Transcript Origins of Global Independence

Origins of Global
Independence
How did the Chinese
impact the modern
world?
Ming Dynasty
Hongwu
 Founder of the Ming and
was considered “brilliant”
– He drove the Mongols
out of China and built
a centralized state.
 Rebuilt and repaired the
Great Wall to prevent
northern invasions
 Restored Chinese
cultural traditions and
civil service examinations
Ming Decline
 Pirates, 1520s--1560s
 Government corruption - eunuchs
 Famines and peasant rebellions during
the 1630s and 1640s
 Manchu invaders –peasants supported
them 1644
Qing Dynasty
 Manchu
 1644-1911
Son of Heaven
 Chinese tradition, a human being
designated by heavenly powers to maintain
order on the earth.
 Led a privileged life within the Forbidden
City.
–Concubines
–Eunuchs
Forbidden City
Compare the Ming rise/fall
with another civilization.