Ming DynastyMing Dynasty(part 2)(part 2)

Ming AchievementsMing Achievements

Current Great Wall ConstructedCurrent Great Wall Constructed

Ming Porcelain:Ming Porcelain:China’s finest chinaChina’s finest china

Ming Ceramics with Arabic Script?Ming Ceramics with Arabic Script?

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

thoughtthoughtGovernment 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 ScholarsLearn Chinese and create dictionariesLearn Chinese and create dictionariesAdopt robes and habits of Confucian ScholarsAdopt robes and habits of Confucian ScholarsRecognize 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 ChinaHave very little success in converting Have very little success in converting ChineseChineseIntroduce Western cartography, Introduce Western cartography, astronomy, and scienceastronomy, and scienceServe 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

New Manchurian DynastyNew Manchurian Dynasty

Qing Dynasty EstablishedQing Dynasty Established1664 CE1664 CE

Manchu DynastyManchu Dynasty