1. Chapter 16.1
China at Its Height

2. How did the Ming Dynasty begin an era of greatness
How did the Ming Dynasty begin an era of greatness? Why did Yong Le build the Imperial City?

3. How far reaching were the seven voyages of Zheng He?
Why did they shut down the voyages?

4. Why did the Portuguese have little impact on China?
How did the Jesuits open trade/ideas with China?

5. How did the Ming Dynasty decline and end?

6. How did the Manchus identify rebels?
How did the Manchus deal with ethnic and Cultural differences?

7. What made Kangxi a great ruler?
What were the first signs of decay in the Qing Dynasty?

8. What limits were on European traders?
How does this hurt the British?
Who wins long term?

9. Chinese Society and Culture
16.2
Chinese Society and Culture

10. Why did the population grow in China during the Ming and Qing Dynasties?
Why were farmers held in high esteem? Why not Merchants?
Why wasn’t Commercial Capitalism quick to catch on in China?

11. Why was Family life important in Chinese culture?
Why were clans important to Chinese life?
Why weren’t women looked favorably on?
How did foot binding gain in popularity?

12. What role did the novel play in Chinese Society
What role did the novel play in Chinese Society? Why was the Imperial City so important? Why was porcelain sought after from the Western world?

14. Tokugawa Japan and Korea
16.3
Tokugawa Japan and Korea

15. Who had a role in unifying Japan
Who had a role in unifying Japan? Why were each of these individuals important?

16. What did the Europeans offer to Japan. How did this change Japan
What did the Europeans offer to Japan? How did this change Japan? Why were missionaries outlawed? What was the hostage system?

17. Why was the Japanese banking system so important
Why was the Japanese banking system so important? How was the Tokugawa period both hard and important for farmers?

18. How did the Japanese Class system Change?
Who was the class system?
What were the eta?
Why were women a lower class in society? What could women do?

19. How did Urban Fiction become popular?
Why was poetry a serious genre of literature?

20. Why did Kabuki become important?
Why was Japanese architecture unique?
What made Japanese pottery highly sought after?

21. Why did Korea keep it’s distinct identity?
How is Hangul more similar to us than the Asian world?

22. What event caused it to be called the Hermit Kingdom?
Why was it easy for the Manchus to overthrow the Yi Dynasty?

23. Spice Trade in Southeast Asia
Chapter 16.4
Spice Trade in Southeast Asia

24. Why the Conflicts in Southeast Asia?
Why were the Muslims dominate in Malay and Indonesia?

25. Where did the 4 styles of Monarchy take root?
How did they each rule?
Buddhist Kings, Javanese Kings, Islamic Sultans, Vietnamese Emperors.

26. Why and what spices were important?
Why the competition for control of the spice islands?
Why were the mainland states better able to resist Europeans?