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Naval Advances:Naval Advances:Early 1400sEarly 1400s
Ming Navigation: Sextant and Star ChartsMing Navigation: Sextant and Star Charts
Exploration: 1400 Visit Persian GulfExploration: 1400 Visit Persian Gulf– Return with souvenirsReturn with souvenirs– Some knowledge of outside worldSome knowledge of outside world
Colonization?Colonization?– Why don’t we speak Chinese?Why don’t we speak Chinese?
Wang YangmingWang YangmingPhilosopher Philosopher ((1472-1529)1472-1529)
Proponent of Neo-Confucian Proponent of Neo-Confucian thoughtthought
Government officialGovernment officialFocused on agricultural Focused on agricultural
problemsproblems
Solution: Communitarian arrangement (communal Solution: Communitarian arrangement (communal living)living)
Correct bad behavior through public criticism and Correct bad behavior through public criticism and social pressuresocial pressure– This idea gets reprised under Mao as “struggle meetings”This idea gets reprised under Mao as “struggle meetings”
Ming Meets WestMing Meets West
Jesuits arrive in China: 1600Jesuits arrive in China: 1600Matteo RicciMatteo RicciWho are the JesuitsWho are the Jesuits– Priestly BrotherhoodPriestly Brotherhood– ““Society of Jesus”Society of Jesus”– Scholarly -- EducatorsScholarly -- Educators– WorldlyWorldly– WealthyWealthy– Focus on converting ruling Focus on converting ruling
classclass
Jesuits in Ming ChinaJesuits in Ming ChinaJesuits work with Gentry and Confucian ScholarsJesuits work with Gentry and Confucian Scholars
Learn Chinese and create dictionariesLearn Chinese and create dictionaries
Adopt robes and habits of Confucian ScholarsAdopt robes and habits of Confucian Scholars
Recognize China’s high and admirable cultureRecognize China’s high and admirable culture
Conclude that Conclude that Ancestor VenerationAncestor Veneration is a secular is a secular form of respect and honorform of respect and honor– NOT worship of ancestorsNOT worship of ancestors– NOT a violation of the first 2 CommandmentsNOT a violation of the first 2 Commandments
Jesuits in Ming ChinaJesuits in Ming China
Adapt well to ChinaAdapt well to China
Have very little success in converting Have very little success in converting ChineseChinese
Introduce Western cartography, Introduce Western cartography, astronomy, and scienceastronomy, and science
Serve as effective ambassadors of Serve as effective ambassadors of Western society for China’s ruling classWestern society for China’s ruling class
Ming Collapse: 1664 CEMing Collapse: 1664 CE
Dynasty weakened by:Dynasty weakened by:FactionsFactionsCorruptionCorruptionEunuch problemsEunuch problemsNatural disastersNatural disasters
Manchu nation in Manchuria put pressure on Manchu nation in Manchuria put pressure on ChinaChina
Ming Collapse:Ming Collapse:1664 CE1664 CE
Invading Manchu armies are resisted Invading Manchu armies are resisted by Chinese forces for a whileby Chinese forces for a while
Chinese general decides to switch sides and allies Chinese general decides to switch sides and allies with Manchu forces, surrendering all of Northern with Manchu forces, surrendering all of Northern ChinaChinaAlternating explanations: Alternating explanations: – Emperor had violated the General’s wifeEmperor had violated the General’s wife– Emperor ordered general’s family killed, Emperor ordered general’s family killed,
mistakenly believing the general was disloyal, mistakenly believing the general was disloyal, and this drove the general to betrayaland this drove the general to betrayal