1. Warm Up – March 26 Answer the following questions on a post it:
1. Describe differences between the fur trade of North America and the fur trade of Siberia
2. How were Russian settlers able to “Russify” native peoples?
3. How was Russian imperialism different from European imperialism?

2. Period 4: 1450-1750 (Global interactions)
The Worlds of the 15th Century: Focus on Ming China

3. Agricultural Village Societies
No oppressive political authority
No class inequalities
No seclusion of women
The Igbo peoples of West Africa

4. Ming China (1368-1644) Rebuilt strong central government
Reinstated civil service examinations and made them even harder
Increase in food and trade production
Increase in population

5. Ming China Capital = Beijing
Emperor Yongle built the Forbidden City = magnificent imperial residence
Also built the Temple of Heaven = where rulers performed Confucian-based rituals to ensure the well-being of Chinese society

6. Ming China Focus = repairing the damage caused by Mongol rule
Restored millions of acres of cultivation
Rebuilt: canals, reservoirs, and irrigation systems
Planted millions of trees to reforest China

7. Chinese Exploration
China undertook large and impressive maritime expeditions
Largest = launched in 1405 and led by Zheng He
300 ships; 27,000 crew members; variety of different people on board
He made 7 voyages between 1405 and 1433

8. Voyages of Zheng He

9. Chinese Exploration Goals of Chinese exploration:
Enroll distant peoples and states in the Chinese tribute system
Bring back exotic goods from foreign lands (ex: zebras, giraffes, etc.)
Establish Chinese power and prestige in the Indian Ocean
Exert Chinese control over foreign trade

10. Chinese Exploration
Abrupt and deliberate end to Chinese exploration in 1433
WHY?
Death of Emperor Yongle = chief supporter
Many officials saw expeditions as a waste of money and resources
Believed focus should be on real threat = nomads to the north

11. Ming And Early Qing Dynasties Reading
Take Notes while reading on the following topics:
Reasons for the weakening of Ming China
Reason for the name “Qing” that overthrew the Ming – why were they viewed as not being Chinese?
Qing Political Structure and Cultural Requirements
Contact with Europeans – how and benefits of the exchange – what did the Chinese gain from their interaction with Europeans? What did Europeans fail to bring to China?
Trade between Europe and China – what was traded

12. TOD – March 26
Answer the following questions on the same post it as the warm up:
Describe the differences between agricultural societies and many of the empires that existed in the period
How did the Ming Dynasty help restore China following the end of the Mongol rule?
What were Chinese goals for exploration?
Describe the reasons for the downfall of the Ming Dynasty?
How did the Qing benefit from their exchange with Europeans?