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Ming China SPICE Chart  

Directions​ ​Using your SPICE chart (from the first days of school) and the information cards below, determine which 
facts about Ming China belong in which category. When you think you are finished placing the correct letters in the 
correct categories, check with the teacher. You are finished only when you have all of the information in the correct 
categories! Then you will glue down your answers on the chart. 
 
 
 
 
Social 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Political 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Intellectual 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cultural 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Economic 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Ming China SPICE Chart    

Directions​: ​Using your SPICE chart (from the first days of school) and the information cards below, determine which 
facts about Ming China belong in which category. When you think you are finished placing the correct letters in the 
correct categories, check with the teacher. You are finished only when you have all of the information in the correct 
categories! Then you will glue down your answers on the chart. 
 
CARD A  CARD B  CARD C  CARD D  CARD E 
Emperor had strong  New crops from  Jobs in the  Emperor Yonglo built  Increased farm 
hold on government  America's (corn and  government had the  the architectural  production (More 
sweet potatoes)  highest status  marvel of the  crops were produced 
introduced  Forbidden City  and fed more people) 
CARD F  CARD G  CARD H  CARD I  CARD J 
Manufacture of silk  Chinese cities grew  Population grew  Western learning in  Ming emperors 
and porcelain  greatly as a result of  math and science was  restored and 
increased  new crops  shared with the Ming  expanded China’s 
  Emperor’s court  Great Wall 
CARD K  CARD L  CARD M  CARD N  CARD O 
Lots of smuggling  Emperor killed rivals  Revived traditional  Zheng He’s voyages  Improved methods of 
and Black Market (off  (people who  Chinese values  increased trade but  irrigation (watering 
the record) trade as a  challenged their  (Confucianism)  later China was  crops) 
result of foreign  power)  closed off and heavily 
trade restrictions  restricted trade 
 
 
 

Ming China SPICE Chart    

Directions​: ​Using your SPICE chart (from the first days of school) and the information cards below, determine which 
facts about Ming China belong in which category. When you think you are finished placing the correct letters in the 
correct categories, check with the teacher. You are finished only when you have all of the information in the correct 
categories! Then you will glue down your answers on the chart. 
 
CARD A  CARD B  CARD C  CARD D  CARD E 
Emperor had strong  New crops from  Jobs in the  Emperor Yonglo built  Increased farm 
hold on government  America's (corn and  government had the  the architectural  production (More 
sweet potatoes)  highest status  marvel of the  crops were produced 
introduced  Forbidden City  and fed more people) 
CARD F  CARD G  CARD H  CARD I  CARD J 
Manufacture of silk  Chinese cities grew  Population grew  Western learning in  Ming emperors 
and porcelain  greatly as a result of  math and science was  restored and 
increased  new crops  shared with the Ming  expanded China’s 
  Emperor’s court  Great Wall 
CARD K  CARD L  CARD M  CARD N  CARD O 
Lots of smuggling  Emperor killed rivals  Revived traditional  Zheng He’s voyages  Improved methods of 
and Black Market (off  (people who  Chinese values  increased trade but  irrigation (watering 
the record) trade as a  challenged their  (Confucianism)  later China was  crops) 
result of foreign  power)  closed off and heavily 
trade restrictions  restricted trade