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Ming Dynasty

Ming Dynasty. 1368-1644. Territory it Controlled. Korea to Southeast Asia. Decline of Yuan/Rise of the Ming. Civil war Change of life Repeated natural disasters Massive peasant rebellions. Characteristics of the Ming Dynasty. Last Chinese dynasty Zenith 15 th c.

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Ming Dynasty

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  1. Ming Dynasty 1368-1644

  2. Territory it Controlled • Korea to Southeast Asia

  3. Decline of Yuan/Rise of the Ming • Civil war • Change of life • Repeated natural disasters • Massive peasant rebellions

  4. Characteristics of the Ming Dynasty • Last Chinese dynasty • Zenith 15th c. • One of China’s most prosperous • Strong and complex central government

  5. Key People • Zhu Yuanzhang a.k.a.- Hongwu, meaning Vast Military • Founder • Favored violence • Created reforms • Wanted to erase Mongol past • Maintained a strong military

  6. Key People cont’d • Yanglo • Pursued aggressive and expansionist policies • Continued Hongwu’s policies and moved capital to Beijing • Launched expeditions

  7. Key People cont’d • Zheng He • Led expeditions to SE Asia, India, and eastern coast of Africa starting in 1405 • Distributed gifts to show Chinese splendor • Last voyages completed in 1433

  8. Foreign Relations • Isolationists/Superiority • Chinese economic policies-agricultural • Only government conducted foreign trade • Foreign encroachment multiplied- Japanese pirates, Mongols

  9. Foreign Relations cont’d • First Europeans appeared in 1514 • Portuguese • Spanish • Christian missionaries

  10. Society • Neo-Confucian bureaucrats pushed for agrarian-centered based society • Incredible advances in sciences and arts

  11. Economy • Money was a problem from the start • Initially paper currency • Led to return of copper coins • Outlook on merchants/trade • Southern China utilized

  12. COPPER COINS

  13. Additional Information Development of the novel Wood-cut and block- printing Blue and white porcelain Encyclopedias Dictionaries Great wall Far ahead of world in naval capabilities at this time

  14. BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN

  15. THE GREAT WALL

  16. Fall of the Ming/Rise of the Qing • Internal power struggles • Groups worked to gain sole power • Children placed on the throne • Ming accepted Manchu aid

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