Transcript The Ming Dynasty - Baltimore City Public Schools

Welcome back, future leaders!
For today’s warm-up please do the following:
• Grab a fresh student log and your notebook from the crates.
• Write in today’s date and objective on your student log.
• Draw an X through today’s homework box.
• Open your notebook and respond to the following prompts:
There’s an old expression that says
“Good fences make good neighbors.”
What do you think that means? How
do you think it might connect to what
we’ll be talking about today? Write
one full paragraph. (I’m only asking
what you think – don’t worry about
right or wrong answers!)
Welcome back, future leaders!
For today’s warm-up please do the following:
• Grab your student log and notebook from the crates.
• Write in today’s date and objective on your student log.
• Draw an X through today’s homework box.
• Open your notebook and respond to the following prompts:
There’s an old expression that says
“Good fences make good neighbors.”
What do you think that means? How
do you think it might connect to what
we’ll be talking about today? Write
one full paragraph. (I’m only asking
what you think – don’t worry about
right or wrong answers!)
World
History with Mr. Golden
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The Far East – The Ming Dynasty
Objective:
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FLWBAT examine the rise of the
Ming
Dynasty
Agenda:
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- Review
- Guided reading
- Advancements of the Ming Dynasty
- Journal entry
- Closing
- We’re done!
The Yuan Dynasty:
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As we discussed
Friday, the Yuan
Dynasty’s poor
choices and governing
led to its collapse.
o Take a look at your
graphic organizer - we’re
going to be reading a
story about the fall of the
Yuan Dynasty
o You’ll be looking for
examples of Calamity (for
the Mongols) and
Recovery (for the Chinese)
The Yuan Dynasty:
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Fall of the Yuan – rise of the Ming:
Calamities
Recoveries
The Ming Dynasty:
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o Ruled for nearly
300 years
o Very orderly and
stable society
o Maintained a
military of 1
million troops
o Known for high
quality porcelain
products
… and sailing
Yarr…
avast ye
matey!
The Ming Dynasty:
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I’m on a boat!
They built some of the largest boats in the world…
AND THEY KNEW HOW TO USE THEM!
The Ming Dynasty:
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The Great Wall of China:
Built between 200 BCE and 1600 CE
Estimated that 1
million workers
died during its
construction
3,890 miles of actual wall, 2,230
miles of natural barriers (rivers,
mountains, etc)
The wall is 25
feet tall and
12 feet wide
The Ming Dynasty:
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The Great Wall of China:
The Ming Dynasty:
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They’re not the only ones:
There’s a proposal to build a wall along the US - Mexico
border in order to prevent illegal immigration!
Would a fence like this
today work as well as
the Great Wall of China
did for them?
The Ming Dynasty:
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The Forbidden City:
o Ming rulers
constructed a massive
palace complex called
the “Forbidden City”
inside of the city of
Beijing
o Common people were
not even allowed to
enter the complex
o The city was a symbol
of the greatness of
Chinese Culture
The Ming Dynasty:
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The Forbidden City:
The Ming Dynasty:
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The Forbidden City:
The Ming Dynasty:
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The Forbidden City:
The Ming Dynasty:
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The Forbidden City:
o 980 Buildings
o 8,707 Rooms
o And no
“common” people
allowed
The Ming Dynasty:
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The Forbidden City:
The Ming Dynasty:
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The Forbidden City:
The Ming Dynasty:
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Isolationism:
By the 1430s, a Ming emperor
banned all foreign trade and enacted
a period of isolationism (this means
that China avoided interacting with
all other nations)
What are some benefits of
Isolationism?
I wish I had
someone to
talk to…
What are some disadvantages of
isolationism?
Journal Entries:
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You are the Emperor of Yuan China:
Genghis Khan says:
Use the space provided on the
handout to create a journal
entry for Ukhaantu Khan ONE
DAY before the fall of the Yuan
Dynasty. Work hard, have fun,
and be creative!
This is part of your classwork, and
classwork earns PRIDE cards, soooo…
USE YOUR TIME WISELY!
A Quiz?!?!
OPEN-NOTE QUIZ!
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Use all of your notes and handouts on
the Middle Ages in Europe to answer the
questions on your quiz.
As long as you’ve been here
and have been doing your work,
there’s no need to make any
faces like this…
USE YOUR TIME WISELY!
We’re done!
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Make sure to put your notebooks in the crate
and your folders in folders, please!
Thank you for all your
hard work today!