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- 1. Multiple Choice
Zheng He contributed to the prosperity of China under the Ming dynasty by?
Defeating the Manchu invaders
Constructing the Great Wall along the northern frontier
Expanding trade with nations of Asia and Africa
Establishing colonies in Korea and Japan
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which conclusion can be made about the Ming dynasty of China as a result of the travels of Zheng He?
China profited more from African trade than from Asian trade.
Islam became the dominant religion of China.
The Ming dynasty established trade routes to Europe.
Advanced navigation technology was available in China.
- 3. Multiple Choice
• Zheng He's seven voyages are sponsored by the government.
• Corn and peanuts are introduced into the people's cliet.
• The Forbidden City is built in Beijing.
Which time period is associated with these statements?
Tokugawa shogunate
Ming dynasty
Rule of Kublai Khan
Japanese annexation of Korea
- 4. Multiple Choice
What was one reason China ended overseas exploration after the death of Zheng He in 1433?
China's fleet of ships was destroyed by European navies.
Tribute payments to the Japanese shogunate drained the Ming treasury.
The Ming dynasty ended the authority of Confucian scholars.
The Chinese government decided to focus its efforts on internal affairs.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is one reason the Ming emperors did not expand China's economic influence across the Indian Ocean after the voyages of Zheng He?
Resources were needed to combat Japanese invaders.
Developing trade networks with Russia was more profitable.
Conquering European territories drained China's treasury.
Foreign goods were considered inferior to those produced in China.
- 6. Multiple Choice
The Ming dynasty under Emperor Yongle (Zhu di) used Zheng He's voyages to?
expand trade with Africa and Southeast Asia
explore Antarctica
obtain a military alliance with Russia
secure a border agreement with Mongolia
- 7. Multiple Choice
he map shows that on his voyages, Zheng He explored?
both the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans
at the same time as the Spanish explorers
lands in the Western Hemisphere
Arabia and the east coast of Africa
- 8. Multiple Choice
Based on this map, which statement is accurate concerning China between 1400 and 1500?
Most of China's commerce was conducted on overland trade routes.
China remained isolated from outside contacts.
The Ming dynasty traded more with Persia than with any other culture.
China interacted and traded with many diverse cultures.
- 9. Multiple Choice
"The countries beyond the horizon and from the ends of the Earth have all become subjects and to the most western of the western or the most northern of the northern countries however far away they may be."
– Ming dynasty official
The intent of this statement about the Ming dynasty was to?
demonstrate supremacy and strength in China
control the Mongols
stop European imperialism
impose Chinese culture and slavery on neighboring countries
- 10. Multiple Choice
"Beginning with childhood, all of man's study is centered on one aim alone - to emerge successfully from the three days' examination - and all he has in his mind is what success can bring to him in terms of power, influence, and prestige."
– Ye Shih, Chinese scholar
This quotation refers to the Chinese?
civil service system
social welfare system
contemplation of nature
religious practices
- 11. Multiple Choice
In China, the development of ethnocentrism was most influenced by?
It's historic reliance on foreign nations
A long history of democratic government
A strong belief in Christianity
It's geographic isolation
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