Ming and Qing China Flashcards
What is Dynastic Cycle?
The mandate of heaven, in time the dynasty will decline. Then a new dynasty comes in and restores peace (Its a cycle)
What is the mandate of heaven?
things are gonna be good and that they are all powerful and if they don’t then things go bad
Who ran the Yuan Dynasty?
The mongols
Who is Kublai Khan?
He established the Yuan dynasty and the mongol empire
Who is the reason the Great Wall was built?
The mongols
Who led a rebellion against Yuan?
Hongwu (very good guy)
How long did the ming dynasty last?
300 Years
Who moved the capital to Beijing?
Yonglo
Who built the forbidden city?
Yonglo
Who established trade networks?
Zheng He
What is isolationism?
Wanted to preserve Chinese Culture and resources because they believed that they were the best culture ever and didn’t want anything from anywhere else
Why did the Ming dynasty fail?
Drought, bad leaders and dynastic cycle
Did the Qing Dynasty like foreigners and foreign trade?
NOOO
