The Ming Dynasty

Question 5 • World History Q2 - Reid - 6220 - 2026/27

What is one achievement of the Ming Dynasty?

Answer

The Ming Dynasty was the last of the Chinese dynasties, ruling through the 1800s until it was overthrown in a civil war.

The Forbidden City was destroyed for limiting access to the poor, and its golden bricks were redistributed throughout the city.

The Ming Dynasty imported all of its tea, silk, and porcelain from around the world; it seldom needed to produce any products of its own.

The Ming Dynasty produced Zheng He, a skilled navigator whose voyages predated famous Europeans.

Explanation

Zheng He was a Chinese admiral and navigator during the Ming Dynasty. His major maritime voyages took place in the early 1400s, before the better-known European voyages of exploration. The other choices are inaccurate: the Ming Dynasty ended in 1644, the Forbidden City was not destroyed as described, and Ming China produced its own tea, silk, and porcelain.

AI-written and checked against the verified answer.

More from this Course

Mongol Empire

The Silk Road

Early Japanese and Korean Civilizations