1. Ming and Qing Dynasties in China

2. Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) Last native imperial dynasty
Rose out of rebellion against the Mongols
Some achievements:
Naval expeditions began in (Zheng He)
New capital at Nanjing
Ming porcelain
Literature + philosophy flourished
Forbidden City (commissioned by Yongle)
Agricultural Revolution
Crop rotation
Irrigation pumps
Nanjing was reforested with 50 million trees

3. Zheng He’s Expeditions
This Chinese woodblock print, probably from the early 17th century, depicts ships of Zheng He's expeditions. His voyages demonstrated both the advanced development of Chinese shipbuilding and navigation techniques and the general exuberance of the early Ming period. This era of exploration and expansionism slowed considerably with the death of the Yongle emperor in 1424.

4. The Forbidden City
The Forbidden City in Beijing, China is the largest palace complex in the world. It covers 183 acres and comprises 9,999 buildings.

5. Commercial Revolution
Urbanization
Extensive trade with Europe but restricted the Europeans to coastal cities
Traded actively with the Portuguese, the Dutch, and the Japanese, who traded silver for Chinese silks and porcelain
Collapsed due to…
Corruption in government and unrest among the larger population, invasion of the dynamic Manchus from the north

6. Qing (1644-1911) Policies Manchus were 2% of the overall population
Qing rulers sought both to maintain their ethnic distinctiveness
Manchus were to cultivate horseback riding and archery skills and were discouraged to intermarry—while at the same time cultivating the image of a model Confucian monarch
Jurchen, Mongols, Koreans, and Han Chinese—who joined the Manchu forces early all came to be known as "Manchu" and were accorded special privileges/obligations in the Qing Empire.
Separate residential quarters in major cities
Privileged access to official positions.

7. Qing Architecture
First Manchu imperial palace in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. Begun in 1624, 20 years before the Manchus captured Beijing and established the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911), this remained a second "Forbidden City" and secondary imperial palace even into the 20th century.

8. Qing Dynasty (Manchus) (1644-1911)
Conflict with Europe: “Ocean Devils”
17th-18th centuries
1793: English refused to perform rituals of obeisance to the emperor
Relations continued to deteriorate
Both sides think they were economically and culturally superior
Eventually: Opium Wars (which China lost) and the Treaty of Nanjing (British got Hong Kong plus trading rights)

9. Tokugawa Japan ( )
Longest period of uninterrupted peace Japan ever enjoyed
Hierarchical life
1. Samurai = warrior class
Shogun (military dictator of Japan)= head of samurais
2. Farmers: Provided food but could not leave the land
3. Artisans: made goods or offered services used by the people in daily life activities
4. Merchants: Traded in goods and money

10. Resources http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/TOKJAPAN/TOKJAPAN.HTM
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