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 You have 15 minutes-go!

The Influence of the Mongols in Asia: Ming Dynasty China and The Mughal Empire

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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