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Ming Dynasty’s Recovery of China and the push to Explore

Ming Dynasty’s Recovery of China and the push to Explore. AP World History Unit 3. Recovery in China. Yuan dynasty collapses 1368. Followed by the Mongols leaving. Emperor Hongwu. Impoverished orphan raised by Buddhist monks. Works through military ranks. Proclaims new Ming dynasty.

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Ming Dynasty’s Recovery of China and the push to Explore

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  1. Ming Dynasty’s Recovery of China and the push to Explore AP World History Unit 3

  2. Recovery in China • Yuan dynasty collapses 1368. • Followed by the Mongols leaving. • Emperor Hongwu. • Impoverished orphan raised by Buddhist monks. • Works through military ranks. • Proclaims new Ming dynasty. • 1368-1644. • Ming means “Brilliant”.

  3. Ming Centralization • Re-establishment of Confucian educational system. • Execution of minister suspected of treason. • Begins tradition of direct rule by Emperor. • Reliance on emissaries called Mandarins. • Heavy reliance on eunuchs. • Sterile, could not build hereditary power base. • Centralized structure lasts through Qing dynasty to 1911.

  4. Economic Recovery • Conscripted labor to repair and rebuild irrigation systems. • Promoted manufacturing of porcelain and silk. • Cultural revival. • Attempt to eliminate Mongol legacy by promoting traditional Chinese culture. • Emperor Yongle commissions 23,000-roll Encyclopedia.

  5. Exploration and Colonization • Ming dynasty hesitant to have large foreign populations. • Mongol experience. • Allowed small populations in port cities. • Yongle engaged Admiral Zheng He to mount seven massive naval expeditions from 1405-1433. • Placed trade under imperial control. • Demonstrated strength of Ming dynasty.

  6. Chinese & European Exploration 1405-1498

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