Agenda Warm Up DBQ PRACTICE!!!!!!!!!!! (This was used for snow days) HW: Gunpowder Tweets- Due 2/12
Warm Up Who is the best/worst ruler of the Mughal Dynasty? Provide evidence for your answer.
Agenda Warm Up 2. Discussion: Ming and Qing Dynasty 4. Primary Source: Christian vs Confucianism 5. Primary Source: Sacred Edict of Kangxi. 6. Ming/Qing Eulogy HW: Read Chapter 18, Quiz coming soon
Warm Up Study the map of the Qing Dynasty, what allows an Empire to expand to this size and strength?
China: Ming to Qing Dynasty
Post Mongol Rule 1368- Hongwu takes power- begins the Ming (bright) dynasty. Ming= Era of Greatness 1368-1644 Expanded territory Militaristic Traditional Confucian government Civil Service exams Isolationist
Ming: Outside Contact 1514- Portuguese sail to the East but trade with Japan Jesuits are allowed into China around 1580ish. Religious influence, not commerce New ideas and inventions shared between East and West
Ming Decline Weak rulers Government corruption Peasant rebellions Tribal invasions- Mongols and Pirates High taxation Little Ice Age- Leads to crops failing, starvation. Manchus invade from North and end Ming reign
Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Initially very strict All Chinese forced to adopt Manchu dress and customs. Intermarriage prohibited Kept Ming political system Massive population increase 85% farming Big families under one roof Male dominated Fiction novels introduced Blue and White Porcelain
Kangxi (1661-1722) Greatest Ruler in Chinese History Gained the throne at the age of 7 Unified Chinese and Manchu culture. Very tolerant of Christianity, but Christians less tolerant. Christian activities suppressed after his death.
Qianlong (1736-1795) Used strong military against tribes of the north. Promoted economic and administrative prosperity. Downfall of the Qing Dynasty begins after his death. Usual reasons for decline
Goodbye Ming/Qing Write a eulogy to one of the two dynasties (the Ming or the Qing) where you praise the strengths and criticize the weaknesses. Include at least two strengths and two weaknesses of the dynasty. Discuss the governmental policies that were enacted during the dynasty and the various changes that occurred.
Gunpowder Empire Tweets: Please change Ottoman ruler 2 from Mehmet I to Murad I