GASA01H3 Study Guide - Zheng He

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Earlier-ripening crops, better fertilizers, and new crops increased productivity. Confucian orthodoxy, civil service examination, and law code and administrative structure from the. Allowed foreigners to trade in china and bring back. Ming china had opened its door to foreign influence allowing foreigners in and out of their country to trade for goods and services west and moved the capital from. Chinese domestic market the world"s largest market. Commercial economy (paper currency, see next image) exports of chinese silk, tea, porcelain, lacquer ware foreign silver and silver coins from. Growing commercialization, a widening market, and rising demands. Mechanical looms for silk and cotton; new techniques for woodblock printing of 3, 4, or 5 colors; www. notesolution. com an alloy of copper and lead to movable- type printing. Innovation in irrigation and agriculture (plowing, planting, harvesting) As their horizons and borders increased, and their economic status was relishing, the. Ming china prospered far enough for them to be able to sponsor such events.