1. 4:20 China and Japan

2. Ming Dynasty
Ming Dynasty ( )—returned to the beliefs of China’s past before Mongol rule, nativism
northern capital at Beijing, southern capital at Nanjing
Forbidden City—walled compound of royal palaces
return of Confucian ideas and the civil service exam, restoration of the Great Wall

5. Portuguese in Asia
In Asia, Portugal est. a trade empire based in small outposts, not large territories
est. a spice monopoly—complete control of a market
Catholic missionaries could not convert Chinese; tolerated Jesuits
English and Dutch forced Portuguese out of Asia by 1600s

7. Qing Dynasty
Qing Dynasty ( )—China under the rule of the northern Manchu people
imposed Manchu culture: queues (braided ponytails), placed Manchus in govt positions
Emperor Kangxi ( )—Confucian emperor who Sinofied the Manchus
increased China’s territory into Tibet, Taiwan, and Mongolia
built schools, Kangxi Dictionary, Collection of Books encyclopedia

8. Qing Dynasty
Emperor Qianlong ( )—poet and artist, ruled at height of the Qing Dynasty
in need of money, sold trading privileges to Europeans only at Guangzhou (Canton)
govt corruption led to the White Lotus Rebellion ( )—revolt to restore the Ming Dynasty, 100k peasants killed

9. Qing Dynasty
economics: proto-industrial society—some industry, but most people still worked on farms
society: Confucian filial piety, extended families
women: honored for committing sati, education for men only, divorce not permitted

10. Japan
Tokugawa Shogunate ( )— reorganized the feudal system of Japan
Tokugawa Ieyasu ( )— diamyo of Toyko who declared himself shogun
divided Japan into 250 hans (districts) run by diamyo loyal to the shogun

11. Japan Society honored a military culture shogun, diamyo
samurai, ronin—samurai without masters
farmers
artisans and merchants
eta—ostracized, performed unclean jobs

12. Japan Arts and literature: Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) develops the haiku
Kabuki theatre—dance dramas
Europeans completely expelled by 1630: Christianity, foreign books, outside travel prohibited

13. Korea
Hermit Kingdom—reference to Korea’s isolation from the rest of the world
Sejong the Great ( )— simplified Korean writing system so even uneducated peasants could become literate