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The Earth and Its Peoples
Chapter Twenty Reading Guide
I. Vocabulary: Remember to include the significance of the terms and any dates that are important.
Daimyo
“Dutch studies”
“Forty-seven Ronin” incident
Kangxi
Macartney Mission
Manchu
Ming Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
Muscovy
Peter the Great
Matteo Ricci
Samurai
St. Petersburg
Tokugawa Shogunate
II. Chart:
Dates/Ethnicity of
Ruler
TWO GREAT EURASIAN LAND EMPIRES
Russia
Qing
Government Goals
View of Christianity
Relationship with
Europe
Methods of Control
III. Answer:
1. Explain the process of political reunification in Japan 1450-1800.
2. How and why did the role of the Jesuits as transmitters of European ideas differ in Russia, China, and Japan?
3. What was Peter the Great’s attitude toward the west? Why was it different from Kangzi’s attitude toward the west?
4. How did the Russian Empire emerge to be one of the major powers of Europe by 1750?
5. Both the Qing and the Tokugawa governments were in decline by 1800. What reasons lay behind the decline of each
government?
6. Explain how the European relationship with China changed during this period.
7. The growth of the early Qing Empire was fueled by the desire to create an economic and demographic recovery in
China. What did the Qing government do to stimulate that recovery?
IV. Thesis: Write a thesis statement only answering ONE of the following questions. (REMEMBER TO USE CORRECT
THESIS FORMAT)
1. Compare and contrast Chinese and Japanese response to European influence.
2. Analyze the changes and continuities in Ming/Qing governments (1500-1800) in TWO of the following areas: Political,
Social, Economic. Include reasons and global context.
3. Analyzes the changes and continuities in Tokugawa Japan (1500-1800) in TWO of the following areas: Political,
Social, Economic. Include reasons and global context.
4. Analyze the changes and continuities in Russia (1500-1800) in TWO of the following areas: Political, Social,
Economic, Include reasons and global context.