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Who did the Chinese drive out of their land before establishing a new dynasty?
Under what dynasty did China become the dominant power in Asia?
What did the vassal states from Korea to SE Asia do during the rule of the Ming Dynasty? WHY?
What was the main concern of the Ming Dynasty in terms of letting outsiders come into their
country?
The Rise of the Ming
Who was Hongwu?
What types of reforms did Hongwu make in China?
What type of religious/moral standards did Hongwu encourage?
Who took control of China when Hongwu died?
Where did Yonglo move the imperial court?
Why is the imperial court/capital called the forbidden city?
Voyages of Zheng He
Who was Zheng He?
How many ships would he take with him on exploring expeditions?
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What types of ships did he take with him on his trips?
What did Zheng He do everwhere he went? Why?
Why were the voyages stopped in 1433?
Ming relations with other countries
How did the Chinese control foreign trade in the 1500s?
What materials did Merchants smuggle into China?
What two Chinese items caused an industrial ripple effect?
Why did the Chinese industrialize?
What did European traders and missionaries bring to China with them?
Manchus Found the Qing Dynasty
What factors contributed to the fall of the Ming Dynasty?
Who were the Manchus?
Where did the Qing dynasty expand China’s borders to?
How did the Qing dynasty earn the people’s respect?
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How did Kangxi improve Chinese culture?
Under which leader did the China reach its greatest size and prosperity?
Manchus Continue Chinese Isolation
What types of rules did outsiders have to follow in order to trade with China?
What was the “Kotow”?
What three items did the Dutch buy from the Chinese regularly?
By 1800, what commodity made up 80% of the shipments to Europe?
What was the trade relationship between England and China like? Why?
Korea Under the Manchus
Before they conquered China, what vassal state did they conquer?
How did Korea exist in China’s shadow?
What did many Qing artist try to convey in their art?
Families and the Role of Women
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What farming practices were increased during the Qing dynasty?
What types of crops were grown?
Why were sons favored over daughters in Chinese culture?
What types of jobs were expected out of women in China?
Cultural Developments
What traditional fiction was written during the Qing dynasty?
What was a popular entertainment in China?
What were the literacy rates like in rural China?