. • Ming ceramics and silk have been found in several countries distant from China.
Foreign silver imported into China allowed the Ming to adopt their first silver
standard.
• Ming-sponsored voyages, led by Admiral Zheng He and his armada of 200
ships, crossed the
South China Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea. They visited Sumatra,
Calcutta, and Mogadishu.
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13. What aſ these statements indicate about Ming China?
A. Admiral Zheng He may have sailed as far as the Americas.
B. Ming China encouraged global trade by exporting its ceramics and silk.
C. Ming ceramics and silk were prized by European explorers.
D. China under the Ming Dynasty became the first civilization to use silver.