Opium Wars, Tiaping Rebellion and
The Boxer Rebellion
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A Dynasty in China refers to a period of rule by
a family or clan.
Chinese history is not as neat as is often
described and it was rare for one dynasty to
change peacefully into the next. Dynasties were
often established before the overthrow of an
existing regime, or continued for a time after
they had been defeated. The last 2 Dynasties in
China were the Ming (1368–1644)and the
Qing(1644–1911) Dynasties.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_
of_emperors_of_the_Ming_Dynasty
Chongzhen-Last Emperor Ming
Dynasty
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_
of_emperors_of_the_Qing_Dynasty
Puyi-Last Emperor Qing Dynasty
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Research One Emperor from the Ming Dynasty
and One from the Qing Dynasty.
Information to Include:
When did they rule?
What were their birth and death dates?
How did they come to power?
How did they loose power/die
Is there anything of great interest that took
place during their time?
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Qing Dynasty, with its capital Beijing, was the
last ruling of Dynasty of China and ruled from
1644 to 1912. Although the Manchus were not
Han Chinese and were strongly resisted by the
greater population, especially in the south, they
had assimilated a great deal of Chinese culture
before conquering China Proper. Realizing that
to dominate the empire they would have to do
things the Chinese way, the Manchus retained
many institutions of Ming and earlier Chinese
derivation.
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You are about to watch a short Youtube clip. Please write
the following questions in your book to be answered during
and after viewing.
What does this clip tell you that Britain wanted from China?
What was the commodity that Britain was reluctant to trade
and what did they use instead?
How is China described as being, at the turn of the 20th
century?
Referred to as ‘The Boxers’ what did this group call
themselves?
Through what process did they believe they could make
themselves impervious to bullets?
Describe the events of ‘The Boxer Rebellion’.
How did this impact China?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzsQjQat
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Short Youtube clip, briefly looking at Trade
and the lead in to the ‘Boxer Rebellion’