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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Treasure Fleet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the treasure fleet launched from?
(a) HangZu.
(b) The Yellow Sea.
(c) The Yangzi.
(d) Beijin.

2. What compromised Chinese trade interests in the 3rd century A.D?
(a) The rise of Japanese piracy.
(b) The fall of the Han Dynasty.
(c) The fall of available wood to build chips.
(d) The rise of the British Navy.

3. What resources came to China from Burma in the 7th Century?
(a) Salt.
(b) Glass.
(c) Sulfur.
(d) Black pepper.

4. How were the Confucian principals taught to Zhu's sons?
(a) Through stories of sacrifice and loyalty.
(b) Though religious books.
(c) Through horror stories.
(d) Through stories of war.

5. What does archeological evidence indicate about the Yi people?
(a) They didn't know bronze.
(b) They used tar.
(c) They sacrificed women.
(d) They traveled as far as New Guinea and Australia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who controlled the trade in the Indian Ocean in the 12th century?

2. When was the first unified Chines empire created?

3. How did the Emperor extend the number of oceangoing ships without building new ones?

4. How many sons did Zhu Yuanzhang father?

5. What country did the Mongols invade in 1274?

(see the answer key)

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