HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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He drove out the Mongols but kept their traditions in place
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He drove out the Mongols and shared power using the “merit system”
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He drove out the Mongols and made himself the absolute ruler of China
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He drove out the Mongols and then stepped down so someone else could rule
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Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: A. He drove out the Mongols but kept their traditions in place.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Hongwu Emperor consolidated power into his own hands by abolishing the post of prime minister.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hongwu’s agricultural reforms increased rice production and improve irrigation. He also encouraged fish farming and growing commercial crops, such as cotton and sugar cane. Hongwu used respected traditions and institutions to bring stability to China. For example, he encouraged a return to Confucian moral standards.
Detailed explanation-4: -Zhu Yuanzhang, also known as Emperor Hongwu (ruled 1368–1398), was the founder of the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). He was born a peasant, becamea monk, then a rebel leader, and finally became the first emperor of a new dynasty.
Detailed explanation-5: -During his reign, the Hongwu emperor established a despotic tradition for the Ming dynasty, instituting administrative, educational and military reforms that gave the emperor personal control over all matters of state.
Detailed explanation-6: -Hongwu felt that a strong military was necessary to prevent a rebellion by the Mongols. The Mongols were China’s neighbor to the north and now be would be called modern-day Mongolia and Manchuria (northern China). Even though they had been driven away, Hongwu knew they still posed a threat.