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WorksheetsZheng He & The Forbidden City
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 40mins
Who was Zheng He?
A Ming Dynasty poet
A European explorer
A Chinese emperor
An admiral of seven voyages
What was the primary aim of Zheng He's voyages?
To display China's power and wealth
To establish trade routes
To discover new lands
To find precious metals
How far did Zheng He's expeditions sail?
To North America
To South America
To East Africa
To Australia
What did Zheng He bring back from his voyages?
Gold and silver
Foreign dignitaries
Exotic plants, spices, and animals
New technologies
What dynasty did Zheng He serve?
Qing Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
What was Emperor Yongle's desire related to the voyages?
To find a new capital
To spread Buddhism
To conquer new territories
For glory
What subject does the story of Zheng He primarily relate to?
Mathematics
World History
Literature
Science
Zheng He was from
Korea
China
Japan
India
Zheng He was a(n)...
General
Admiral
Mongolian Warrior
Emperor
A gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration
tribute
Kerfuffle
Shipwright
Trihorn
What modern day Chinese city is the Forbidden City located at the center of?
Beijing
Shanghai
Wuhan
Nanjing
What was the Forbidden City?
A palace for the emperor
A tomb for soldiers
A temple to Confucius
A prison
What modern day Chinese city is the Forbidden City located at the center of?
Beijing
Shanghai
Wuhan
Nanjing
What color were the roofs of most of the buildings in the Forbidden City? Yellow Red Blue White Green
Yellow
Red
Blue
White
Green
What surrounded the Forbidden City?
(a)
The Hall of Supreme Harmony is the oldest surviving buiilding of it's kind. What is it made out of?
wood
bricks
glass
stone
Who lived in the Inner Court of the Forbidden City?
soldiers
the emperor and his family
peasants and farmers
monks
What is the only part of the imperial palace that has trees and greenery?
The Gate of Heavenly Purity
The Hall of Union and Peace
The Imperial Garden
The Palace of Earthly Tranquility
Which emperor commissioned the construction of the Forbidden City?
Emperor Qin Shi Huang
Emperor Kangxi
Emperor Yongle
Emperor Hongwu
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What sparked the debate over the size of Zheng He's treasure ship?
A book publication
A picture posted on Instagram
A painting in a museum
A documentary on TV
What was Zheng He's original background before becoming an admiral?
He was a prince
He was a merchant
He was a servant
He was a scholar
What was the primary purpose of Zheng He's voyages?
Exploration
Military conquest
Diplomatic missions
Trade
How long were Zheng He's treasure ships reported to be?
Over 500 feet
Over 447 feet
Over 300 feet
Over 200 feet
Why are some historians skeptical about the reported size of Zheng He's ships?
Lack of physical evidence
Contradictory accounts
All of the above
Symbolism in numbers
What would have been a significant achievement of the Ming dynasty if the reported size of Zheng He's ships was accurate?
Discovering America
Building the largest wooden ships
Creating the first map of the world
Inventing the compass
What evidence supports the claim that Zheng He's ships could have been the largest wooden ships ever constructed?
A rudder plate
A model of the ship
A painting from the Ming dynasty
Written accounts
How might history have been different if the Ming dynasty had pursued further exploration?
The invention of the internet
A different discovery of America
The colonization of Mars
The discovery of electricity
