RI 7.3 Practice

What influence did Zhu’s background have on his policies as ruler?

• He acquired the desire to end the Yuan Dynasty.

• He gained much needed experience as a military ruler.

• He wanted to benefit poor and ordinary Chinese citizens.

• He followed the ideas believed by previous ancestors who ruled.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

What effect did increasing the strength of the military have on the Ming

Dynasty?

• It allowed the peasants to have power.

• It allowed Zhu to remove the Yuan Dynasty.

• It allowed the rebels to conquer other countries.

• It allowed the military to build a palace in Beijing.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

How does Zhu’s punishment of corrupt court officials impact the Ming

Dynasty?

• It allowed the Chinese peasants to be appointed as leaders.

• It kept the other Chinese rulers from challenging Zhu.

• It showed that he had no mercy on criminals.

• It stopped the dishonesty of the government.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Which quote from the text shows Zhu’s reaction to the Chinese rulers’

mistreatment of peasants?

• “The Ming Dynasty was born from an uprising of Chinese peasants in

  the mid 1300s.”

• “The warlord of the army made him a general, and when the warlord died, Zhu took control.”

• “Zhu immediately began policies to help the Chinese peasants

  overcome the many years of oppression they had suffered.”

• “The great Ming Dynasty ended in 1644, but the influence that it had

  on Chinese culture and art is still evident today.”

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which was the major cause of the Ming Dynasty’s decline?

• later rulers became corrupt

• a revolt led by average Chinese citizens

• a series of unexpected natural disasters

• the movement of the capital of China to Beijing