Chp. 12 Reading Review Quiz

In effort to recover from the disruption of Mongol Rule, where did the Ming Dynasty look for inspiration?

• Qing Dynasty

• The culture of past Chinese dynasties

• India

• Mongols

Answer explanation

The Dynasty before the Ming Dynasty was controlled by the Mongols. Then came the Ming Dynasty, where the Chinese controlled themselves. The Chinese were eager to rejuvenate their culture, so they looked back at their past to find inspiration.

What group of people were in control of what Dynasty in China. Match them.

• Manchus in control.

• Ming Dynasty

• Mongol in control

• Yuan Dynasty

• Chinese in control

• Qing Dynasty

When was the Ming Dynasty?

• 1368-1644

• 1467-1765

• 1279-1375

• 1299-1453

Put the following Chinese Dynasties in order. (1 = Came First)

• 5

• Ming

• 1

• Qing

• 3

• Song

• 2

• Tang

• 4

• Yuan

Which ONE of the following was a motivation for European expansion but NOT for Chinese expansion in the 1400s?

• To gain direct access to the goods of the Indian Ocean

• Wealth and Resources

• Political power and might

• Better access to luxury goods, crops, and products

Which ONE of the following was the most centralize, unified, and prosperous of the world's major civilizations in the 1400s?

• India

• China

• Aztecs

• Abbasid Dynasty

• Ottoman Empire

Which ONE of the following was the largest pastoral society in West Africa in the 1400s?

• Igbo

• The Fulbe

• Cahokia

• Ghana

• Mali

After the 1400s, how did China resolve the problem created by a growing population and land scarcity?

• They took more intensive use of available land, like terraced farming

• They began to build a ship to Mars to recreate China on a far off planet

• They began invading neighboring nations, such as Korea and Vietnam

• Waged warfare on islands in the Pacific Ocean to gain better access to farm lands.

Which ONE of the following is a feature of the communities in Australia in the 1400s?

• They practiced "firestick farming"

• They had a centralized government

• They were a colony of the British

• They participated in the Indian Ocean Trade Network

Which empire ended the Byzantine Empire?

• Ottoman Empire

• Abbasid Empire

• Mongols

• Mamluks