China in the 16th–18th centuries
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write three signs of the Ming dynasty’s crisis.
Taxes rose, peasants lost land, uprisings grew.
2
Write the events of 1636, 1644, 1683, 1757.
1636 Qing proclaimed; 1644 Beijing; 1683 Taiwan; 1757 closed doors (Guangzhou).
3
Why were Europeans drawn to China?
Silk, tea and porcelain; the wish to make big profits by trading in them.
4
Name three achievements of Chinese culture.
The art of porcelain, kunqu theatre, the novel “Journey to the West”, landscape painting.