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Mar 4, 1368
Ming Dyansty is established
By 1368, the Ming had gotten rid of the last Mongol rulers in China. Ming had full control over China. Ming had established a strong centralized government based on Confucian philosophies. -
Period: Jul 11, 1405 to Mar 9, 1433
Zhenge He's voyages
Zhenge He took out ll of Chinas giant fleets and sailed them around Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean, all the way to East Africa. -
Mar 9, 1450
Chinese traditions reestablished
Under the Ming they reestablished many chinese cultures like their examination system and their naval capapcity. -
Mar 9, 1500
Chinese social structure
they had the scholar class the peasants and then the least appreciated class the merchants and articans. -
Mar 9, 1501
Remergence of the Mongols
For a short period of time the Mongols reemerge as a nomadic threat -
Mar 9, 1557
Europeans in China
The Portuguese are granted their very own trading post in Macao under the Ming. -
Ming dynasty falls
The Ming fell to the Qing warriors. -
Ming invit the Qing
The ming emperor invites Qing warriors to deal with a peasant uprising. -
Period: to
QIng indulging in Chinese tradition
Kangxi wa a confucius scholar who supported the arts. -
Battle of Penghu
It was the battle where the quing attacked the kingdom of Tungning. The loss of Penghu resulted in Zheng's surreneder to the Qing -
Treaty of Nerchinsk
It was China's treaty with Russia. Russia gave China north of Amur river. The agreement was made by the Kangxi emperor and Russian tsars like Peter I and Ivan V. -
Chinese government functions
Civil service exams became a model for emulation -
China maintains its religion.
In 1724, Christianity was banned by the Manchus -
Period: to
Confucian influence
Qianlong ,who was the chief successor of Kangxi, was a confucius scholar who supported the arts who added Vietnam, Burma , and Nepal to their conquered territory. -
Trading becomes limited
Trade was restricted to just one city,Canton but trade was still good enough and many Chinese got silver -
The Opium wars begin
The British first introduced Opium into the Chinese -
Treaty of Nanjiing
Treaty that gave Britain rights to conquer trade with China. -
Period: to
Second Opium war
China was refusing to trade with china so the second war led to the Chinese having to trade with all of Europe -
Chinese Exclusion Act
U.s banned banned chinese Imigrants -
Sino-French War
Chinese battling with the French.