China+1750-1914

CHART: China NAME: Cliff Ritter PERIOD: 14 DATE: 2/14/11 · **Leaders, Elites** · **State Structure** · **War** · **Diplomacy, Treaties** · **Courts, Laws** || ** Imperial state collapsed by 1912. ** · **Type of System** · **Technology, Industry** · **Trade, Commerce** · **Capital/Money** · **Types of Businesses** || ** Taiping Uprising disrupted and weakened Chinese Economy. ** · **Holy Books** · **Beliefs, Teachings** · **Conversion** · **Sin/Salvation** · **Deities** || ** Taiping Uprising: Xiuquan claimed to be the younger brother of Jesus and that he was sent to cleanse the world. ** || · **Family** · **Gender Relations** · **Social Classes** · **Inequalities** · **Life Styles** || ** Taiping Uprising: Unique revolution that was rooted in a different ideology found in Christianity. ** · **Art, Music** · **Writing, Literature** · **Philosophy** · **Math & Science** · **Education** || **Confucian Examination systems given for the last time in 1905** · **Location** · **Physical** · **Movement** · **Human/Environment** · **Region** || ** The region was not able to support the agricultural needs of the people. **
 * =POLITICAL=
 * State was gradually unable to perform its functions. **
 * Taiping Uprising decreased the power of the Qing Dynasty. **
 * Self-strengthening efforts were attempted in order to rejuvenate the dynasty, but they all imminently failed (Boxer Rebellion) ** ||
 * =ECONOMIC=
 * The British exploited the addictive drug, opium, in the Chinese markets. **
 * Silver was now leaving the country to pay for opium. **
 * Unequal treaties were created between Britain and China such as the Treaty of Nanjing. ** ||
 * == RELIGIOUS ==
 * == SOCIAL ==
 * This opium addiction created a serious problem within the Chinese population because it made people dysfunctional. **
 * Nationalism was created from this self-strengthening movement. **
 * This nationalism blamed foreign imperialists and the Qing dynasty for this dysfunctional nation. ** ||
 * == INTELLECTUAL, ARTS ==
 * Artistic accomplishments of the old order came under increasing criticism in early 20th century** ||
 * == NEAR: GEOGRAPHY ==
 * The 1800-1914 China was located in fragmented portions across modern day China. ** ||

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