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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the treasure fleet discover in Java?
(a) Numerous shipwrecks.
(b) Gold mines.
(c) Primitive villages.
(d) Colonies of trade merchants.

2. Who took power over the Chinese Empire in 1279?
(a) Zhu Yi.
(b) Atilla.
(c) Khan Noonien Singh.
(d) Khubilai Khan.

3. What did Zhu Yuanzhang become after the victory over the Mongols?
(a) Second emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
(b) Head of the eunuchs of the Emperor.
(c) First Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
(d) Head of the Chinese army.

4. When did Confucius live, according to "Chapter 2, Confucians and Curiosities"?
(a) 5th century.
(b) 6th century.
(c) 3th century.
(d) 7th century.

5. Why did the inhabitants of central China decide to leave the area?
(a) The Yangzi River was iced over.
(b) The Mongols invaded.
(c) The cattle died of poisoning.
(d) The Yellow River overflowed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color were the sails of the treasure ship?

2. When did the Emperor order the Fujian province to produce oceangoing ships, according to "Chapter 4, The Treasure Fleet"?

3. When did Zhu Yuanzhang die?

4. Where did the fleet first stop on its way to India?

5. How many oceangoing ships did the Emperor order other provinces to build?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Zhu Di order the construction of in 1403?

2. What did archaeological evidence show about these migrants?

3. What did China become after the Tang Dynasty was established in 618 A.D.?

4. How did Confucius' ideas on trade affect China?

5. What did Zhu Di eventually usurp and what was later discovered about him?

6. What was China's point of view for nurturing a relationship with Malacca?

7. What did Zhu Di want to be known for?

8. What did the Song Dynasty establish to protect its sovereignty, and how did it set China apart?

9. What was the strength of the treasure ships attributed to?

10. How did the rebel leader Zhu Yuanzhang distinguish himself?

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