Asia Ch. 20

World History

ISOLATIONISM

What political challenges did the Qing dynasty face that the Ming didn't? - What made it possible for culture to flourish during the late Ming and early Qing dynasty?

Analysis

- Timeline and origin - Type of government - Contributions - Rulers and achievements - Economic activities - Treaty with Russia and why did it take place? - Position towards other religions - How is the Dynastic Cycle reflected in the Qing Dynasty - Contact with European trade, example of objects traded - Downfall and collapse

Qing Dynasty

Art & Literature

-How was printing relevant in China? Examples of books

- Economic acivities - What was the effect of population growth in lifestyle and governance? - Religion of Chinese empire and its effect on society? - How was Chinese society organized? What was a clan? -Role of women in Chinese society

Economy and DAily Life

- Timeline - Type of government - Capital cities - Contributions - Rulers and achievements - Economic activities - Zheng He - Contact with Europe: Portugal and England + cultural exchange - How is the Dynastic Cycle reflected in the Ming Dynasty - Downfall and collapse

Ming Dynasty

read Lesson 1, pages 454-459 - take notes on the following

Background information: 1457-1568: The Era of the Warring States Shogunate: system of government in Japan where a powerful military leader, called a "shogun," held the real power, effectively ruling the country while the emperor remained a figurehead with little political authority; essentially, a military dictatorship

Background information: Japanese Emperor - descendant of godess Amateratsu (sun/flag)

Oda Nobunaga (in office: 1551–1582) Died:1582 Oda Clan Imperial capital: Kyoto 1582 - unified

Toyotomi Hideoshi (in power 1585-1598) Capital: Osaka Unifier of Japan

Tokugawa Ieyasu (in power 1598-1616) Matsudaira Clan Capital: Edo (modern Tokyo) Edo Shogunate (1603-1867)

Art: Ukiyo-e (Woodblock)