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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 was banned during the early Ming Dynasty?

2. Who were the Baijini linked to?

3. When did the treasure fleet return from its 7th voyage?

4. Why was Hang Libo brought to Malacca?

5. What was Zhu Di in the process of doing at the time the fourth treasure fleet set sail?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Hang Libo, and why was she brought to Malacca, in "Chapter 11, The Sultan's Bride"?

2. Why did Zhu Di become unreasonable, in "Chapter 9, Fires in the Forbidden City"?

3. Why was Zhu Di eager to open up trade negotiations with Japanese representatives, in "Chapter 7, Emissaries of the Dragon Throne"?

4. Why did Zhu Di infuriate the Timurids, and what happened as a result?

5. Who presented Zhu Di with a giraffe, and what did the envoy mistake the animal for?

6. What happened to inhabitants of towns in China?

7. What did one of Zheng He's charts note?

8. What did an anthropologist in 1935 note about physical features of the Banjuni?

9. Who did Zhu Di replace in 1415?

10. What happened to Zhu Di and sixteen concubines during the summer of 1424?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of Confucianism in Chinese culture and its impact on the Chinese economy.

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 significance of the island of Ceylon and the conflict which broke out between Alakeswarra and Zheng He.

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