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China at Its Height

I am Emperor Kangxi … kneel before me!. China at Its Height. Friday October 4, 2013. You have 3 minutes to complete the reading quiz…. 3½ minutes. End Pass in your sheets. Today’s Objective. Students will be able to describe the relationship between China and “the West” by

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China at Its Height

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  1. I am Emperor Kangxi… kneel before me! China at Its Height Friday October 4, 2013

  2. You have 3 minutes to complete the reading quiz… 3½ minutes End Pass in your sheets

  3. Today’s Objective Students will be able to describe the relationship between China and “the West” by • Completing guided notes, • Analyzing a political cartoon, and • Constructing a timeline of interaction between China and Europe

  4. The Qing Dynasty • Some Chinese resisted the new Qing rule • Strong Qing rulers put down the rebellion and restored peace and prosperity to China

  5. Reign of Kangxi • Reigned for 61 years (!!!) • Signs the Treaty of Nerchinsk • Halts the eastward expansion of the Russians • Establishes trade routes between China and Russia • Tolerant of Christians (estimated 300,000 Chinese convert to Catholicism) • Christians are suppressed after conflicts between different religious orders

  6. Europeans and China Emperor Qianlong • China grows to its largest size, but unrest emerges • Heavily restrict trade with Europe • Foreigners who sought trading contracts were forced to “kowtow” (show their inferiority) to the Emperor • Britain imported tea, silks, and porcelain from China

  7. The Tribute System

  8. A kowtow? Even today, the act of bowing can cause controversy. Some people have interpreted President Obama’s bow before the Japanese Emperor Akihito in 2009 in very different ways.

  9. Economic Changes • China undergoes a population BOOM! • 80 million (1390) to 300 million (1700s) • Increased population means less land for each family • Merchants and manufacturers expand trade

  10. Chinese Society • Society is based around the extended family • Individual family members were expected to sacrifice for the family as a whole • Elderly were highly respected • Families were organized into clans(linked, related families)

  11. The Role of Women Women were considered to be inferior to men • Only males could be educated and work in government • Women could not divorce or inherit property • Footbinding– disfiguring process to show that a women were “marriageable”

  12. The Effects of Footbinding

  13. Footbinding • How could bound feet be seen as a status symbol? • What’s your reaction to this practice?

  14. Maybe we’re not so different after all An x-ray of a normal human foot An x-ray of a bound human foot

  15. Chinese Literature Prosperity meant that people had money for books • The Golden Lotus - realistic novel (shows life of cruel landlord manipulating people) • The Dream of the Red Chamberby Cao Xueqintragic love story between two young people

  16. Chinese Art Chinese porcelain was prized for its beauty and durability. • “China” or “fine china” is still used a slang to refer to porcelain products. Paintings were a blend of calligraphy and natural, large-scale landscapes.

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