tips on note taking:

Please enter the room quietly and make note of the daily objective, class work and homework in your agendas.

Will the person responsible for retrieving the journals for your row please do so.

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BLUE - You should write this information down, but put it in your own words. Don't worry about coping it exactly. Put it in a way that you'll remember.

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Vocab Word Search (pages 300 - 305)

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The founder of the Ming Dynasty.


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A cruel tyrant (ruler.)


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Disloyal actions against the state.


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Hongwu's son who took over the Ming Dynasty after his father death.



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A country that pays tribute in money or goods to a more powerful nation.



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A custom that required touching the ground with one's forehead as a sign of respect.



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A custom that required touching the ground with one's forehead as a sign of respect.

The leader of Ming maritime expeditions.


The Ming Dynasty

How did the Ming restore Chinese rule and try to eliminate Mongol influence?

What factors do your remember cause a civilization to collapse?

The First Ming Emperor

How do you think one ruler reign can effect a civilization?


* Hongwu was rose from the military to be an emperor. 

* He distrusted scholar-officials because they didn't respect soldiers.

* He revived Confucian values and the merit system for choosing officials.


* Hongwu became a despot.

* He created a secret police force to seek out his enemies, because he didn't trust anyone.

* About 100,000 people were arrested and executed for treason.


Why would you think that Hongwu would believe that treating his people so harshly would be necessary?

Yongle’s New Capital

Emperor Youngle

Why do you think new civilizations move their capitals?

Yongle’s New Capital

* Yongle was Hongwu's son and he ruled with absolute power.

* He moved the capital from the southern city of Nanjing to Beijing in the north to return power to the North.

* He rebuilt the Great Wall to prevent Mongol invasions.

* He built his capital city in the heart of Beijing. It became known as the Forbidden City.

Forbidden City on Page 302

The Tributary System

From our vocab what is a tributary state?

The Tributary System

* The Ming Dynasty's foreign policy was based on the tributary system.

* Some tributary states in this system were Korea, Vietnam and Japan.

* Every few years, these countries had to send diplomats to bring gifts to Beijing to show respect.

* Diplomats had to show respect to Ming rulers by performing the kowtow.

Tribute versus Trade

How do you think both trade and tribute effected the Ming Dynasty?

Tribute versus Trade

*  The main benefit of tribute for the Ming Dynasty was peaceful borders.

* It allowed Ming rulers to spend less on armies and more on public works projects.

* The tributary states received the goods that they needed without going to war in return.

* Because of the tributary system some merchants had to turn to smuggling and piracy.

Ming Maritime Expeditions

Do you know Christopher Columbus was?

Ming Maritime Expeditions

* The Ming sponsored maritime (seagoing) expeditions to demonstrate Chinese power to win more tributary states between 1405 &1433

* Zheng He, of the Ming Dynasty, traveled through Southeast Asia to the coasts of India.

* Ming traders returned with exotic items and animals.

China Turns Inward

Why would a civilization that was so powerful decide to pull back within its borders?

China Turns Inward

* After the sea expeditions were over the money was spent on building the new capital in Beijing.

* The Confucian officials were not interested in oversea ventures because they believed China had everything it needed at home.

Important things to remember:

* Zheng He was a seagoing (maritime) explorer and was part of the Ming Dynasty.

* The Forbidden City was built during the imperial state of China.

Forbidden City

Use textbook pages 300 - 305 to complete your worksheet:

Flip over your worksheet:

Quick Write: Choose three of these questions to answer on the back of your worksheet.

1) Which Chinese traditions did Hongwu restore?

2) What took the place of trade between China and its neighbors?

3) How did the tributary system illustrate the idea that Chinawas the center of civilization?

4) Who do you think were the winners and losers under the tributary system, and why?

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