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MING and Qing CHINA •C •H •I •N •A C – Created foreign enclaves • Creation of foreign enclaves to control trade and influence of Europeans on China H - Hongwu • Became the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty after driving the Mongols out of China in 1368 • Trade with outsiders was conducted in three coastal ports I – Increase in Demand • Increase demand for Chinese goods (tea, porcelain, silk) • Europeans wanted more of these goods from China • Silk Road transported goods N – New Chinese Dynasty • In 1644 the Manchus invaded China and formed the Qing Dynasty • Ruled China for more than 260 years • Continued isolationist policies of Ming A – Agricultural devotion • Chinese devotion to agriculture paid off during late Ming and early Qing dynasties • Great rice production, and general peace and prosperity • 1600s-1700s: Population doubled Video • Chinese Empire-- the Great Wall, The Qin, Han, Ming Dynasties and PRC Tokugawa Japan (1600-1868) •J •A •P •A •N J – Japan is… • Characterized by a powerless emperor controlled by a military leader (shogun) • Emperor of Japan gave Tokugawa Ieyasu the authority to rule Japan in all military matters. This is called a …..Shogun • ***Shogun is true leader of Japan Emperor High Rank – No power Daimyo Large Landowners Shogun Actual Ruler Samurai Warriors Loyal to Daimyo and Shogun Peasants Merchants Artisans A – Arrival of Jesuit Missionaries • Missionaries converted many local daimyo to Christianity • Japan’s ruler believed European Missionaries looked down on traditional Japanese culture & religion (Shintoism & Buddhism) & eventually missionaries are banned & Christians are persecuted P – Portuguese arrive in Japan • First contact by Portuguese in 1543 • Japanese were eager to trade with Portuguese who brought clocks, eyeglasses, tobacco, & firearms (muskets & cannons) A – Adopted isolationist policy • Adopted policy of isolation to limit foreign influences on Japan N – NO MORE Europeans • Eventually, most Europeans are banned, all ports of trade are closed (except Nagasaki, but only Chinese & Dutch are allowed) • Japan pursues a “closed door policy Videos Japan: Matthew Perry Tokugawa End • Japan Part (Feudalism, Isolation, Tokugawa, and Imperialism)