Foreign Contacts in China Questions

Who was the Mongol leader that encouraged foreign trade in China?

• Genghis Khan

• Kublai Khan

• Marco Polo

• Zheng He

True or False: The Tang dynasty encouraged foreign trade and cultural exchange.

• True

• False

True or False: The Ming dynasty expanded foreign trade after Zheng He died.

• True

• False

What did the Ming dynasty require from countries that wanted to trade with China?

• They had to send soldiers

• They had to pay tribute

• They had to stop trading with other nations

• They had to adopt Chinese customs

What did Marco Polo do after traveling through China?

• Became an emperor

• Wrote a book about his journey

• Built the Great Wall

• Invented gunpowder

Which admiral led large sea voyages for the Ming dynasty?

• Marco Polo

• Kublai Khan

• Zheng He

• Han Feizi

Trade increased under the Yuan dynasty because:

• the Silk Road was reopened and protected by the Mongol Empire.

• the Yuan dynasty imposed heavy taxes on trade routes.

• the Yuan dynasty restricted foreign merchants from entering China.

• the Mongol Empire discouraged trade with neighboring regions.

The purpose of Zheng He’s voyages was to:

• establish trade routes and diplomatic relations

• conquer new territories

• spread religious beliefs

• search for new lands

The Tang dynasty destroyed many Buddhist monasteries because:

• they wanted to promote Confucianism over Buddhism.

• they needed resources and wealth from the monasteries.

• they were influenced by anti-Buddhist sentiments.

• all of the above.

One reason the Ming dynasty isolated China from foreign countries was:

• To promote international trade

• To prevent foreign influence

• To expand the empire

• To establish new alliances