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The Ming Dynasty. Do Now. Question : What are some ways that emperors or other leaders keep their power ? Possible Answers : Use the army to keep peace (and get rid of anyone who opposes them) Do things to help people (to get them on their side) Make peace with neighboring countries. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Ming Dynasty
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Do NowQuestion: What are some ways that emperors or other leaders keep their power?Possible Answers:
Use the army to keep peace (and get rid of anyone who opposes them)Do things to help people (to get them on their side)Make peace with neighboring countries
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Start of Ming DynastyChinese rebel leader overthrew Yuan Dynasty made himself Hongwu Emperor & founded Ming Dynasty
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Good Guy or Bad? (Don’t need to write this
down)Person 1
Restored Civil Service ExamsPassed laws to help peasantsStrengthened army to defend against MongolsRewrote law code
Person 2
Took government power for himselfTortured & killed thousandsSent spies all over country to watch peopleExecuted anyone who questioned him
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Hongwu EmperorRestored Civil Service ExamsPassed laws to help peasantsStrengthened army to defend against MongolsRewrote law code
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Hongwu EmperorTook government power for himselfTortured & killed thousandsSent spies all over country to watch peopleExecuted anyone who questioned him
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Ming Dynasty FactsBuilt Forbidden CityExpanded Great Wall