1. East Asia in Transition
EQ: What were the political and economic effects of the transitions experienced by China and Japan in the early modern era?

2. The Mongols Ruled over China between 1271-1368
Transformed Chinese society
Only Mongols could have the highest government positions
Cultural blending
Got rid of the Confucian Exam

3. The Ming Dynasty Restored traditional Chinese rule
Confucian values, exam
Wanted to erase Mongol past
Expanded China through expansionist policy

4. The Ming Dynasty Voyages of Zheng He
7 expeditions sent by the Chinese to collect tribute and display Chinese power.
62 larger vessels, hundreds of smaller ones
SE Asia, India, Africa
Voyages ended abruptly because they were too expensive and the Chinese viewed their own society as superior

6. The Ming Dynasty
Constructed the Forbidden City – Palace complex, center of political power
Accessible only to the elite of society

7. The Ming Dynasty
Peasant rebellions would eventually destabilize the Ming and lead them to look for help from their northern neighbors, the Manchus

8. The Qing Dynasty ( )
The Manchu overthrew the Ming and established a new dynasty.
To identify the rebels, the government ordered all males to shave their foreheads and braid their hair into a pigtail called a queue.

9. The Qing Dynasty
The Canton System only allowed traders a few months access to China’s trade and only under government supervision.
The Chinese had no desire for European goods – forced to pay in gold and silver

10. Tokugawa Japan
Tokugawa Ieyasu was able to control the daimyo and establish a shogunate.
Moved the capital to Edo (present-day Tokyo)
Hostage system – controlled the daimyo by forcing their families to live in Edo where they could be controlled

11. Tokugawa Japan
The Jesuits converted many daimyo to Christianity -> began destroying Shinto and Buddhist shrines/temples
The Shogun then outlawed Christianity in Japan
Trade and communication was also severely limited, Japan became isolationist.

12. Essential Question
What were the political and economic effects of the transitions experienced by China and Japan in the early modern era?

13. Review
The Muslim admiral that led seven different naval expeditions throughout the Indian Ocean in order to collect tribute and show Chinese supremacy.

14. Review
System in China which limited economic activity to a specific city, under government supervision

15. Review
This Catholic order converted many Japanese to Catholicism but also angered the Shogun.

16. Review
The Manchu’s who established the Qing Dynasty forced all men to shave their heads and braid their hair in a ___________________, in order to identify rebels.