The Ming and Qing Dynasties

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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

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During the Ming Dynasty, China enjoyed nearly
three hundred years of stability and prosperity.
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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.

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Ming rulers constructed a magnificent Imperial
Palace in Beijing.
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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.

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During the Ming Dynasty, Zheng Ho traveled to
India and even Arabia.
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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.

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Compare Zheng Hos ship to Columbus ship.
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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.

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Eventually, the Manchus invaded China and
overthrew the Ming dynasty.
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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.

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The Manchu dynasty was known as the Qing dynasty.
It lasted from 1644-1911.
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Initially, the Manchus brought peace to China.
They built new roads and cleared additional land
for farming but European technology began to
surpass China.
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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?