1. China Limits European Contacts
Chp 19.2
By Madeleine, Antony, Antonio
and Grace

2. Essential Questions
• How did the Ming dynasty and the Qing
Dynasty affect Chinas society?
• How did the Dynasty's limited trade with
Europe affect how everyday life was for them?
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3. Vocabulary/Key People
• Ming Dynasty-China became the main power in Asia (1368-
1644)
• Hongwus- Peasnts son who wanted the rebel army that
drove the Mongols out of china. (1368-1398)
• Yonglo- Hongwus son, he followed in his fathers commands
and moved the royal court to Beijing. (1398-TBD)
• Zheng He- He was a Chinese Muslim who led all of the
seven voyages.
• Manchu's- Invaders who were from the northeast great
wall of china and took over them.
• Qing Dynasty- A Chinese name for their dynasty
• Kangxi-Emperor in 1661-1772 who ruled approximately 60
years.

4. China Under The Powerful Ming Dynasty
Hongwu became first Chinese emperor by
driving out the Mongols
His goals were to restore farming industry,
Erase all traces of Mongols that passed, and
try to gain Chinas power
By increasing the farming industry they grew
rice, cotton and sugar cane, and as well as
raise fish.
Later on he became paranoid and killed
thousands of officials who were innocent
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5. China Under The Powerful Ming
Dynasty (continued)
• Yonglo was Hong Wu’s son who followed his fathers steps
• Moved the royal court to Beijing which led to be Chinas
capital today
• He hoped that he would impress the whole world with his
voyages
• Zheng led all the voyages from Southeast Asia to Eastern
Africa
• 300 ships sailed on each expedition and on some, 27,000
people belonged to the crew
• The majority of the people were soldiers, sailors,
carpenters, doctors, and religious leaders
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6. Manchus Found the Qing Dynasty
• Manchus invaded China and caused the
downfall of the Ming Dynasty
• The Qing Dynasty emerged and ruled more
than 260 years and expanded borders to
Taiwan, central Asia, Mongolia, and Tibet
• Kangxi became emperor in 1661, he lowered
the taxes and reduced government expenses
• Kangxi got support by offering the people
government positions
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7. Manchus Found the Qing Dynasty
(continued)
• China had rules for trade such as paying tribute
and trading at special ports.
• The Dutch were already masters of the Indian
Ocean trade, they accepted and understood
China’s trade restrictions. To earn China’s respect,
the Dutch preformed “kowtow” which involved
kneeling in front of the emperor and touching
their head to the ground nine times.
• This lead to the Chinese accepting Dutch traders
and their goods.
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8. Manchus Found the Qing Dynasty
(continued)
• In 1793 great Britain wanted to become trade
partners with China but they didn’t agree with
China’s trade policies.
• King George the III sent a letter trying to
compromise with China
• China rejected king George’s compromise
• China stayed mostly isolated over the years
not trading with other countries
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9. Life in the Ming and Qing dynasty
• Most Chinese families had farmed the land the
same way they have always been taught
• Irrigation and fertilizer increased during the Qing
dynasty making families able to expand
• Sons were worth more than daughters and had
the responsibility to take care of his family
• Females were not valued and were trained to
supervise children's education
• Most women grew up and found outside jobs
such as midwives or textile workers that made
silk
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