Transcript Chapter 12, Section 4: The Ming Dynasty

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February 13, 2012
Today we will be learning about how
the Ming Dynasty strengthen
government and backed trade
voyages.
 *1368 – Zhu Yuanzhang
becomes emperor, set up
capital in Nanjing
 *Ming = “Brilliant”
dynasty
 *Hong Wu – Zhu
changed his name.
Meant “Military
Emperor”
 *Brought back order
 *Trusted no one – killed
anyone suspected of
treason (disloyalty to
the gov’t)
 Ruled – 30 yrs.
 *1398 – Yong Le –
Hong Wu’s son
became emperor
 *Show of power – had
to work hard to prove
he was powerful
 *Moved capital to
Beijing
 Imperial City – large
area of palaces and
gov’t buildings
 *Forbidden City –
home to China’s
emperors
 *Palace had
thousands of
rooms
 Virtual tour of the
Forbidden City
 *Restored Civil Service
Exams and made even
harder!
 *Census – count of the #
of people. Helped w/tax
collection
 *Hong Wu’s orders –
canals & farms destroyed
by Mongols rebuilt
 *Agriculture- thrived due
to new lands
 *Industry – repaired and
expansion to the Grand
Canal allowed for goods
to be shipped.
 Wanted to learn more,
be entertained
 *Entertainment –
dramas, spoken words,
songs and dances,
costumes, and symbolic
gestures.
 *Novels – long fictional
stories.
 Ming leaders -Curious
about the outside world
 *Reasons – trade, show off
power, demand tribute
from weak kingdoms.
 *Zheng He – Chinese
Muslim explorer, friend to
Emperor Yong Le
 *Exported: Silk, paper,
porcelain
 *Imported: Silver, spices,
wood, & animals
 *Officials complained the
trips cost too much,
brought outside ideas, and
made merchants rich.
 *Confucius – place loyalty
of society above their own
desires.
 Chinese merchants –
disobeyed by being
successful
 *Voyages stopped after His
death
 *Ship building tech was
lost within 50 years
 *1514 – fleet from Portugal
arrived, wanted to set up
trade relations with the
Chinese
 *The Chinese thought they
were barbarians
 Uncivilized people
 *Port of Macao- opened by
1600- allowed Portuguese
to set up a trading post
here in s. China
 *European influence –
were restricted but did not
stop Christian missionaries
from traveling to China
 *Jesuits – special group of
Roman Catholic priest –
highly educated
 Impressed the Chinese
with scientific knowledge
 Brought clocks, eyeglasses,
scientific instruments
 *Did not convert too many
to Christianity
 *Power – emperors
gathered too much
power
 Officials did not want
to make improvements
 *Greed- officials took
over, placed heavy
taxes on peasants –
they revolted
 *1644 – Manchu
from Manchuria
defeated the Chinese
army
 Captured Beijing –
set up a new dynasty