MING and Qing CHINA

• C

• H

• I

• N

• A

C – Created foreign enclaves

• Creation of foreign enclaves to control trade and influence of Europeans on China

H - Hongwu

• Became the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty after driving the Mongols out of China in 1368

• Trade with outsiders was conducted in three coastal ports

I – Increase in Demand

• Increase demand for Chinese goods (tea, porcelain, silk)

• Europeans wanted more of these goods from China

• Silk Road transported goods

N – New Chinese Dynasty

• In 1644 the Manchus invaded China and formed the Qing Dynasty

• Ruled China for more than 260 years

• Continued isolationist policies of Ming

A – Agricultural devotion

• Chinese devotion to agriculture paid off during late Ming and early Qing dynasties

• Great rice production, and general peace and prosperity

• 1600s-1700s: Population doubled

Video

• Chinese Empire-- the Great Wall, The Qin, Han, Ming Dynasties and PRC

Tokugawa Japan (1600-1868)

• J• A• P• A• N

J – Japan is…

• Characterized by a powerless emperor controlled by a military leader (shogun)

• Emperor of Japan gave Tokugawa Ieyasu the authority to rule Japan in all military matters. This is called a …..Shogun

• ***Shogun is true leader of Japan

A – Arrival of Jesuit Missionaries

• Missionaries converted many local daimyo to Christianity

• Japan’s ruler believed European Missionaries looked down on traditional Japanese culture & religion (Shintoism & Buddhism) & eventually missionaries are banned & Christians are persecuted

P – Portuguese arrive in Japan

• First contact by Portuguese in 1543

• Japanese were eager to trade with Portuguese who brought clocks, eyeglasses, tobacco, & firearms (muskets & cannons)

A – Adopted isolationist policy

• Adopted policy of isolation to limit foreign influences on Japan

N – NO MORE Europeans

• Eventually, most Europeans are banned, all ports of trade are closed (except Nagasaki, but only Chinese & Dutch are allowed)

• Japan pursues a “closed door policy  

Videos

Japan: Matthew Perry Tokugawa End

•Japan Part (Feudalism, Isolation, Tokugawa, and Imperialism)