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

2. What was the destination of the treasure fleet's first mission?
(a) Macao.
(b) Persia.
(c) The Philippines.
(d) Calicut.

3. How large of an army did the Chinese have when they took the provincial seat at Kunming?
(a) 200,000.
(b) 300,000.
(c) 500,000.
(d) 100,000.

4. What did Confucius say about contact with foreigners?
(a) They were evil.
(b) Nothing could be gained from them.
(c) They were profitable.
(d) They were necessary.

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 city did Marco Polo say was "greater than any city"?

2. What appeared during the building of the fleet?

3. What happened to the young sons of the defeated Mongols?

4. What was Alakeswara the commander of?

5. When did Zhu Di claim the throne of China?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do geologists theorize regarding mass migrations?

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

3. What did the Emperor order in 1403, according to "Chapter 4, The Treasure Fleet"?

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

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

6. What was the first destination of the third voyage of the treasure fleet in the fall of 1409, according to "Chapter 6, The Strange Kingdoms of Malacca and Ceylon"?

7. What did the sophisticated fleet include?

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. What did archaeological evidence show about these migrants?

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