Qing Dynasty Flashcards
1
Q
What proportion of China’s population were peasants?
A
80%
2
Q
Why did they peasant begin to resent their way of life?
A
- scarcity of land after population boom left the peasants forced to become tenant farmers
- lived in houses of mud walls and dirt floors
- worked long hours of rigorous labour
- poverty and debt prevented social advancement
- life expectancy was only 25 years
3
Q
Who were the Mandarins?
A
Shenshi who worked for the government after sitting Confucian Exams and dominated political life in China- out of touch with most of the population
4
Q
How were women treated?
A
Poorly. They were the bottom of the social hierarchy living in a patriarchal society.
Foot binding for “golden lily feet” was common practise
