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Ming and Qing Dynasties: Tradition and Change in East Asia

Explore the profound transformation in East Asia during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the interaction with Europe, decline of Mongols, rise of powerful centralized states, Civil Service Exam system, Confucian revival, and Ming fortifications like the Great Wall.

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Ming and Qing Dynasties: Tradition and Change in East Asia

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  1. Tradition and Change in East Asia Ming and Qing Dynasties and their interaction with Europe

  2. Mongols in decline with the death of Kublai Khan, finally overthrown in 1368. Massive peasant rebellion led by Hongwu Hongwu a peasant who turned Buddhist Monk to survive, brought about a powerful centralized state. The rise of the Ming

  3. Six ministries atop an elaborate bureaucracy administered by Civil Service Exam. Empire divided into provinces, districts, and counties. Villages largely autonomous. Return to Confucianism

  4. Great Wall

  5. While the wall had begun during the Qin age, the wall was largely completed during the Ming. The most frequently visited parts are Ming contributions. Ming fortifications

  6. Ming Restoration • Abandonment of all that was Mongol, names, dress, writings, and politics. A complete restoration of everything Chinese was instituted. • Significant rebirth of Confucianism.

  7. Common/orphan origins Rose in military ranks Government marked by: suspicion, scorn for pretentious manners of the scholar class, and a deep respect for the past. The Politics of Hongwu

  8. Hongwu’s China

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