Chapter 4 Quiz Review: The Ming

Who did the Ming Dynasty overthrow?

• Tang Dynasty

• Song Dynasty

• Yuan Dynasty

• Qing Dynasty

Who was the ruler in the beginning of the Ming Dynasty?

• Muhammad

• Zhu Yuanzhang

• Mongols

• Nanjing

Who's at the bottom of the social structure?

• Slaves and untouchables

• Farmers and peasants

• Traders

• Towns people

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

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.

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

The 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

Who led 7 naval voyages during the Ming Dynasty?

• Christopher Columbus

• Zheng He

• Yong Le

• Niccolo Polo

What were the goals of the Ming voyages?

• to track and kill exotic animals

• to capture and remove potential slaves

• to explore and conquer new territories

• to trade and create alliances

What is the name for a policy of avoiding contact with other countries?

• quarantine-ism

• isolationism

• plagiarism

• colonialism