Transcript Yuan and Ming Dynasty

The Yuan and Ming Dynasties
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.
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I can analyze the contributions of the Ming dynasty Forbidden city,
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•The Chinese were ruled by foreigners during
the Yuan dynasty, but they threw off Mongol
rule and prospered during the Ming dynasty.
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Background
•Around 1200, the Mongols moved out of central
Asia to build one of the largest empires in the
world.
•Under leaders such as Genghis Khan and Kublai
Khan, Mongol warriors conquered an area from China
to Europe
The Mongol Empire included China, and the
Mongols ruled China as the Yuan dynasty
•Genghis Khan organized the
Mongols into a powerful
army and led them on
bloody expeditions of
conquest, including China.
•By the time of his death, all
of northern China was
under his control.
•Kublai Khan became ruler
of the Mongol Empire
and completed the
conquest of China.
•He declared himself
emperor of China in
1279, which began the
Yuan dynasty.
Who Where the Mongols?
•The Mongols were a group from central Asia and were nomadic
herders who roamed the grasslands with their horses and sheep
•The Mongols were skillful riders and fierce fighters
•Under Genghis Khan, the Mongols built the largest empire in the
world
•Mongol rulers allowed trade to flourish along the Silk Road
The Yuan Dynasty
•Tax money went
for public-works
•Although Khan
•The Chinese resent-
projects that re-
made sure to keep
quired the labor of
ed being ruled by
control of the
many Chinese.
foreigners who
Chinese, he did not
spoke a different
force them to
language,
accept Mongol ways
kept safe by Mongol
worshipped
of life.
soldiers.
•Trade routes were
different gods, and
had different
customs.
•Some Mongols
•The Yuan dynasty
adopted Chinese
ended when a
culture.
rebel army defeated the Mongols in
1368.
Summarize: What fighting skills did the Mongols use?
Genghis Khan
•When translated, Genghis Khan means “World Emperor”
•Under his leadership, the Mongols took control of most of
Asia, Persia, India, and northern China. He also controlled
much of Russia and eastern Europe
•Reasons for success: Skillful riders, archers, and new
technology such as the cannon borrowed from the Chinese
•They were know as the “golden Horde” because of the color
of their tents
Who united the Mongols?
The Ming dynasty was a time of stability
and prosperity
•Zhu Yuanzhang defeated the
Mongols and started the
Ming dynasty.
•During this dynasty, the
Chinese improved their ship
and sailing skills thanks to
the greatest sailor of the
time, Zheng He.
•Zheng He boasted about his
country during his travels
and brought back gifts.
•The Ming were known for
their grand building
projects.
•The Forbidden City in
Beijing is one example of
their skill. Within some
buildings were 9,000
rooms.
Click HERE to explore The Voyages of Zheng He
Great Buildings Projects
•The Ming were also known for their grand building projects,
Such as the Forbidden City.
•It was a symbol of China’s glory, and the common people were
allowed to enter.
•Ming rulers also directed the restoration of the Great Wall of
China
•This kept the Chinese people safer against northern invasions.
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The Great Wall
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China under Ming saw great changes in its
government and relations with other countries.
•The Ming emperors were powerful and abolished the offices of
some powerful officials.
•The Ming appointed censors. They were officials who would
judge the behavior of local leaders and inspect the schools and
other institutions.
•The Ming emperors tried to eliminate all foreign influences.
•China entered a period of isolationism, a policy of avoiding
contact with other countries.
•Due to a lack of progress during this period, China grew weak.
The Western world had made huge technological progress and
began to take power in some parts of China by the late 1800s.