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Mar 9, 1368
Ming Dynasty
The start of the Ming Dynasty after Mongol rulers in China were taken out. Lasted until 1644. -
Mar 4, 1412
Zheng He voyage
A Chinese navigator. He led fleets throughout Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. He traveled a century before the Europeans did. -
Mar 4, 1433
Zheng he death
After Zheng he's death, the newly installed emperor decides to stop the voyages due to seeing threat to westernization -
Mar 9, 1450
Ming Government
Ming Dynasty tried to change their currency to silver because of its falling economy. -
Mar 9, 1450
Innovations in China
Chinese returned to old customs after change in power. New innovations in ships and travel. -
Mar 9, 1500
Chinese Fleets
Zheng He traveled with fleets through Asia and the Indian Ocean to explore new land. -
Silver Trade
Ming dynasty changed its currency to silver coins because of its falling economy. -
Decline
The Ming Dynasty started its decline and Europeans were beginning to sail to China. -
Quin dynasty (Manchu)
The Ming asked for the Quin warriors to help them control the rebellion, but quin established dynasty -
End of Ming Dynasty
Ming ruled until the 1644. They had a strong centralized government but fell to outside warriors brought in by the Ming. -
Qing Dynasty
They forbid the Chinese from learning Manchu language or to marry Manchus. anchus made up of 3%of the population. -
Expansion over land
Emperor Kangxi conquered Tawain and Mongolia, and Emperor Qianlong conquered Vietnam, Burma, and Nepal. -
Manchu Interaction
The Manchus did not trade with the Europeans. Manchus were fierce protectors of their culture. -
Emperors rule
Kangxi and Qianlong were rulers who were Confucian scholars and had seen a benefit to expand to make other countries like Vietnam their Chinese state. -
Christianity
In China the emperor, Quianlong, had banned Christianity from China -
Trade in China
Trade was restricted with the city of Canton. Trade with the European was still needed. The merchant class arose because of the quantity of silver being traded in. -
Taiping rebellion
The rebellion was against the Chinese rule of the Manchu dynasty. People began to dislike it more and more -
Rebellions in china
China had rebellions like the Boxer which didn't like the idea of foreigners. -
Manchu decline
The Manchu dynasty ruled China until 1911 -
Opium war
The Chinese went to war with the British because Chinese refused to trade opium with them and Britain forces wanted to trade with them.