Ming to Qing Dynasty Flashcards
How did the Little Ice Age affect the Ming Dynasty?
Famine
Shortage of food
Manchus
People of Manchuria
Who is the Dashing Prince?
Leader of a peasant rebellion in China
Li Zicheng
What happened to the emperor?
The emperor committed suicide.
The Dashing Prince takes over Beijing
Why was the Ming Dynasty struggling?
New World Silver caused the peasants to covert their copper into sliver and there was an additional tax
Wu Sangui
Ming’s army commander who made the decision to allow the Manchus to join the army to overthrow the Dashing Prince
What does Qing stand for?
Pure Dynasty
Canton System
Trade was limited to the port of Canton
Meditators between the West and the Chinese traders
What religion did the Manchus believe in?
Confusicus
What part of China did the Dahing Prince rule before taking Beijing?
North China