Chinese innovation in seafaring | History | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Look at the picture. What do we call this?
- a stele ✓
- a painting
- a toy
Which statement is true?
- Zheng He was an Emperor.
- Zheng He was an admiral. ✓
- Zheng He was a teacher.
Where was Zheng He buried?
- In China
- At sea ✓
- In Africa
What special name was used to describe Zheng He's ships?
- money ships
- prize ships
- treasure ships ✓
Zheng He's Chinese ships were very small.
- True
- False ✓
Match up the pairs to create sentences about Zheng He.
- Zheng He was
  
  ⇔
  
  from China. ✓
- Zheng He travelled
  
  ⇔
  
  across the Indian Ocean. ✓
- Zheng He's journeys were
  
  ⇔
  
  carved into steles. ✓
- Zheng He collected gifts
  
  ⇔
  
  from other countries. ✓

Which part of a junk helps the ship to change direction?
- sail
- flags
- rudder ✓
On a junk, what are sails for?
- To impress people
- To catch the wind ✓
- To protect the hull
Which direction does a compass always point to?
- west
- east
- north ✓
- south
Which tool was first used by Chinese explorers?
- compass ✓
- map
- galley
- junk
Which word means to find a way from one place to another?
- junk
- navigate ✓
- rudder
Choose the things that would be on a Chinese junk.
- sails ✓
- compass ✓
- computers
- rudder ✓

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Zheng He and other Chinese sailors were able to navigate across large distances because of various things they used.
The Chinese used strong ships called junks with many large sails.
These ships had a rudder, which allowed the Chinese to steer them without oars, which was easier.
The Chinese were the first seafarers to use a compass, which made navigation more simple and reliable.

Chinese ships must have had engines.

Engines had not been invented yet. Chinese sailing ships relied on the wind and power of the sea to make long journeys.

Junk - a Chinese ship with sails and a rudder was called a junk
Rudder - a rudder is a flat moveable piece of wood at the back of a boat that can help it change direction
Navigate - to navigate means to find a way from one place to another
Compass - a compass is a tool used for navigating that always points north