Chinese Limit European Contact
Reading Notes: 102-107
Ming Dynasty
• Ruled region and expected tribute from
Korea to south East Asia
• When the Europeans arrived they expected
the same
Rise of Ming
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Drove out the Mongols in 1368
Transformed agricultural economy
Returned to traditional Confucisum
In 1405 Yonglo (the Emperor) began sending out
voyages – Zheng Le was the voyager.
• Tried to extend tribute system
• Many criticized these trips
• Yonglo has the forbidden city built
Foreigners
• By the 1500’s China attempted to Isolate
itself by forcing foreigners to only trade at 3
ports…but smuggling existed
• China was offended by merchants
• Also were offended by Missionaries
Manchu
• Corruption led to the collapse of the Ming
• 1644 Manchu invaded from the
north…Took on the name of Qing Dynasty
lasted 260 years
• Forced men to wear ponytail (que) as a sign
of submission
Qian Long to King George III
“ There is nothing we lack, as your principal
envoy and others have themselves observed.
We have never set much store on strange or
ingenious objects, nor do we need any more
of your country’s manufacturers”
European Trade
• Dutch followed rules by only trading at
ports and by kowtowing
• By 1800 80% of trade was tea
• Great Britain however demanded better
trading relations…and its ambassadors
would bow but not kowtow
Korea
• Both China and Japan wanted Korea
because of the wealth of the Peninsula
• Korea was a Chinese vassal
• Koreans began to form a national identity
Women
• Men were seen as superior because of
family descendent
• Practice of foot binding
Summary Questions
1) Which Chinese Dynasty started in 1600’s?
2) The Qin Dynasty was established by this ethnic group.
3) What nation was a vassal state under the Qing?
4) Who was the Emperor who attempted to strengthen
Chinese tribute system by sending out voyages, and built
the Forbidden City?
5) This European Nation gained favor by paying tribute to
the Chinese and Kowtowing to the Emperors officials.
6) The Chinese Muslim Explorer that led seven voyages
throughout Asia.