1. Ming and Qing Dynasties
A new age in China
Ming: (1368 – 1644)
Qing: (1644 – 1911)

4. The Rise of a Dynasty
1368
A rebel army drives out the Mongols (Yuan Dynasty)
Capital moved from Nanjing to Beijing

5. A Return to Confucianism
Confucian Standards for Government and Education
Civil Service Exams

6. An Age of Exploration Zheng He Explores the World (1405)
Show power and splendor
Tribute System
Distributed gifts to show Chinese superiority

11. Ming Vase

12. Ming Vase

13. Great Wall

15. Cultural Isolation Tight Government Control of Trade
Smuggling/Pirating
The Great Wall

16. The Great Wall “Created” by the Ming Dynasty
(began in 1st century BCE during Qin )
In disrepair
Throughout late 15th and 16th Century
100,000s of workers
1,500 miles
33 – 49 feet high
Watch Towers, Living Quarters, Signal Towers
Wanted to eliminate Mongol and other foreign influence

17. Ming Fall Manchu invaders from the north  QING DYNASTY
Navy and coastal defenses ineffective
Coast looted by pirates
Ineffective rulers
Imperial city and court opulence
Famine
Rebel forces (Manchu led) storm Forbidden City
Emperor totally Detached
He and his family commit suicide
Manchu invaders from the north  QING DYNASTY

18. Qing Dynasty Manchu Invaders Conquest Throughout East Asia
Military Strength
Conquest Throughout East Asia
Preserved Ethnic/Cultural Heritage
Strong Imperial Leadership
Confucian Scholar-Bureaucrats
Eunuchs
Powerful Emperors

19. Manchu Origins – Pastoral Nomads
CONFUCIANISM remains
Continuation of Ming

20. Chinese Economy Increased Agricultural Production Population Growth
New Foods - Americas
Population Growth
Global Trade – Highly Commercialized
Favorable Balance of Trade
Falls behind in technology
TIGHT GOVERNMENT REGULATION
Small Business Organizations

21. Chinese Society Society is viewed as a family Strongly Patriarchal
Clan Based
Scholar Bureaucrats and Gentry are Honored
Peasants are highly valued for working the land (AGRICULTURE)
Mean People = Military
Role of Merchants

22. The Unification of Japan
Japanese Feudalism
Similar to European Feudalism

23. Tokugawa Shogunate Severely Limited Foreign Influence
Decreased power of Daimyo/Samurai
Alternate Attendance
Christianity