Chapter 4

Question 1

Ming dynasty

Answer 1

“Bright dynasty” 1369-1644 First contacts with the west with portugese 1514. Technology and Christianity brought to China. Falls from a series of weak rullers

Question 2

Qing dynasty

Answer 2

1644-1911 “Pure dynasty” People from Manchuria. Greatest of the Qing was Kangxi. Adopted many Chinese culture and shared power with Chinese

Question 3

Manchus

Answer 3

From Manchuria, ruled China through the Qing dynasty, established social laws that provided quotas to share power between ethnic groups

Question 4

Matteo Ricci

Answer 4

Jesuit priest that introduced first advanced clocks driven by weights or springs.

Question 5

Kangxi

Answer 5

arguably the greatest Chinese ruler. Allowed Christian missonaries to gain influence and made the Qing dynasty acceptable to the general population

Question 6

Qianlong

Answer 6

diligent, tolerant and an intlect lead to growth, but saw the first signs of decay from corruption and expensive military campaigns.

Question 7

diarchy

Answer 7

during the Qing dynasty a system established were Manchus and Chinese shared political power at the national and provincial level. Helped consolidate manchu rule and their assimilation.

Question 8

Canton

Answer 8

Location of first British trading post. exported tea and silk

Question 9

Neo-Confucianism

Answer 9

combines Buddism and Daoism with pragmatic Confusian apporach to society. The world is real not illusionary and fulfillment comes from participation. Emphasizes tradition over innovation.

Question 10

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Answer 10

Powerful daimyo of Edo or modern tokyo, named himself shogun, consolidates power and centralizes it until 1868

Question 11

Francis Xavier

Answer 11

First Jesuit missionary to Japan from portugal

Question 12

Deshima

Answer 12

Island of Deshima were dutch were permitted to continue trading in almost perpetual imprisonment

Question 13

Edo

Answer 13

modern day tokyo

Question 14

1. Why did Chinese emperors work to emphasize continuity during the Early Modern Period, even as China was rapidly changing?

Answer 14

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Question 15

2. What challenges did the Manchu rulers of China face when they started the Qing dynasty? How did they handle ethnic differences in China?

Answer 15

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