MING and Qing CHINA
•C
•H
•I
•N
•A
C – Created foreign enclaves
• Creation of foreign enclaves to
control trade and influence of
Europeans on China
H - Hongwu
• Became the first emperor of the Ming
Dynasty after driving the Mongols
out of China in 1368
• Trade with outsiders was conducted
in three coastal ports
I – Increase in Demand
• Increase demand for Chinese
goods (tea, porcelain, silk)
• Europeans wanted more of
these goods from China
• Silk Road transported goods
N – New Chinese Dynasty
• In 1644 the Manchus invaded
China and formed the Qing
Dynasty
• Ruled China for more than 260
years
• Continued isolationist policies of
Ming
A – Agricultural devotion
• Chinese devotion to agriculture paid
off during late Ming and early Qing
dynasties
• Great rice production, and general
peace and prosperity
• 1600s-1700s: Population doubled
Video
• Chinese Empire-- the Great Wall, The
Qin, Han, Ming Dynasties and PRC
Tokugawa Japan (1600-1868)
•J
•A
•P
•A
•N
J – Japan is…
• Characterized by a powerless
emperor controlled by a military
leader (shogun)
• Emperor of Japan gave Tokugawa
Ieyasu the authority to rule Japan in
all military matters. This is called a
…..Shogun
• ***Shogun is true leader of Japan
Emperor
High Rank – No
power
Daimyo
Large Landowners
Shogun
Actual Ruler
Samurai Warriors
Loyal to Daimyo
and Shogun
Peasants
Merchants
Artisans
A – Arrival of Jesuit Missionaries
• Missionaries converted
many local daimyo to
Christianity
• Japan’s ruler believed
European Missionaries
looked down on traditional
Japanese culture & religion
(Shintoism & Buddhism)
& eventually missionaries
are banned & Christians
are persecuted
P – Portuguese arrive in Japan
• First contact by
Portuguese in 1543
• Japanese were eager
to trade with
Portuguese who
brought clocks,
eyeglasses, tobacco,
& firearms (muskets
& cannons)
A – Adopted isolationist policy
• Adopted policy of isolation to
limit foreign influences on
Japan
N – NO MORE Europeans
• Eventually, most Europeans are
banned, all ports of trade are closed
(except Nagasaki, but only Chinese
& Dutch are allowed)
• Japan pursues a “closed door
policy
Videos
Japan: Matthew Perry Tokugawa End
• Japan Part (Feudalism, Isolation,
Tokugawa, and Imperialism)