Vocabulary: The Ming Dynasty

Long fictional story

• Zhu Yuanzhang

• Nanjing

• treason

• Yong Le

• novel

Disloyalty to the government

• Zhu Yuanzhang

• Nanjing

• treason

• Yong Le

• novel

Became emperor of the Ming dynasty after the Mongols were driven out of China

• Zhu Yuanzhang

• Nanjing

• treason

• Yong Le

• novel

The second emperor of the Ming dynasty

• Zhu Yuanzhang

• Nanjing

• treason

• Yong Le

• novel

The capital during the Ming dynasty

• Zhu Yuanzhang

• Nanjing

• treason

• Yong Le

• novel

European country who sent explorers to China for the first time

• Census

• Novel

• Zheng He

• Portugal

• Barbarians

Count of number of people

• Census

• Novel

• Zheng He

• Portugal

• Barbarians

Uncivilized people

• Census

• Novel

• Zheng He

• Portugal

• Barbarians

Chinese Muslim and court official and explorer

• Census

• Novel

• Zheng He

• Portugal

• Barbarians