I am Emperor Kangxi kneel before me China

I am Emperor Kangxi… kneel before me! China at Its Height Friday October 4, 2013

3½ minutes You have 3 minutes to complete the reading quiz… End Pass in your sheets

Today’s Objective Students will be able to describe the relationship between China and “the West” by • Completing guided notes, • Analyzing a political cartoon, and • Constructing a timeline of

The Qing Dynasty • Some Chinese resisted the new Qing rule • Strong Qing rulers put down the rebellion and restored peace and prosperity to China

Reign of Kangxi • Reigned for 61 years (!!!) • Signs the Treaty of Nerchinsk • Halts the eastward expansion of the Russians • Establishes trade routes between China and Russia • Tolerant of Christians (estimated 300, 000 Chinese convert to Catholicism) • Christians are

China Emperor Qianlong • China grows to its largest size, but unrest emerges • Heavily restrict trade with Europe • Foreigners who sought trading contracts were forced to “kowtow” (show their inferiority) to the Emperor • Britain imported tea,

The Tribute System

A kowtow? Even today, the act of bowing can cause controversy. Some people have interpreted President Obama’s bow before the Japanese Emperor Akihito in 2009 in very different ways.

Economic Changes • China undergoes a population BOOM! • 80 million (1390) to 300 million (1700 s) • Increased population means less land for each family • Merchants and manufacturers expand trade

Chinese Society • Society is based around the extended family • Individual family members were expected to sacrifice for the family as a whole • Elderly were highly respected • Families were organized into clans (linked, related families)

Women were considered to be inferior to men • Only males could be educated and work in government • Women could not divorce or inherit property • Footbinding – disfiguring process to show that a women were “marriageable”

The Effects of Footbinding

Footbinding • How could bound feet be seen as a status symbol? • What’s your reaction to this practice?

An x-ray of a normal human foot An x-ray of a bound human Maybe we’re not so different after all

Chinese Literature Prosperity meant that people had money for books • The Golden Lotus realistic novel (shows life of cruel landlord manipulating people) • The Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin tragic love story between two young people

Chinese Art Chinese porcelain was prized for its beauty and durability. • “China” or “fine china” is still used a slang to refer to porcelain products. Paintings were a blend of calligraphy and natural, large-scale landscapes.