Ming+Dynasty

NAME: William Stargardt PERIOD: 8th DATE: 2/15/11

· ** Leaders, Elites ** · ** State Structure ** · ** War ** · ** Diplomacy, Treaties ** · ** Courts, Laws ** || * ** Ming reign (1368-1644) came from Manchu takeover of Mongol rulers  ** || · ** Type of System ** · ** Technology, Industry ** · ** Trade, Commerce ** · ** Capital/Money ** · ** Types of Businesses ** || * ** Productive economy  ** · ** Holy Books ** · ** Beliefs, Teachings ** · ** Conversion ** · ** Sin/Salvation ** · ** Deities ** || * ** Buddhist Presence  ** || · ** Family ** · ** Gender Relations ** · ** Social Classes ** · ** Inequalities ** · ** Life Styles ** || * ** Reestablished the civil service exam  ** · ** Art, Music ** · ** Writing, Literature ** · ** Philosophy ** · ** Math & Science ** · ** Education ** || * ** Confucian and Daoist Philosophy dominated (scholars of the former spoke of the "self-sufficent" ideal of China which closed it off to many outside influences)  ** · ** Location ** · ** Physical ** · ** Movement ** · ** Human/Environment ** · ** Region ** || * ** China  ** ||
 * =POLITICAL=
 * ** Desperately wanted to eliminate all signs of foreign rule (china was previously under mongol control) by discouraging anything foreign while promoting Confucian learning based off of models from the Han, Tang, and Song dynasties.  **
 * ** Emperor controlled all power over all the united regions  **
 * ** Did not seek to conquer new lands, establish settlements, or spread culture to neighbors.  **
 * =ECONOMIC=
 * ** Undertook the largest and most impressive maritime expeditions the world had seen. One particular fleet, commissioned by Emperor Yongle himself was launched in 1405 and continued on six more voyages in a twenty-eight year period. They were captained by Zheng He and were aimed to unite China with many Indian Ocean peoples to bring order out of chaos.  **
 * ** Ming merchants set up trade win Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia without the assistance of the government.  ** ||
 * == RELIGIOUS ==
 * == SOCIAL ==
 * ** Confucian scholars tended to have a major role in late Ming politics  ** ||
 * == INTELLECTUAL, artS ==
 * ** Sophisticated artistic achievements  **
 * ** Emperor Yongle (reigned 1402-1422) sponsored an Encyclopedia of 11,000 volumes.  ** ||
 * == NEAR: GEOGRAPHY ==

NOTES: Pg. 248, 343, 350, 364, 370-372