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Period: Nov 2, 770 to Nov 2, 1256
Confucian Classics
They formed though Eastern Zhou period. They were required readings and text had 2 be known insideout. These people were also tested in their literati and knowledge. -
Period: Nov 9, 1279 to Nov 9, 1368
Yuan Dynasty
There was an uprising in floods, famine, and rivalries from 1351-1367 which in turn led to the fall in the dynasty -
Period: Oct 28, 1300 to
Ming China
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Oct 25, 1368
pushed the mongols out of china
after the Mongols were pushed out; for 300 years after, Ming Dynasty ruled China -
Nov 9, 1368
Hongwu Era
Zhu Yuanzhang led an army into Beijing -
Period: Nov 9, 1368 to Nov 9, 1398
Hongwu Emperor
His given name was Zhu Yuanzhang he was the founder and first emperor of the ming dynasty. -
Period: Nov 9, 1393 to Nov 9, 1414
Land
showed 129 million acres under cultivation. -
Oct 25, 1403
Ming Changzu
He was the third emperor of the dynasty ending in 1424 -
Period: Nov 9, 1403 to Nov 9, 1424
Yongle Emperor
during the time he and Hongwu had ruled, land, people, and taxes increased -
Nov 9, 1404
Hanlin Academy est.
the encyclopedia of the Yongle Period was published in 1407 -
Period: Nov 9, 1405 to Nov 9, 1433
Maritime Expeditions
During the reigns of the Yongle and Hongxi emperors, China sent out seven great maritime expeditions. The expeditions led by a court eunuch named Zheng. He experienced great success, contacting and trading weith countries as far as India and the Persion Gulf, almost a century before the Portuguese sailed around Africa. -
Period: Nov 2, 1472 to Nov 2, 1528
Wang Yangming
One of the most famous emperors were Wang Yangming. He was famous for confucians. The confucians was rewrote many times till Wang came along. -
Oct 25, 1500
Portuguese arrived in port cities of Ming China
The portuguese arrived in cities of Ming China opening trade between the two -
Dec 7, 1507
Wu Cheng'en
Wu was well known as a poet who wrote about scenery and the behavior of animals. Even though he was famous, he had not yet at the age of 45 received the degree of gong sheng. He hadn't enough influence or wealth fopr high positions in the work force.
he later died at the age of 1582 -
Period: Nov 1, 1518 to
Wang Shizen
Listed properties, therapies, and dangers of almost 1,000 drugs. -
Oct 25, 1528
Wang Yangming
He was another man whom had re-written Confucianism in this period. He was just the most famous. He argued that moral and intellectual guidance did not come from the external sources or rituals and education but from a person's self. -
Nov 9, 1530
Mongol Problem
the "Mongol Problem" began in he 1530's and continued until the fall of the dynasty. From 1530 and so on, they would have to deal with the mongols -
Period: Nov 9, 1550 to
Troubles with Japan
The Ming had suffered numerous raids from Japanese pirates. China had made an agreement with Japan later on and was no longer looked to as the "big brother" east Asia once was seen as. -
Period: Nov 9, 1573 to
Wan-li Reign
The wanli emperor showed very little interest in the afairs of state. He let other people make his decsions for him and proritized himself with woodcarving and literature. -
British cease Chinese goods
After the British captured a Portuguese ship the silks of China were discovered -
Period: to
Scholar Gu Tanwu
He had estimated that 50 percent of the imperial income derived from the high taxes collected from the coastal cities. -
The Manchus
Manchu under Nurhaci began attacking the ming. and then between 1629 and 1637 they attacked north china, korea, and mongolia. -
Period: to
Donglin Party
The Donglin party was focused on returning things to old confucian ways. They had also stressed the importance of moral intergrity and denounced corrupt officials includding grand secretaries and high-powered eunuchs. -
Riots break out
the ming government was foreced to quell a riot. there were many riots over the years. -
Period: to
Rise of the Rebellion
A majority of the provinces in Northwest China experienced severe famines. at the same time, a young postal worker from that area named Li Zicheng lost his job due to unwise economic administrative policies. Li, joining his uncle who was already a bandit, became the leader of a bandit group that successfully raided numerous provinces in Northwest China. Li's ranks soon swelled; he even formed an organized system of government that included some even formed scholar officials. -
Period: to Oct 28, 1276
Song Dynasty
The coastal cities of China had produced great industry and trade, great ship builders and great merchant dynasties. -
Period: to Dec 7, 755
Tang Dynasty
When proffesional lay storytellers in the capital of Chang'an. Tang Writers who cultivated and elaborated on those stories, wrote the first group of vernacular stories.
