7E Ming Dynasty - WH

What does the name Ming mean in Chinese?

• Loud

• Brilliant

• Smart

• Powerful

Why do you think the Ming emperors gave gifts to foreign rulers? Select all that apply.

• To cut off trade with other countries

• To establish good relations with foreign states

• To show Chinese superiority

What caused the fall of the Ming Dynasty?

• higher taxes

• bad harvests

• bad rulers

• corruption

What dynasty came after the Yuan dynasty?

• The Tang dynasty
• The Song dynasty
• The Ming dynasty
• The Qing dynasty

The Ming emperors built  what for themselves?

• Forbidden City
• a new capital city
• new pleasure boats like the Sui
• new weapons

Zheng He

• was great Mongol leader
• was the greatest Ming emperor
• defeated the  Mongols in China
• was the leader of the Ming Treasure Fleet and a great mariner (sailor)

What was the purpose of the Seven Voyages?

• To show off the Chinese prestige, power, and riches

• To find more trade routes to Europe

• To make money for the Chines

• To find a lost treasure

The Ming is responsible for the restoration of what?

• Grand canal
• Great Wall
• Forbidden City
• The massive boats

The Ming started their decline with what policy?

• 7th grade basketball practice
• Hide and go seek
• Isolationism
• Super trading

Which is NOT a reason that Zheng He's voyages were discontinued.

• Scholars argued that the voyages wasted valuable resources that could be used to defend against barbarians.

• China withdrew into isolation.

• Zheng He was no longer bringing back tributes from different countries on the huge "treasure" ships.

• Officials believed that the new ideas and increased wealth of merchants were hurting Chinese Confucian values.