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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 kingdom was established around 1500 B.C.?

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

3. Whom was Zhu Di the son of?

4. What did the requirements for the building of the Emperor's fleet strain?

5. When did the third voyage of the treasure fleet start, according to "Chapter 6, The Strange Kingdoms of Malacca and Ceylon"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the first historic Chinese kingdom around 1500 B.C.?

3. What role did eunuchs have in the fleet?

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

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

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

7. What happened under the Song Dynasty?

8. Where did the forefathers of the Yi peoples migrate from?

9. How did the treasure fleet avoid stretches of bad weather?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between the Chinese and the Mongols.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship between China, Malacca, and the Sumatra.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of eunuchs in ancient China and why they were castrated.

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