Zhy Yuanzhang
The Rebel
Inferences
Main Idea & More
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When was he born?
1328
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Who were the Mongols?
People from Mongolia that had conquered China.
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Why was the title of the first section "The Not-so-Handsome Emperor"?
Because it discussed that he had a pockmarked face and a large jaw that stuck out.
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What is this passage mostly about?
It is mostly about how Zhu Yuanzhang started the Ming Dynasty.
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True or false: His parents were very affluent.
False
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What is the meaning of the Ming?
brightness
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He did not have portraits painted when he was a child because -
After he reached adulthood, many artists painted portraits of him.
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What is the first section mostly about?
It is mostly about Zhu Yuanzhang when he was young.
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What effect do the flooding of the river have on his life?
His parents died and he became an orphan. He had to beg for food and money.
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What did Zhu Yuanzhang do for years before joining the rebel group?
He traveled around the country begging.
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Zhu Yuanzhang was untrustworthy because -
He promised not to get mad at people but then brought them into prison if they wrote a letter that made him mad.
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Why did the author include the portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang?
So the reader could see how he looked.
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What is the meaning of the word orphan in paragraph 4?
A child without parents
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How did he become the commander of the rebel group?
One of the rebels died.
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He's considered a great ruler of history because -
He protected the poor and created a great empire.
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Why did the author write this?
To give the reader information about how the Ming Dynasty started.
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Which word best describes him? just, unpredicatable, or kind
unpredictable
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Zhu Yuanzhang's son built -
the Forbidden City
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He would probably be angry with his son because -
His son spent a ton of money building a capital to display wealth and power.
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Why was the river sometimes called "China's Sorrow?"
Because of the destruction it caused when it flooded.
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