What Was a Similarity Between the Ming and the Mughal

question 16

Multiple Choice

What was a similarity between the Ming and the Mughal dynasties?

• A) Both were able to limit European traders to port cities.
• B) Both prided themselves on restoring indigenous rule after a period of foreign conquest.
• C) Both faced declining populations due to the arrival of diseases from the Americas.
• D) Both ruled over homogeneous populations.

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