The picture is of a man and a giraffe.
Painting of a Chinese man holding a giraffe with a rope. There is Chinese script on the left side.
What achievement by the Ming dynasty does this picture represent?
The giraffe towering over the man represented the emperor’s authoritarian rule.
The man leading the giraffe represents the emperor leading the huge territory of China.
The giraffe, brought back from Africa, represents the emperor’s trade with the outside world.
The man pulling on the leash represents the emperor’s demand that foreigners kowtow to h
