Author Question: A second later map, The Map of China and Foreign Countries, drawn on the back of The Map of the ... (Read 35 times)

rl · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

A second later map, The Map of China and Foreign Countries, drawn on the back of The Map of the Tracks of Yu, includes many new peoples known to the Chinese, but has short descriptions of these people rather than exact locations because

a. the Chinese did not have a word for these new locations.
b. no one knew the exact location of these new peoples.
c. the emperor feared that China's neighbors might use this information to invade.
d. the map was supposedly symbolic, showing the power of China.
e. Chinese mapmakers could not apply the prime directions (north, south, east, west) to a map.

Question 2

Why did the king of France free all serfs on royal land in 1315?

a. Because he had promised to do so as a child
b. Because he wanted to set a precedent for his nobles
c. Because he believed it would bring him prestige
d. Because he was worried about his spiritual health
e. Because he wanted to tax them