MING DYNASTY1368-1644

I. RISE TO POWER Chaos of Mongol rule = rebel against

Khan Rebel leader = Hongwu Ming Dynasty means Brilliant Dynasty

II. GOVERNING CHINA Civil service examinations Powerful emperors – total and absolute

control Brief exploration, then closed borders Also secure borders from invasion Tribute and recognition from border

states

III. KEY PEOPLE

A. Hong Wu: The Secretive ManB. Yongle: The Powerful

Man

Name meant vast military power

Nobles, vassals, peasants

Totally suspicious Only few

advisors,no cabinet, huge secret police

Name meant perpetual happiness

Built new capital in Beijing

Commissioned Chinese exploration 7 voyages of Zheng

He 1500 ton ships Later mandated

isolation

IV. THE FORBIDDEN CITY Massive capital city in Beijing Highest ranking people only Red walls = border for imperial family

DAILY LIFE Confucianism Combined Daoism, Buddhism,

Confucianism Bridges, canals, roads, temples, shrines

and walls of 500 cities.

THE END Bridges, canals, rods, temples, shrines and

walls of 500 cities. The emperors lazy and incompetent power in hands of eunuchs peasants landless Heavy taxes and natural disasters

Peasant rebellion, civil war In 1644, Li Zicheng established the Dashun

Dynasty in Xi'an. In the same year, he marched on to Beijing. As the rebels entered the capital, Emperor Chongzhen, the last Ming emperor, committed suicide by hanging himself on Coal Hill (Jingshan), just behind the Forbidden City

SPIRAL TIMELINES (SCROLLS)(MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF MULAN!) Must have three dynasties of China

represented. For each dynasty you must include three events WITH years AND pictures:

Rise : Who, when, how?Golden Age : Who> What? Where?Fall: When, Why? Who?