World History
Sabrina Villanueva
Ming Dynasty
Location : China
Characteristics
Implemented series of policies to reduce the peasants burden and resume production. sought to reassert greatness in china . They restored the civil service system and Confucian learning again. They were very powerful and very stable organized and well educated
European interaction
Revolts erupted and Manchu invaders pushed through the great wall. Ming was not very interested in trading with Europe, the Europeans wanting to trade with them built a personal trade route for them called Manila, and the Ming dynasty benefitted from this trade route earning a lot of money
Mughal Empire
Location
Afghanistan
Characteristics
set up efficient structures of government and pursued religious diplomacy. The taj mahal was constructed during this time. They were enthusiastic patrons of the art and denied political economical and cultural strength after death
European Interaction
European traders were confined to trading posts along the coast. The English and Dutch were granted 21-year permission of monopoly in the East Indies
Tokugawa
Location: Japan
Characteristics
a time of internal peace, political stability, and economic growth under the shogunate (military dictatorship) . systematic plan to maintain stability, the social order was officially frozen, and mobility between the four classes (i.e., warriors, farmers, artisans, and merchants) was prohibited
Interaction with Europeans
their trade with the Europeans were known as the Christian problem which forced them to foreswore Christianity
Chosun Dynasty
Location: Seoul
Characteristics
established close relationships with the Ming Dynasty and considered Korea a "client state". Chinese cultural influences were very strong during this time period. Scholarships flourished and the phonetic alphabet was invented.
Interaction with Europeans
European powers were approaching on East and Southeast Asia in pursuit of trade, diplomatic relations, and colonial conquest, Korea’s continued seclusion.
Qing Dynasty
Location : China
Characterisitics
Lasted about 270 years, they had powerful and long lived rulers. During the beginning they prospered all the way throughout the middle of the era but natural disasters put this to an end
Interaction with Europeans
European forces enter china thinking and both Europe and Japan gain trading concessions from China. Christianity from Europe (and liberalism) emphasized freedom and individuality (etc)