Geography
What did the Ming citizens create to enhance Ming for farming?
River systems
What are the Four Great Inventions?
Papermaking, printing, gunpowder, and the compass
What did the Ming people rebuilt and extended over 8,800 kilometers using durable bricks and stone?
The Great Wall of China
Who is the most famous voyager in the Ming dynasty?
Zhenghe
What dynasty was taken over or replaced by the Ming?
Yuan Dynasty
What is the main system for the Ming people to trade with the other countries?
The Grand Canal
What did the Ming dynasty advance in military technology?
Gunpowder weaponry
What did the Ming restored about trading?
The Great Canal
Who is the famous sailor known for the three ships called the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María
Christopher Columbus
The Americas
Where does the Silk Road start and end?
Starts in north-central China and ended at various trading hubs across the Mediterranean
When did the Zheng He's voyage start? (Day, Month, Year)
July 11, 1405
What is the most important building built for the Ming emporers?
The Forbidden City
Who is the famous sailor searching for the legendary city full of gold?
Francisco Coronado
Which three continents are included in the Old World?
Europe, Asia, and Africa
When did the Columbus Exchange begin after Columbus reached the Americas
1492
When was Zheng He born?
Around 1371
What did the Jingdezhen make?
Blue-and-White Porcelain
Who is the sailor becoming the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe
Francis Drake
Define diplomacy
Building a peaceful relationship between countries (similar to an alliance)
Where does Corn or maize originally come from?
Americas (New World)
When was Zhu Yuanzhang born? (Day, Month, Year)
October 21, 1328
What are the Four Masters of the Ming Dynasty?
Tang Yin, Wen Zhengming, Shen Zhou, and Qiu Ying
Who is a Canadian mariner who became the first person to sail single-handed around the world between 1895 and 1898?
Joshua Slocum
Cocoa (to make chocolate)