Download Ming and Qing Dynasties

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“Comeback Dynasty”
◦ Regained control after Yuan
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Hongwu 1st Emperor
Eliminate evidence of Mongol rule
Re-establish civil service exam
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Mandarins ruling class, enforced local law
Increased agricultural production
Neo-Confucian schools reopened
Cultural traditions promoted
Contact with European Religion
◦ Christianity
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Emphasis on Navy
Zheng He Leader
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Emperor convinced campaign not necessary
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◦ 300 ships, 28,000 troops
◦ Explored Africa, Southern Asia, Arabian Peninsula
◦ Re-established trading relations
◦ Voyages ceased, documents destroyed
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Came to power after Ming
2nd foreigners to control China
◦ Manchu farmers, hunters, fishers to Northeast of
China
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Ruled through military might
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Mimicked Chinese culture
◦ Kept civil service exam
◦ Strengthened government
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Kept cultural identity
◦ No intermarriage between Han and Manchu
◦ Han couldn’t speak Manchu language
◦ Ham men forced to wear Queue braid
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Empire expanded through 17th, 18th centuries
Conquered Tibet, Mongolia, Taiwan,
Turkestan
Signed treaty with Russian Empire
◦ Defined set borders and created trade relations