1. Qing Empire BY: AHMED AHMED – FOUAD, DEVIN DOWD, AND MATT ZEEMAN

2. Outline  Who?  Where?  When?  What?  How?  Why?

3. Who?  Huang Taiji renamed northeast China Qing in 1636  Manchus people from Manchuria and adjacent areas of China took over the region  The fall of the capital of the Ming Dynasty led to the beginning of the Qing Dynasty

4. Where? Located in present day China and Mongolia.

5. When?  The Qing Empire was established in 1644  It was overthrown in 1911 1644 – 1911

6. What?  Influential in arts and literature  Largest empire in the world in 1795  Confucianism was the official religion Temple of Confucius in Beijing

7. What?  Expanded into neighboring territory via aggressive military conquest  Exchanged technological inventions with Europe  Chinese adopted European concepts of art Qing Dynasty flag

8. how?  Rose due to the Ming Dynasty’s loss of the Mandate of Heaven  Factors leading to their rise:  Repairs and maintenance of public works  Lower taxes  Efficiency and order of the military Forbidden City - where Ming Dynasty ended

9. how?  Decline began in the 20 th century  The Wuchang Uprising ended the Qing Dynasty and led to the Republic of China in 1911  Factors leading to their decline:  Sudden death of Empress Cixi and Emperor Guangxu in 1908  Weak central monarchy  Zaifeng’s oldest son inheriting the throne at age 2 The Wuchang Uprising

10. Why?  Qing dynasty influenced Chinese literature, religion, art, and culture forever  Religion: Between 1800 and 1912 tens of thousands of common people converted to Protestantism and Christianity  Literature: The Qing court sponsored publishing projects in order to print encyclopedias, histories as well as compendiums of literature  Art/Music: Developed “jingxi” (a.k.a. Peking Opera) in the 18 th century

11. Why?  The Qing Dynasty wasn’t conquered by Europeans due to its strong army  Developed Eight Banner System-Based on Manchu tradition of “hunting parties”  Second army established in 1644 known as the “Green Army”  Both armies were standing armies who were very loyal and paid by the government Qing Dynasty Army

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