 