| Question 1: Of the 22 provinces and 5 autonomous regions only 3 provinces (Yunnan, ________, Qinghai) and 2 autonomous regions (Xinjiang, Tibet) have more than three second-level or prefecture-level divisions that are not prefecture-level cities. | |||
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| Question 2: This was an attempt by the imperial government to discourage separatism and warlordism through a ________ policy. | |||
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| Question 3: This system was then kept more or less intact until the ________, the last imperial dynasty to rule China. | |||
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| Question 4: Due to ________'s large population and area, the administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times. | |||
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| Question 5: Currently, however, there are five practical (________) levels of local government: the province, prefecture, county, township, and village. | |||
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| Question 6: Sub-provincial city, for example, ________ | |||
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| Question 7: The Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty abolished commanderies, and added circuits (dào, later lù under the Song) on top, maintaining a three-tier system that lasted through the ________. | |||
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| Question 8: Unlike the ________, the power of the central government was (with the exception of the military) not exercised through a parallel set of institutions until the early 1990s. | |||
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| Question 9: County-level city, for example, ________ | |||
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| Question 10: Prefecture-level city, for example, ________ | |||
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