The White Lotus Rebellion occurred when
a. Buddhists were required to use the Nichiren sutra.
b. agricultural peasants were relocated to infertile lands.
c. Emperor Kangxi made Christianity illegal in China
d. Manchu forces attempted to invade Nerchinsk, Russia.
e. intellectuals at court refused to shave their foreheads and wear their hair in the queue.
Question 2
Which of the following was NOT a factor of decline in the Ming Empire?
a. Corruption and syphoning of tax collections.
b. Restoration of Confucianist ideals.
c. Food shortages due to a mini ice age.
d. Decreased imports of silver from the Americas.
e. Disturbances along the northern frontier.