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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the Yi forefathers migrate from?

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

4. What was Malacca's survival dependent on?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did archaeological evidence show about these migrants?

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

3. What had the Chinese gained knowledge of by the first centuries A.D.?

4. What did the actions of the two corrupt Chinese merchants confirm, and how did it influence China?

5. What new kind of ship was designed for travel, and what did it have?

6. What did the Chinese find regarding the ruling zamurin of Calicut?

7. Who was Alakeswara, what did he refuse and what happened as a result?

8. Who felt the strain of the fleet?

9. What did Zheng He carry with him, and what did he plan to do with it?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the archaeological evidence discussed in the "Epilogue" and what such evidence indicates about Chinese populations.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of pirates and the impact of piracy on trade between ancient China and other countries.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between the Chinese and the Mongols.

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