Ming Dynasty Bellwork What group did the Ming

Ming Dynasty Bellwork • What group did the Ming replace as the rulers of China? • The Mongols, The Yuan Dynasty • What are at least two major accomplishes of the Ming Dynasty? • Renovating the Grand Canal, Constructing the Great Wall, Building the Forbidden City, expanded the empire • What were two goals of Chinese expeditions? • Bring back exotic goods, Enlist people in tribute system, spread Chinese Prestige, Give China greater control of trade

Objective • WWBAT: Introduce the ways that Ming China interacted with the outside world, especially Europe • WWBAT: Gather information about the causes of the collapse of the Ming Dynasty

Interactive Notebook Setup • 2/21/2017 • Ming Foreign Interactions and Collapse • This will be one page

Ming Isolation Collapse of the Ming Crisis Ming Dynasty Foreign Trade Rebellions and the Manchus

BRING YOUR BOOKS TOMORROW!

Ming Isolation • After the voyages of Zheng He the Ming began a policy of isolation regarding trade • This likely had much to do with conflict with the Mongols and other peoples from the Asian Steppes • This policy was also likely informed by Confucian government leaders fearing how wealthy and powerful merchants were becoming

Ming Isolation • By 1500 the policy of trading isolation was official • All private trade was outlawed which meant that trade needed to be run through the Ming government • There was a great deal of illegal private trade taking place, which upset the Ming

Ming Isolation • Official trade could only occur in three ports • Some nations were barred from trading at all, while others were limited in when they could trade • Japan, for example could only enter one of the tree ports and only do so every ten years

Ming Isolation • With the isolationist trading policy the Ming relied on the tribute system as a mean of conducting trade with foreign groups

Ming Dynasty Foreign Trade • The Portuguese arrived in China in 1514, marking the first contact with Europe since the voyage of Marco Polo • The Portuguese sent a formal ambassador to establish official relations with China, also in 1514 • The same year Portuguese trading pirates arrived and began interacting with Chinese merchants – These pirates built an illegal fort which was destroyed by the Chinese

Ming Dynasty Foreign Trade • By 1557 the Chinese government granted the Portuguese trading rights on the peninsula of Macao, in the south of Canton

Ming Dynasty Foreign Trade • Portugal established itself as the group responsible for the exchange of goods, between Asian countries, Japan, and Europe • Portugal was essentially a middle man or “carrier of goods” for Ming China • This made it so Portugal made a profit in the majority of the trade which China participated in

Ming Dynasty Foreign Trade • In 1565 the Spanish took control of the Philippines and had a hub to compete with Portugal for Chinese trade • Spain quickly became the dominate European power in the region

Ming Dynasty Foreign Trade • Spanish silver was used by all Europeans trading in the region • Silver began replace traditional Chinese copper coins and paper money

Ming Dynasty Foreign Trade • With the development of European relations China had established itself as the center of the worlds economy with goods flowing from China to rest of the world • China had little need for any of the goods created in the rest of the world, so they simply exported and stockpiled profits

Ming Dynasty Foreign Trade • Both merchant class and farmer class clans prospered during this time • Leading to both groups becoming literate and cultured, and their members passed the Imperial Examination and entered the government • This caused a blurring of social classes

Ming Dynasty Foreign Trade • There was much conflict among the European powers to attempt to gain favor with China • The Portuguese, Spanish, and the Dutch vied for control of Chinese exports • All three served as middlemen for trading at some point

Wait, What else was happening? Bellwork • The Ming Dynasty lasted from 1368– 1644 • What are three things that were happening in other parts of the world at this time? (CONTEXTUALIZATION!) • Answers Vary

• 1368– 1644