Chapter 4: Ming Dynasty

Kunju is a form of...

• drama

• literature

• painting

• pottery

_______ are done in the style of the Song dynasty.

• drama

• literature

• paintings

• pottery

_______ uses the Song's ancient stories & oral traditions.

• drama

• literature

• paintings

• pottery

Ming _______ is still famous today! $$$

• drama

• literature

• paintings

• pottery

How did the Ming Dynasty come to power?

• The dynasty arose from the disorder and weakening of the Yuan Dynasty.

• The dynasty arose because the Ming leaders were fierce Mongol fighters.

• The dynasty arose because the Ming military leaders overthrew the Yuan scholar-officials.

• The dynasty arose from the artisan revolt to gain more power than they had under the Yuan Dynasty.'eljaf

Why were the voyages of Zheng He important?

• the Ming would allow their enemies like Zheng He to leave the country

• the Ming were interested in trade and controlling more territory

• showed that people could explore areas beyond the Great Wall

• the Ming could prevent Mongol invasions by cutting off their sea route into China

How did the Ming Dynasty’s government differ from the Yuan Dynasty’s government?

• The Ming put Mongols in charge of the military.

• The Ming gave scholar-officials more power than military officials.

• The Ming abandoned the hereditary status system.

• The Ming discontinued civil service exams.

Main purpose of moving the capital from Nanjing to Beijing during the Ming Dynasty?

• to move the capital to a seaport to improve access to trade goods

• to move the capital to the home of the scholar-officials

• to move the capital closer to the Mongol threat

• to move the capital to a city known for art and culture

How did the design of this building project contribute to the Ming Dynasty’s power?

• It gave scholar-officials an inner court they could use to study quietly for their exams.forbiddenforbidde

• It separated the rulers from the ruled and gave the rulers a sense of importance and mystery.

• It gave all citizens a shared space for making offerings to their gods.

• It separated the military from the artisan class and gave the artisans a private place to work.

Why did the Ming rulers rebuild and improve the Great Wall?

• to protect against the Mongol threat

• to honor the sun

• to use local materials such as limestone

• to provide an inner and outer court