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THE EAST ASIAN WORLD

THE EAST ASIAN WORLD. REVIEW BOOK CHAPTER 17. The Grand Canal. The Ming Dynasty…. Began with the overthrow of the Mongols in 1368 and lasted until 1644. Effective government with bureaucracy staffed with officials who had passed civil service exams . Completed Grand Canal.

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THE EAST ASIAN WORLD

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  1. THE EAST ASIAN WORLD REVIEW BOOK CHAPTER 17

  2. The Grand Canal

  3. The Ming Dynasty… • Began with the overthrow of the Mongols in 1368 and lasted until 1644. • Effective government with bureaucracy staffed with officials who had passed civil service exams. • Completed Grand Canal

  4. The Ming Dynasty • Schools based on ideas of Confucius. • Significant period of economic and cultural growth in China. • Declined due to weak rulers, corrupt government, high taxes low crop yields, peasant unrest, and a major epidemic in the 1630s.

  5. Voyages of Zheng He • Zheng He commanded a fleet of 317 ships crewed by 27,870 men. • This fleet made seven voyages between 1405 and 1433 including to the western coast of India and city states in Africa. • The Voyages yielded great profits through trade. • They benefited from magnetic compasses and star charts invented by the Chinese

  6. Zheng He

  7. The Qing Dynasty… • The Manchus, a farming and hunting people who lived in modern day Manchuria pushed through the great wall and conquered Beijing. • They forced acceptance of their culture by ordering all Chinese men to adopt their dress and hairstyles under penalty of death.

  8. The Qing Dynasty • They also impressed Chinese scholar-officials by adopting the civil service exam system and other Confucian ideals. • Through strong emperors they returned prosperity to China and lasted until 1911. • During this period many western nations sought trade with China. • This trade was often either limited or rejected because of Chinese ethnocentrism.

  9. Economic Changes • Between 1390 and 1800 the population of China soared from 80 million to 300 million due to an abundant food supply. • The population increase lead to shortages of land and food which created unrest among the people. • China did not develop commercial capitalism like most of Europe as the government controlled trade and manufacturing.

  10. Daily Life • Confucian emphasis on family contributed to the stability of society. • People were expected to sacrifice individual needs for the good of their family. • Filial piety was key to the Chinese family system.

  11. Daily Life • Women were considered inferior to men. • They could not be educated, have careers, inherit property, or initiate divorce. • Men could divorce women who did not bear sons. • Two-thirds of women bound their feet. • Peasant women who worked in fields did not because the practice crippled women.

  12. Cultural Developments • Famous novels like The Golden Lotus (Ming Dynasty)and The Dream of the Red Chamber (Qing Dynasty) are still popular in China today. • The Imperial City in Beijing was a great example of Chinese architecture from the Ming Dynasty. • Blue and white porcelain from the two dynasties are still highly valued today.

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