Which of the following best interprets the impact of global trade on Ming China? (1 point)

Question

• European nations successfully fought battles for and took Chinese land for their own.
• Ming China refused to take European trade goods, so the country did not change at all.
Limiting Western access to Ming China kept the country free of foreign influence for a time. but not forever.
• Many foreigners began to enter China and change its culture.

Answer 1

The statement that best interprets the impact of global trade on Ming China is:

"Limiting Western access to Ming China kept the country free of foreign influence for a time, but not forever."

This option recognizes the initial attempts by the Ming dynasty to limit foreign trade and influence while acknowledging that such isolation could not last indefinitely, as various foreign influences eventually entered and impacted Chinese society and culture.