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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Treasure Fleet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Khubilai Khan lose part of his army during the invasion of Burma?
(a) Typhus.
(b) Starvation.
(c) The plague.
(d) Malaria.

2. When did Zhu Yuanzhang die?
(a) 1298.
(b) 1388.
(c) 1398.
(d) 1398.

3. What resources came to China from Burma in the 7th Century?
(a) Salt.
(b) Glass.
(c) Black pepper.
(d) Sulfur.

4. What color were the sails of the treasure ship?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) White.

5. What did the first boat people cross, according to "Chapter 1, The Yi Peoples"?
(a) The Yellow River.
(b) The water between Java and Sulawesi.
(c) The water between China and Taiwan.
(d) The Yangtze.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During what period did the southern Asian migrate to Taiwan, the Philippines, and Fiji?

3. When did the Yi people start the Chinese seafaring tradition, according to "Chapter 1, The Yi Peoples"?

4. Who were the descendants of the Chinese seafaring people?

5. Who controlled the trade in the Indian Ocean in the 12th century?

(see the answer key)

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