1. China: From the Yuan Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty
Read your paragraphs
Underline the main ideas
Create a brief skit that will demonstrate the important points to the rest of the class
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4. The Influence of the Mongols in Asia:
Ming Dynasty China
and
The Mughal Empire

5. Yuan Dynasty Rule in China
Origins: The Yuan rulers were Mongols; they were the first foreigners to rule China and were lead by Kublai Khan
Accomplishments:
Created an extensive transportation and communication system, including postal service
Kept power away from the Chinese by creating a hierarchy that valued foreigners and passing restrictive laws
Hosted Marco Polo on his travels through Asia
Fall: Chinese resentment grew as the Yuan rulers worsened; a Chinese rebellion ended Mongol rule in 1368

6. The Ming Origins: Overthrew the Mongol dynasty in 1368
Established a new “Mandate of Heaven”
The idea that bad rulers lost heaven’s favor and were replaced
An Era of Greatness: Major Accomplishments
Grand Canal connecting North and South is built
Food production is increased
Nationwide school system established
Great Wall is strengthened
Capital is moved to Beijing and the Forbidden City is built
Voyages of exploration take place

7. Voyages of Zheng He Zheng He (Jung Huh)
Muslim admiral in Chinese court
Led seven exploratory missions in early 1400s
Visited Southeast Asia, India, and east coast of Africa
Voyages stopped amid fears that such trading was not needed and beliefs that China was superior to everyone else

9. The Fall of the Ming: 1644
The quality of the emperors declined over time
All power was concentrated with the emperor, so if he was bad, then that influenced everything else
Rebellions broke out due to over-taxation
The emperor used the money to live in luxury and supply the army, who was fighting…
Aggressive neighbors: The Manchu
This group was from the North and would eventually win the war with the Ming
They ruled China until the 1900s

10. The Mughals: Origins Muslim descendents of the Mongols
Brought Islam to India
The Mughal (or Moghul) Empire spread from Southwest Asia into India
At its height it covered almost the entire Indian sub-continent

11. The Mughals We should already know:
They conquered others using superior military technology
Sometimes they tolerated the Hindu population, sometimes they persecuted them
They were great traders

12. Famous Rulers Akbar Shah Jahan Established religious tolerance
Married Hindu princesses
Ruled during a time of great stability and trade
Shah Jahan
Expanded Mughal territory
Built the Taj Mahal

13. The Taj Mahal
Created as a tomb for Shah Jahan’s wife Mumtaz Mahal

14. Fall of the Mughals By the 1700s, Hindu groups had started rebelling
Also, the Europeans (especially the British) had started seeking influence, land, and goods
By 1757, the British controlled much of the former Mughal Empire

15. Pair work Choose a partner to work with
Write an acrostic poem about one of the empires we learned more about today, Ming China or the Mughals
Add an illustration