Transcript The Ming Dynasty

7.26
Draw evidence from informational texts to analyze the contributions
made during the Ming Dynasty such as building projects, including
the Forbidden City and the reconstruction of the Great Wall,
isolationism, and sea voyages.
Bellwork
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Based off of the below picture. What is
the biggest accomplishment of the Ming
Dynasty?
Objectives
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I can identify the accomplishments of
the Ming Dynasty
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So that we can analyze the contributions
made during the Ming Dynasty (7.26)
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I will know this when I can use text to
analyze the accomplishments of the
Ming Dynasty
The Start
 Zhu
Yuanzhang defeated the
Mongols to start the Ming
Dynasty
 Ruled for nearly 300 years
 Most stable and prosperous
times in Chinese history
The Open Sea!!!
 The
Ming Dynasty loved to travel
by sea
 Greatest sailor was Zheng He
 Led seven voyages around Asia
 Sailed throughout the Indian Ocean
 To the Persian Gulf
 To eastern Africa
Why the sea voyages?
 All
he really wanted to do was
boast about China
 No new trade routes
 No expansion
 Encouraged
leaders to send
gifts to China
Building Projects
 Built
to impress people
 Impress the Chinese people
 Impress their enemies
 Now
why would they want to
impress their enemies?
 Mainly two items
 The Forbidden City
The Forbidden City
 Built
in Beijing
 A massive palace
 9,000+ rooms
 Common
people were not
allowed to enter
 Was considered a symbol of
China’s glory
The Wall
 Restored
the Great Wall
 Was more than 2,000 miles
long
 Was restored to protect
against northern invasion
Society under Ming
 Society
changed under Ming
 Expelled all the Mongols
 Eliminated all foreign influence
 Banned foreign trade
 Entered a period of isolationism
○ This hurt its relationship with other
countries
○ Stopped them from learning new
technologies
Government under Ming
 Similar
to Tang and Song
 Still used the civil service
 However
emperors took more power
 Did not take all power though
 Used censors
○ Job based on exam results
○ Investigated behavior of local leaders
○ Judged quality of schools