Bb5a31f81ClaimThe Tang Dynasty ruling elite prior to 1000 AD was multi-ethnic, comprising Chinese and Central Asian leadershipAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe late Ming Dynasty government encountered resistance from the urban gentry class against implementing the single whip tax reform in the late 1500sAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe late Ming Dynasty experienced a decades-long imperial succession dispute between one of its emperors and the state bureaucracy that paralyzed government operationsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe Ming Dynasty treasure fleet expedition to East Africa consisted of approximately 250 vesselsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimDuring the 15th-century maritime expeditions, the Ming Dynasty treasure fleet seized foreign rulers and returned them to China, where one leader was executed in publicAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe Ming Dynasty treasure fleet brought back giraffes from East Africa that the Chinese imperial court identified as mythical unicornsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn the 15th century, the Ming Dynasty treasure fleet sailed along the maritime Silk Road to East AfricaAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe Ming Dynasty treasure fleet invaded Sumatra and Ceylon, modern-day Sri Lanka, after those nations rejected Chinese overturesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimA first-century Chinese imperial historian chose castration over execution so he could finish writing his history bookAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimPortuguese explorers used generational knowledge of tides and winds to find a sea route to India around Africa's southern tipAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimChristopher Columbus's 1492 voyage was an expedition to reach Asian markets by sailing westAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimColumbus's voyage was based on incorrect calculations, and he unexpectedly encountered the AmericasAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimPortugal's Prince Henry the Navigator sponsored efforts to turn the Atlantic Ocean into a maritime superhighwayAgreeDisagree