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Lesson 4- Ming Dynasty (use the workbook pages)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

page 594

The emperors who followed Kublai Khan were weak and __________ power declined after he died in 1294

a)

Tang

b)

Qin

c)

Mongol

2.

Page 594

Zhu Yuanzhang became the next emperor in _______

a)

A.D. 1368

b)

A.D. 221

c)

368 B.C.

3.

page 594

Zhu named himself "________" which means military emperor

a)

Buddah

b)

Hong Wu

c)

Genghis Khan

4.

page 594

The next emperor, Lu's son, moved the capital to __________ and built the Imperial City

a)

Chang'an

b)

Huang He

c)

Beijing

5.

page 594

At the center of the Imperial City was the ___________ where only the highest government officials were allowed

a)

Golden City

b)

Forbidden City

c)

Sacred City

6.

Page 594

Because the Ming emperors wanted the government officials to take their jobs seriously, they _________

a)

brought back the civil service tests

b)

began teaching all peasants to write

c)

moved the capital to Beijing and built the Imperial City

7.

What is a census? (page 594)

a)

the way the emperor decided if their power came from the gods

b)

when the government gives civil service examinations

c)

when the government counts the number of people living there

8.

page 594

Why did the Ming dynasty conduct a census?

a)

to know which people should take the civil service test

b)

to identify people who owed taxes

c)

so they could move the people to the Forbidden City

9.

page 594

The Ming's strong government brought about peace and security

a)

True

b)

False

10.

page 595

Ming rulers eventually had the ______________

a)

Silk Road paved and expanded

b)

Buddhist monasteries rebuilt

c)

Grand Canal repaired

11.

page 595

Once merchants were able to ship rice and other products between north and south China, what did traders find?

a)

strains of rice that could grow faster

b)

strains of tea that tasted better

c)

foreigners who were living in Mongolia

12.

Page 595

How did clothes in China change under the Ming dynasty?

a)

started being made from cotton

b)

started being made from silk

c)

started wearing Western style clothes

13.

Page 595

Dramas had been ______________ under the Mongol dynasty

a)

celebrated

b)

allowed

c)

banned

14.

Page 595

The Ming dynasty was the golden age for the arts

a)

True

b)

False

15.

page 595

The Ming emperors sent China's fleet of ships on seven voyages. _____________ led these journeys

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Zheng He

c)

Kublai Khan

16.

page 596

What did Zhen He's voyages encourage merchants to do?

a)

settle, trade goods, and spread Chinese culture in Southeast Asia and India

b)

bring back as many giraffes as possible so they could have the largest imperial zoo

c)

to build the Great Wall longer to keep out the Mongols in the north

17.

Page 596

Who convinced the new emperor to end the voyages?

a)

Buddhist monks

b)

Confucian officials

c)

Marco Polo

18.

Page 596

What was the reason the Chinese stopped exploring?

a)

their fleet of ships and shipbuilding technology declined

b)

Zheng He died and no one else knew the trade routes

c)

officials thought the trips cost too much and brought foreign ideas in

19.

Page 596

Who came to China in 1514

a)

European traders from Portugal

b)

Traders from Japan and Korea

c)

Marco Polo came from Italy

20.

page 597

In 1644 A.D., the ________________ defeated Chinese armies and established the Qing Dynasty

a)

Portuguese

b)

Mongols

c)

Manchus