Download Social Studies: Asia in 1492

By Ms. Hoeffner
Mongols!
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First: Emperor
Ghengis Khan
Then: his
descendents (Kublai
Khan)
Khan= “Lord of Lords”
1206-1368
Marco!
Polo!
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A European traveler
(18 years old) to
China
Friend of Kublai Khan
Stayed in China for
17 years!
Told of the riches and
wealth in Asia in late
1200’s to Europe
No one believed him!
Fall of the Mongols
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Mongols were very destructive and mean
throughout all of Asia
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Attacked Japan to try to gain land
Only wear certain colors
Could not use certain words (long life, happiness)
Killed if last name was Chang, Wang, Liu, Li, and
Chao
So, the Chinese People rebelled!
Effects still felt of this Dynasty hundreds of years
later
Ming Dynasty
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1368-1644
First leader: a peasant,
Hung Wu
More concerned about arts
and architecture than
wealth, power, and military
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Porcelain
Novel
Encyclopedia
The Forbidden City
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Cheng Zu, the second
emperor, decided to
move his capital to
the Middle of Beijing
He order the creation
of a complex of
buildings surrounded
by a moat
Took 15 years to build
100,000 rooms!
The Great Wall
First built as a lot of separate pieces in
1500 B.C.
 Joined together in early third century and
was 1,800 miles long
 Rebuilt under Emperor Cheng Zu to 3,000
miles
 Keep enemies out from north border
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Zheng He
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Sailor, explorer, trader
7 journeys from 1405 to
1433
300 vessels
28,000 men
Most important role was
bringing the culture of Africa
to Chinese
Important to share culture
and goods that were not
available in Asia
Zheng He had to stop travelling
 The scholars of China took over the
government and did not want to associate
with other countries
 Ceased (stopped) trade during in 1480
 Punishable by death!
 Remained isolated for the next…
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India
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Difficult to conquer
Difficult to control
Mongols conquered North India (1206-1290)
First Marco Polo went to India and was intrigued by
all the riches they had.
European explorer Vasco da Gama (1498) was not
as nice to the people that he encountered.
Southern India was left in ruins when European
explorers came and conquered and plundered
Japan
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1467-1568 The Age of the Country at War
Always changing rulers (shoguns) because they
were weak
During this time period, they were known for
advancements in the arts
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Meditations
Noh dramas