Who was Zheng He?Group of answer choicesThe emperor who immediately succeeded Hongwu to the Ming throneA Chinese Muslim explorer and eunuch admiral during the rule of YongleA Confucian scholar and advisor at the court of HongwuThe author of the Ming era encyclopediaThe Japanese ambassador to the Ming court

Who was the founder of the Ming dynasty?Group of answer choicesZhu Yuanzhang or HongwuLi BaoTai ZhongZheng heMing

important person in chinese history

Which of the following statements about the Ming Emperor Hongwu is NOT correct?Group of answer choicesHe came from a peasant backgroundHe was notorious for his extravagant habitsHe was given to violent fits of temper and initiated the practice of public beating of government officialsHe was an able administrator and a very hard workerHe was a great patron of literature, art, and painting.

Who was Matteo Ricci?Group of answer choicesThe first Jesuit priest to arrive in China to convert the Ming Emperor to ChristianityLeader of the Taiping rebellionThe first European trader to establish treaty ports in ChinaThe advisor to the Qing emperor KangxiThe first European missionary in Japan

The success of the Tang dynasty was due to its energetic second ruler. Who was he?Group of answer choicesYang JianSong TaizuQin ShihuangdiConfuciusTang Taizong