Introduction: Ming China
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MING CHINA A WORLD POWER FOURTEEN AND FIFTEENTH CENTURY
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Transcript of Introduction: Ming China
MING CHINAA WORLD POWERFOURTEEN AND FIFTEENTH CENTURY
OVERVIEW• Ming government and society • Travel and trade• Scientific achievement• China looks inward
“New” Dynasty in China – the Ming
GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY• Ming emperor exercised ABSOLUTE power• Opposition was silenced• Emperor was worshiped as the “Son of God”
The Hongwu Emperor was the founder and first emperor
of the Ming Dynasty of China. Hongwu means
"vastly martial“. Hung-Wu threw the Mongols
out.
One of the two Emperors of ancient China who came from
peasant background, he claimed the Mandate of
Heaven and established the Ming Dynasty in 1368.
The Hongwu Emperor
THE THREE CITIES
THE FORBIDDEN CITY
TRAVEL AND TRADE
•Ming Emperor Yongle sent several government sponsored expeditions in the early 1400s.•Hundreds of ships and thousands of men made diplomatic “contacts” and trade connections from China to East Africa.
Voyages of the Chinese, 1405-1433
ZHENG HE
GOT…
An African Giraffe brought back by
the Treasure Ships was taken to be the
auspicious, mythical creature
Gilin.
SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT• MING MAP OF THE WORLD
Time was up for the Ming. Corruption, natural disasters and popular uprisings took their toll on the Ming, but it was the invading Manchu rebellion that did the Ming Empire in.
As the Manchu invaded, someone opened the gates for the marauding rebels.
The Chongzhen Emperor hung himself rather than face them.
The End of the MING
Qing Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty fell in 1644.
The Manchu then formed the last Dynasty of China,
the Qing.
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REFERENCES
• robert ponzio, Artist / Teacher at Oak Hall School on Jan 25, 2013
• MING INTRO- Nathan Roher, Working at Friendswood High School
