1. Ming Dynasty

2. Territory it Controlled
Korea to Southeast Asia

3. Decline of Yuan/Rise of the Ming
Civil war
Change of life
Repeated natural disasters
Massive peasant rebellions

4. Characteristics of the Ming Dynasty
Last Chinese dynasty
Zenith 15th c.
One of China’s most prosperous
Strong and complex central government

5. Key People Zhu Yuanzhang a.k.a.- Hongwu, meaning Vast Military Founder
Favored violence
Created reforms
Wanted to erase Mongol past
Maintained a strong military

6. Key People cont’d Yanglo Pursued aggressive and expansionist policies
Continued Hongwu’s policies and moved capital to Beijing
Launched expeditions

7. Key People cont’d Zheng He
Led expeditions to SE Asia, India, and eastern coast of Africa starting in 1405
Distributed gifts to show Chinese splendor
Last voyages completed in 1433

8. Zheng He’s Adventures

10. Foreign Relations Isolationists/Superiority
Chinese economic policies-agricultural
Only government conducted foreign trade
Foreign encroachment multiplied- Japanese pirates, Mongols

11. Fall of the Ming/Rise of the Qing
Internal power struggles
Groups worked to gain sole power
Children placed on the throne
Ming accepted Manchu aid