1 / 12

China in the 18th Century: Prosperity and Challenges

Discover the grand cultural projects, expansion of the empire, and underlying problems faced by China during the 18th century. Explore the achievements, education system, finances, and more.

hpepe
Download Presentation

China in the 18th Century: Prosperity and Challenges

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. China in the 18th Century • Prosperity and security • Strong emperors • Grand cultural projects • Expansion of the empire

  2. Achievements • Expansive empire • Xinjiang, Mongolia and Tibet all ruled through own systems • Tibet • System of rule by incarnations

  3. Cultural projects • Four Treasuries • Palace art collection • General prosperity • population growth • Building projects • Foundling homes

  4. Underlying Problems • Chinese-Manchu relations and court factions • Assimilation of Manchus • Privileged position of Manchus in terms of court appointments

  5. Education and the exam system • Increasing wealth so more people fail the exams • Growth of scholarship outside the exam system • More people outside the bureaucracy competing with it

  6. Finances • Promise never to raise taxes • No regular source of income for local government • White Lotus rebellions • Small and quickly defeated, but quite frequent

More Related