1. A. Strong Ming government provided peace & security
The Ming Dynasty
SPI I can draw evidence from the informational text to analyze the contributions made during the Ming dynasty such as building projects, the reconstruction of the Great wall, isolationism, and sea voyages.
Government
A. Strong Ming government provided peace & security
B. Ming emperors conducted a yearly census
1. Census - count of number of people in a place
2. Helped empire collect taxes
C. Government ran by the Civil Service Organization
1. Men studied for years to take the civil service exam
2. Top scoring men were given the best jobs
3. Exam covered many subjects, but a large majority of the test was over the studies of Confucius
The Rise of the Ming
A. In 1294, Kublai Khan died, Yuan Dynasty quickly lost people’s support – The Yuan Dynasty was overthrown by a peasant uprising
B. In 1368, military officer Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor
1. Founded the Ming (“brilliant”) Dynasty
a. Ming Dynasty lasted 300 years
2. Zhu took the name Hong Wu (“Military Emperor”)
a. was a harsh leader
b. died, 1398
C. Hong Wu succeeded by son, Yong Le
1. moved capital to Beijing
2. built the Forbidden City, where only the emperor’s family & top officials could enter
3. China’s emperors lived in Forbidden City for 500 years
D. Like Pax Romana, peace in China led to economic & artistic rebirth
1. Roads, canals, farms rebuilt
2. New crops & farming techniques led to population growth
3. Newly wealthy merchants & artisans led revival of literature & theater
of literature & theater
Chinese Exploration
A. Ming emperors built fleets of ships for trade & war
B. Zheng He led large trade voyages
1. 28,000 men
2. >300 ships
3. Largest ship was 5 times as large as Santa Maria
C. Zheng He traveled to SE Asian islands, India, E. Africa
1. Returned with exotic animals from Africa
D. Later emperors ended voyages, fearing outside influence in China
European Arrival
A. In 1514, Portuguese ships made first contact with China since Marco Polo
1. Portuguese wanted to trade & convert Chinese to Christianity
2. China was powerful & saw Europeans as uncivilized
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Architecture
A. Era of large civil engineering projects
B. The Great Wall – The Great Wall was almost completely rebuilt by the Ming Dynasty
1. The tall, wide bricks that are still standing today were built by the Ming Dynasty
C. The Forbidden City – This was the emperor’s palace and was located inside the capital city of Beijing
1. Had almost 1000 building and covered over 185 acres of land
D. The Grand Canal – Was rebuilt during the Ming Dynasty
1. Had a significant impact on trade and helped the economy flourish
The Fall of the Ming
A. Ming Dynasty declined for reasons similar to Rome
1. Corrupt government officials
2. Heavy taxes on citizens
3. Decay of law & order
B. Northern barbarians known as Manchus invaded
1. Captured Beijing, 1644
2. Ended Ming Dynasty, founded Qing Dynasty

2. The Ming Dynasty It Matters Because:
The Ming Dynasty’s early emperors wanted to spread China’s influence. By the late 1500s, however, China had limited its contact with the rest of the world.
Ming Dynasty ruled China from
The Ming was the most stable and profound dynasty in Chinese history.
The Ming expanded China’s fame overseas and created amazing building projects.

3. Standards and Objectives\
Standards and Objectives
I can analyze the contributions of the Ming Dynasty
SPI I can draw evidence from the informational text to analyze the contributions made during the Ming dynasty such as building projects, the reconstruction of the Great wall, isolationism, and sea voyages.

4. I. The Rise of the Ming
A. In 1294, Kublai Khan died, Yuan Dynasty quickly lost people’s support – The Yuan Dynasty was overthrown by a peasant uprising
B. In 1368, military officer Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor
Founded the Ming (“brilliant”) Dynasty
a. Ming Dynasty lasted 300 years
2. Zhu took the name Hong Wu (“Military Emperor”)
a. was a harsh leader
b. died, 1398

5. I. The Rise of the Ming C. Hong Wu succeeded by son, Yong Le
1. moved capital to Beijing
2. built the Forbidden City, where only the emperor’s family & top officials could enter
3. China’s emperors lived in Forbidden City for 500 years
D. Like Pax Romana, peace in China led to economic & artistic rebirth
1. Roads, canals, farms rebuilt
2. New crops & farming techniques led to population growth
3. Newly wealthy merchants & artisans led revival of literature & theater

6. II. Architecture Era of large civil engineering projects
The Great Wall – The Great Wall was almost completely rebuilt by the Ming Dynasty
1. The tall, wide bricks that are still standing today were built by the Ming Dynasty
The Forbidden City – This was the emperor’s palace and was located inside the capital city of Beijing
1. Had almost 1000 buildings and covered over 185 acres of land
The Grand Canal – Was rebuilt during the Ming Dynasty
1. Had a significant impact on trade and helped the economy flourish

7. III. Government
Strong Ming government provided peace & security
Ming emperors conducted a yearly census
1. Census - count of number of people in a place
2. Helped empire collect taxes
C. Government ran by the Civil Service Organization
1. Men studied for years to take the civil service exam
2. Top scoring men were given the best jobs
3. Exam covered many subjects, but a large majority of the test was over the teachings of Confucius

8. IV. Chinese Exploration
A. Ming emperors built fleets of ships for trade & war
B. Zheng He led large trade voyages
1. 28,000 men
2. >300 ships
3. Largest ship was 5 times as large as Santa Maria
C. Zheng He traveled to SE Asian islands, India, E. Africa
1. Returned with exotic animals from Africa
D. Later emperors ended voyages, fearing outside influence in China
Zheng He sailed throughout the Indian Ocean
Zheng He sailed all the way from the Persian Gulf to the easternmost cost of Africa!

9. V. European Arrival
A. In 1514, Portuguese ships made first contact with China since Marco Polo
1. Portuguese wanted to trade & convert Chinese to Christianity
2. China was powerful & saw Europeans as uncivilized

10. VI. The Fall of the Ming
A. Ming Dynasty declined for reasons similar to Rome
1. Corrupt government officials
2. Heavy taxes on citizens
3. Decay of law & order
B. Northern barbarians known as Manchus invaded
1. Captured Beijing, 1644
2. Ended Ming Dynasty, founded Qing Dynasty

11. Table Top Twitter
You will be reading 4 articles on the following topics:
Sea Voyages
Isolationism
Forbidden City
Reconstruction of the Great Wall
Table Top Twitter Reading Activity
Read the article in front of you in the time allotted.
Comment below the article by writing a 1 sentence tweet that summarizes the article.
Use 1 or more hashtags after your tweet that summarizes the article. Be creative!
Pass the articles when instructed

12. Create a Question
With your group, write a test question for each of the articles.
Write the test question on the back of the article.
Be sure to write the answer to the questions whether it
I can explain this to you if you need me to my instructions are not too clear in this because its hard to explain I have done this before and it was awesome
After this we will have a class discussion,

13. Question Review
Now that we have created questions about the articles, let’s see if we can answer them as a class.
Each group will read their question out loud and challenge the rest of the