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China’s last native imperial dynasty!
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Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 C.E.Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 C.E.
The Ming restored Chinese rule to the Chinese. The Ming replaced the Mongol rulers (Yuan Dynasty).
The Ming emperors expanded Chinese territory, increased trade, and even sponsored naval expeditions.
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The Early Ming Empire, 1368–1500
Ming China on a Mongol Foundation
The Early Ming Empire, 1368–1500
Ming China on a Mongol Foundation
The Mongols would dominate China from 1261-1368 Until Zhu Yuanzhang would overthrow the Mongols and establish the Ming Empire in 1368
He made great efforts to reject the culture of the Mongols
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At a deeper level, the Ming actually continued many institutions and practices that had been introduced during the Yuan.
Areas of continuity include: the Yuan provincial structure the use of hereditary professional
categories the Mongol calendar the use of Beijing as capital
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Revived the Civil Service ExamRevived the Civil Service Exam
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Ming Cultural RevolutionMing Cultural Revolution
Printing & Literacy Cheap, popular books: woodblock printing. cheap paper.
Examination system. Leads to explosion in
literacy. Leads to further
popularization of the commercial market.
Culture & Art Increased literacy
leads to increased interest in cultural expressions, ideas, and things: Literature. Painting. Ceramics. Opera.
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Ming Porcelain / Ceramics, 17c–18cMing Porcelain / Ceramics, 17c–18c
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Ming Vases, 18cMing Vases, 18c
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Ming Carved Lacquer Dish 15cMing Carved Lacquer Dish 15c
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Ming Silver MarketMing Silver Market
Spanish Silver Convoys Triangle route: Philippines to China to Japan.
Silver floods Chinese Market: Causes devaluation of currency & recession Adds to reasons for Chinese immigration overseas. Reduces price of Chinese goods in Europe Increases interest in Chinese culture & ideas in Europe.
Helps fund conquest of New World Encourages Europeans in conquest & trade.
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Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 C.E.Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 C.E.
Golden Age of Chinese ArtModerationSoftnessGracefulness
Three different schools ofpainting developed.
Hundreds of thousands ofworkers constructed theForbidden City.
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The Forbidden City: China’s New CapitalThe Forbidden City: China’s New Capital
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Ming Scroll Painting“Travellers in Autumn Mountains”
Ming Scroll Painting“Travellers in Autumn Mountains”
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Ming Painting – “Taoist Scholar”Ming Painting – “Taoist Scholar”
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Ming Painting – “Birds and Flowers”, 16cMing Painting – “Birds and Flowers”, 16c
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Ming Painting and Calligraphy, early 16cMing Painting and Calligraphy, early 16c
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The Tribute SystemThe Tribute System
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Admiral Zheng He (Cheng Ho)Admiral Zheng He (Cheng Ho)
Ming “Treasure Fleet” Each ship 400’ long & 160’ wide
1371-1435
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Admiral Zheng He (Cheng Ho)Admiral Zheng He (Cheng Ho)
China’s “Columbus?”
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Admiral Zheng He’s VoyagesAdmiral Zheng He’s Voyages
First Voyage: 1405-1407 [62 ships; 27,800 men]. Second Voyage: 1407-1409 [He didn’t go on this trip]. Third Voyage: 1409-1411 [48 ships; 30,000 men]. Fourth Voyage: 1413-1415 [63 ships; 28,500 men]. Fifth Voyage: 1417-1419 Sixth Voyage: 1421-1422
Emperor Zhu Gaozhi cancelled future trips and ordered ship builders and sailors to stop work.
Seventh Voyage: 1431-1433 Emperor Zhu Zhanji resumed the voyages in 1430 to restore
peaceful relations with Malacca & Siam 100 ships and 27,500 men; Zheng He died on the return
trip.
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1498 --> Da Gama reached Calcutta, China’s favorite port.
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The Treasure FleetThe Treasure Fleet
Between 1405 and 1433 the Ming dispatched a series of expeditions to Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean under the Muslim eunuch admiral Zheng He.
The goals of these missions were to reestablish trade links with the Middle East and bring Southeast Asian countries and their overseas Chinese populations under Chinese control, or at least under its influence.
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Zheng He’s expeditions retraced routes that were largely known to the Chinese already.
The voyages imported some luxury goods (including two giraffes) to China and added as many as fifty countries to China’s list of tributaries.
However, there was not significant increase in long-distance trade and the voyages were, overall, not profitable.
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Many historians wonder why the voyages ceased and whether or not China could have gone on to become a great mercantile power or acquire an overseas empire.
In answering this question, it is useful to remember that the Zheng He voyages did not use new technology, were not profitable, were undertaken as the personal project of the Emperor, and may have been inspired partly by his need to prove his worth.
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The end of the Zheng He voyages may also be related to the need to use limited resources for other projects, including coastal defense against Japanese pirates and defense of the northern borders against the Mongols.
The end of the Zheng He voyages was not the end of Chinese seafaring: it was only the end of the state’s organization and funding of such large-scale expeditions.
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Chinese EthnocentrismChinese Ethnocentrism
The Chinese believed that they were the “Middle Kingdom.” They believed that they could learn nothing important from other inferior cultures.
This ethnocentric attitude eventually led to a policy of isolationism.
Due to ethnocentrism, Chinese emperors eventually halted naval expeditions.
Though China was very advanced for the time period, isolationism caused China to fall behind.
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TechnologyTechnology
Korea and Japan moved ahead of China in technological innovation.
Korea excelled in firearms, shipbuilding, meteorology, and calendar making, while Japan surpassed China in mining, metallurgy, and novel household goods