Late Ming and Early Qing Belle Mc Laurin
Late Ming and Early Qing Belle Mc. Laurin
Empire over Time Ming Dynasty Qing Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty’s Achievements � Technological � Great Wall � Grand Canal � Military � Huochong Gun � � Wan Hu Bamboo -> Bronze � Centralized Planning � Artistic � Forbidden City � Porcelain � Yongle Encyclopedia
Fall of the Ming �Natural Disasters �Plague �Climate Change � Little Ice Age �Rebellions �Mandate of Heaven �Monetary Crisis �Eunuchs
Major Facts about the Qing �Last Great Dynastic power �Lived like most other dynasties �Long lived ruler �Period of prosperity �Mandate of Heaven lost �Fall �Manchu �Jurchen �NE China
Rise of the Qing �Jin, Yuan, and Qing �Overtaken by Mongols �Manchus divided into Tribes �Nurhaci �Combined tribes �Genghis Khan �Shenyang �Incorporated Ming officials in government
Rise of the Qing (cont) �Nurhaci died �Hung Taiji �Supported Ming more �European weaponry advancements �Employed Ming technicians �Led to conquering of regions �Mongols recognized Nurhaci as leader �“Later Jin”
Qing Empire �Manchu in Beijing �Great Wall �General sided with Manchu �Qing Dynasty officially began �Emperor Shunzi �Son of Taiji �Goal of rule: Conquer the rest of the Empire
Qing (cont) � 20 years to defeat Ming forces �Southwest Ming �Locals took Ming side �Still eventually conquered. �Dorgon �Regent �Appointed Ming officials �Exams �Enforced specific hairstyle
Qing (cont) �Shunzi began to rule � 13 � 1650 -1661 �Emperor Kangxi �Stabilized empire �Set direction for rule �“Kublai Khan”
Overview of the Qing �Conquered more of Asia than Ming � 400 Million population (peak) �Ruled with ‘tributes’ � 1908
Works Cited �theqingdynasty. com �chinahighlights. com �richard-hooker. com �newworldencyclopedia. org
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