The Ming and Qing Dynasties In this lesson
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The Ming and Qing Dynasties In this lesson, students will be able to define the following terms: Ming Dynasty Forbidden City Zheng Ho Manchus Qing Dynasty E. Napp
During the Ming Dynasty, China enjoyed nearly three hundred years of stability and prosperity. E. Napp
Ming China • The Mings ruled China from 1368 -1644. • The Mings restored Chinese rule to the Chinese. The Mings replaced the Mongol rulers. • Chinese art and literature flourished. E. Napp
Ming rulers constructed a magnificent Imperial Palace in Beijing. E. Napp
The Forbidden City • Ming rulers constructed a magnificent Imperial Palace in Beijing. • This Imperial Palace was called the Forbidden City. • It was the home of all later Chinese emperors. E. Napp
During the Ming Dynasty, Zheng Ho traveled to India and even Arabia. E. Napp
Zheng Ho • Early Ming rulers sponsored great naval expeditions. • Zheng Ho was an admiral of the Chinese navy. • He even traveled to India and Arabia. E. Napp
Compare Zheng Ho’s ship to Columbus’ ship. E. Napp
Chinese Ethnocentrism • However, the Chinese looked down upon Europeans as barbarians, lacking the civilized ways of the “Middle Kingdom”. • This ethnocentric attitude eventually led to a policy of isolationism. • Due to ethnocentrism, Chinese emperors eventually halted naval expeditions. E. Napp
Eventually, the Manchus invaded China and overthrew the Ming dynasty. E. Napp
The Decline of the Mings • Population pressure led to peasant uprisings. • Many Chinese felt the Mings had lost the Mandate of Heaven. • In 1644, the Manchus invaded and conquered China. E. Napp
The Manchu dynasty was known as the Qing dynasty. It lasted from 1644 -1911. E. Napp
Initially, the Manchus brought peace to China. They built new roads and cleared additional land for farming but European technology began to surpass China. E. Napp
Questions for Reflection: • What were some of the accomplishments of the Ming rulers? • Why did Ming rulers build the Forbidden City? • Who was Zheng Ho and why were his voyages eventually stopped? • Who were the Manchus and what did they do? E. Napp
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- Ming dynasty time period
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- Qing qing hardware contacts
- Qing conquest of the ming
- Ming dynasty social structure
- Chapter 26 lesson 1 the decline of the qing dynasty
- The fall of the qing dynasty
- Tang and song dynasty achievements
- Golden age of tang and song dynasties
- Where was the sui dynasty located
- Sui tang and song dynasties
- How did the sui and tang dynasties reunite china
- Why were the tang and song dynasties golden ages
- Dynastic cycle