What Was the General Condition of the Residents of Cities

question 30

Multiple Choice

What was the general condition of the residents of cities in Ming China?

• A)They were uninterested in politics but much caught up in religious quests.
• B)They were caught up in political intrigues.
• C)They were housed and fed adequately, if not overly prosperous.
• D)They were mostly relegated to menial work.
• E)They were unhappy with the rule of Hongwu because trade declined.

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Definitions:

Metaphase

A phase of cell division where chromosomes align in the center of the cell before being separated into each of the two new cells.

Ploidy

The number of chromosome sets in a nucleus or cell. See haploid, diploid, and polyploid.

Haploid Number

The number of chromosomes in a gamete (sex cell), representing one complete set of chromosomes from an organism.

Mitotic Spindle

An architecture made up of microtubules that divides chromosomes between two daughter cells during the process of mitosis.