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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, The Last Voyage.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was the first unified Chines empire created?
(a) 121 B.C.
(b) 321 B.C.
(c) 221 B.C.
(d) 521 B.C.

3. What gift was Zhu Di fascinated with, according to "Chapter 6, The Strange Kingdoms of Malacca and Ceylon"?
(a) A rudimentary magnifying glass.
(b) A lion.
(c) A white woman.
(d) A giraffe.

4. When did the third voyage of the treasure fleet start, according to "Chapter 6, The Strange Kingdoms of Malacca and Ceylon"?
(a) Fall of 1409.
(b) Fall of 1419.
(c) Summer of 1409.
(d) Spring of 1409.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Zhu Yuanzhang become after the victory over the Mongols?

2. How large of an army did the Chinese have when they took the provincial seat at Kunming?

3. What resources came to China from Persia in the 7th Century?

4. What ship building tool did the Chinese develop in the 10th century?

5. Why did the northern and eastern Mongols accept to make peace with Zhu Di?

(see the answer key)

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