3 1 EMPIRES EXPAND c 1450 c 1750
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3. 1 EMPIRES EXPAND c. 1450 –c. 1750
Expansion • Imperial expansion relied on the increased use of • Gunpowder • Cannons • Armed trade • Political and religious disputes lead to rivalries and conflict between states
Manchu (Qing) in C. & E. Asia
Qing Dynasty (1644 -1912) • Launched enormous imperial expansion to the N&W. • Qing rulers were Manchu nomads who conquered China.
• The conquest was motivated by security concerns. • Large Zunghar State building in western Mongolia brought fears of earlier Mongol invasions. • Chinese expansion viewed as defensive necessity.
Ruling an Empire • Chinese made use of local notables to rule/administer region. • Muslim officials, Mongol aristocrats, Buddhist leaders • Qing did not seek to assimilate local people into Chinese culture. • Aristocrats shown great respect. • No influx of Chinese immigrants.
What were major features of Chinese empire building in the early modern era? Write your answer in your notes
Answers should include • Driven largely by security concerns, Chinese empire building vastly enlarged the territorial size of China and brought a number of non. Chinese people into the kingdom. • Conquered regions in C. Eurasia were administered separately from the rest of China with the empire making active use of local notables. • Chinese officials generally did not seek to assimilate local people into Chinese culture and showed considerable respect for the Mongolian, Tibetan, and Muslim cultures over which they ruled.