LESSON 1 The Ming and Qing Dynasties

Who invaded China and eventually defeated the weakened Ming Empire?

• Zheng
• Yong Le
• Manchus
• Nanjing

Who came to power after the Mongolian rule of China was weakened?

• Zhang dynasty
• Ming dynasty
• Wu dynasty
• Tang dynasty

What was the name of China's last dynasty

• Qing
• Qin
• Ming
• Tang

A system of government employees selected for their skills and knowledge who collected taxes and enforced laws

• Governor
• Official
• Philosophy
• Civil Service

[p1] Which of the following did the Ming dynasty accomplish? Select THREE from this list.

• Strengthened the Great Wall & made peace with the nomadic tribes to the north

• Ran an effective government using a centralized bureaucracy

• Renovated the Grand Canal, better linking northern & southern China

• Invaded Japan & forced the samurai to bow to the Ming emperor

• Created a secret police & aimed to isolate & exterminate all Jews living in China

[p1] Which of the following did the Ming dynasty accomplish? Select THREE from this list.

• Strengthened the Great Wall & made peace with the nomadic tribes to the north

• Ran an effective government using a centralized bureaucracy

• Renovated the Grand Canal, better linking northern & southern China

• Invaded Japan & forced the samurai to bow to the Ming emperor

• Created a secret police & aimed to isolate & exterminate all Jews living in China

[p1] WHEN & WHERE did Zheng He lead a series of naval voyages?

• Seven voyages between 1405 and 1433 (60 years before Columbus)

• 1492, the same year as Columbus' voyage to America

• He sailed through Southeast Asia, throughout the Indian Ocean, as far as the coast of Africa

• He sailed east, discovered Hawaii, & landed in present-day Mexico

• He sailed past Korea & Japan, as far as the islands of the Bering Sea

[p2] How did the arrival of the Portuguese effect China?

• The Portuguese introduced Christianity, European technology (such as glasses & clocks), & ideas

• The Portuguese traded large shiploads of European manufactured goods for Chinese silks & porcelain

• The Portuguese had no effect on China

• The Portuguese upset the balance of power in the region, allowing smaller states like Vietnam & Korea to invade China

[p2] Which of these were problems facing the Ming Dynasty in the late 16th century & into the 1600s? Select THREE from this list.

• Government corruption & high taxes

• Declining crop yields because of harsh weather

• A major epidemic & peasant revolts

• Invasion by the Mongols and Koreans

• An earthquake in 1644

[p3] What non-Chinese people invaded & set up a new dynasty as the Ming dynasty collapsed due to corruption & rebellion?

• Li Zicheng

• Mongols

• Manchus

• Huns