Ming & Qing Yi/Choson Tokugawa
Status of the Dynasties Ming –Voyages of Discovery urney2001/intro.html urney2001/intro.html Emperor Zhu Di Admiral Zheng He, Muslim navigator Traded silks, porcelain, lacquerware Obtained gold, silver, pearls, rhino horn, herbs, spices
Ming revitalized: Great Wall Grand Canal Examination system
Ming Emperor Zhu Di built Forbidden City in 1421 ng/!start.html ng/!start.html
Ming emphasized: Commerce thrives developing national market Tribute system limits foreign traders to Chinese markets Neo-Confucianism replaces Buddhist practice of former emperors
Qing Dynasty Morality of Neo Confucianism Civil Service Examinations Family system represents organization of political system
Korean Yi (Choson) Dynasty 1392 Yi deposed Koryo & Buddhism Favored Confuciansim as state religion
King Sejong Devised Hangul-syllabary 1446 Improved literacy Examination system dominated by Yangban class
Yi Manchus invaded in 1627 & 1636 Peace from : policy of seclusion Hermit Kingdom after 1644 No entrenched military class
Tokugawa Warfare & Political fragmentation in 1500s Peace & order –Thanks to 2 daimyo Nobunaga Hideyoshi
Tokugawa characterized by: Rise of merchant class Growth of urban culture Literature & drama Social hierarchy (edicts)
What outside contact occurred? In China: –Portuguese 1514 –Spanish 1565
What outside contact occurred? In Korea: –Japan 1592 & 1597 –Manchus 1627 & 1636
What outside contact occurred? In Japan –Portuguese 1543 –Spanish –Dutch 1609 –British 1613
What did the foreigners want? In China: –Portuguese wanted carrying trade, territory, and converts –Spanish wanted territory, trade, and converts
What did the foreigners want? In Korea: –Japan wanted to conquer China from Korea –Manchus wanted to make Korea a tributary
What did the foreigners want? In Japan: –Dutch & British wanted spices East India Company est in 1600
Cultural phenomenon/ Organizing Principles China –Neo Confucianism –Art reflecting philosophy Korea –Neo Confucianism & scholarship –Isolation –Art & architecture Japan –Daimyo