CH5 LESS 4 THE MING DYNASTY

The first Ming ruler, Hong Wu, restored law and order but was a(n)____ leader.

• powerful

  
  

• 
  

  wasteful

• inexperienced

• 
  

  harsh

Which of the following was built during the early Ming dynasty and still stands today?

• the Forbidden City

  
  

• the Great Wall

• the Grand Canal

• the port of Macao

  
  

A census helped Ming officials determine who ____.

• paid tributes to the emperor

• 
  

  received new farm land

  
  

• worked for the government

• owed taxes

During the Ming dynasty, most Chinese wore cotton clothes.

• True

• False

Which of the following became popular during the Ming dynasty?

• landscape paintings

  
  

• novels

• new forms of dance

• nature poems

Early Ming rulers built a large fleet of ships in order to ____.

• 
  

  discover America

  
  

• 
  

  defend against a Mongol invasion

  
  

• improve European technology

  
  

• expand China's influence abroad

Who led seven overseas expeditions between 1405 and 1431?

• Yong Le

  
  

• Zheng He

  
  

• Marco Polo

  
  

• Hong Wu

What happened after Ming dynasty officials cancelled sea voyages?

• China saw its foreign trade go into a steep decline.

• The Ming dynasty was quickly conquered by the Mongols.

  
  

• China conquered new territories by land instead of sea.

• China's shipbuilding industry increased production.

Since the days of Marco Polo, the ____ were the first Europeans to make contact with the Chinese.

• 
  

  British

• 
  

  Italians

• 
  

  French

• 
  

  Portuguese

  
  

European missionaries had great success in converting Chinese people to Christianity.

• True

• False