WorksheetsThe Ming Dynasty: Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins
The Ming Dynasty followed the collapse of the Mongol ___________ dynasty.
Yuan
Song
Tang
Han
Zheng He's voyages took him to
the Americas.
Europe.
Japan and Korea.
Southeast Asia, India, and East Africa.
In the early 1400s, during the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He was sent by his emperor on sailing voyages to
search for gold and other riches in Africa
defeat the Mongol navy in the East China Sea
show China's interest in trade and display the power and splendor of China
discover an ocean route to North America
Zheng He was which of the following?
China's greatest explorer (was Muslim)
A chef from China
A Russian worker
A Japenese builder
The Ming Dynasty believed the best way to deal with the constant threat of Mongol invasion was to-
create a strong navy to defend China's coast
negotiate a peace with their enemies to the North
rebuild and improve the Great Wall
invade Mongolia
Following Zheng He's death, what happened to the voyages, the Chinese navy and the focus of China? Select 3.
the voyages stopped and the navy was drastically cut
a new leader was put in place and voyages to America began
attention was placed on stopping Mongol attacks from the North
a period of isolationism began
From which country were the traders that the Chinese allow to visit and trade in the Port of Macao?
Portugal
Italy
Great Britain
The Netherlands
The only woman in Chinese history to rule an empire on her own was ______.
Empress Wu
Grand Canal
Silk Road
Wendi
Yangdi
According to belief in the Mandate of Heaven, earthquakes and floods might be signs that:
The king did not govern well
The end of the world was near
The people did not obey the laws
The natural world ignored humans
Daoists taught that people could gain happiness by
reading the ancient texts
serving in government jobs
living in harmony with nature
working hard to become wealthy
According to Buddhism, where does human suffering come from?
From nature
Desire and want
evil and fear
unmet expectations
