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Ming and Qing Dynasties Happy Monday!!! Word. Last 3 Dynasties (Beijing). Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) Mongolian and Genghis Khan north of China proper Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) Han Chinese Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Manchu northeast of China proper. Confucian Culture.
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Last 3 Dynasties (Beijing) • Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) • Mongolian and Genghis Khan • north of China proper • Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) • Han Chinese • Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) • Manchu • northeast of China proper
Confucian Culture • modern concept of political nation state • Chinese defined by Confucian culture • civil service exam (605-1905) • social mobility • reward diligence, discipline, and willpower, but not talent or innovation • “law of avoidance” • “sum of social relationships”
Social Hierarchy and Mobility • scholar-officials, farmers, artisans, and merchants • scholar-official-landlord • learning, political power, and economic wealth • local elite (gentry) and lineage • lack of work ethic • literati’s long gown • foot-binding for women
China’s Tributary System • Traditional system for managing foreign relations • The ``Central Kingdom” worldview • Ming dynasty had the most extensive tributary system • tributes from East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and even West Asia and Africa
Zheng He’s Fleet (1405 - 1433) • Over 300 ships & 20,000 men • trade and commerce • Southeast Asia, South Asia, West Asia, and East Africa
Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912) • Ming dynasty fell in 1644 amid peasant uprisings, eunuch political squabbles and Manchu invasion • Manchu and Han Chinese
Ming and Qing Emperors Yongle Emperor Kangxi Qianlong