| A | B |
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| Founder of the Ming Dynasty? | Ming Hong Wu |
| The empire of the Ming Dynasty included the following possesions. | Mongolia, Central Asia, Vietnam |
| Why was the Ming government more effective than earlier governemnts? | Government officials wer staffed by those who had taken civil service exams |
| Why was the completion of the Grand Canal a major accomplishment? | It was used to ship grain south to norith in China |
| This emperor began construction on this which served as home to China' emperors for nearly 500 years? | Imperial City (Forbidden City) |
| He led 7 voyages for exploration? | Zheng He |
| It was the first European country to make contact with China? | Portugal |
| Perhaps the biggest impact from the Purtuguese contact was the exchange of ideas in this area? | Christianity & Confucianism |
| Identify reasons for the fall of the Ming Dynasty. | 1) weak rulers, 2) Govt Corruption, 3) High taxes, 4) low crop yields, 5) peasant unrest, 6) epedemic |
| The Manchus were farming and hunting people who lived in the area now known as | Manchuria |
| Who created the Qing Dynasty? | Manchus |
| Initial reaction from the Chinese toward the Qing Dyansty? | One of resistance early on |
| To identify the rebels what did government officials in the Qing dynasty require? | Required all Chinese men to adopt Manchu dress & hairstyle. |
| Describe the hairstyle that Chinese men had to adopt. | Shaved foreheads & braided their hair into a pigtail |
| What is a(n) queue? | pigtail |
| What was the number one problem facing the Manchus? | They were ethnically & culturally different form their subject populations |
| What percent of the Chinese population did the Manchus make up? | 1% |
| Special Manchu military units were called? | Banners |
| He was China's greatest emperor? | Kangxi |
| It was considered a status symbol in Qing society? | footbinding |
| Known as the Hermit Kingdom? | Korea |
| In Japan, the heads of noble families were called? | Daimyo |
| The novel, "The Dream of the Red Chamber" was written by? | Cao Xuegin |
| What does the word "Qing" mean, in the Qing Dynasty? | Pure |
| Identify the caste system n Japan from top to bottom? | 1. Emperor, 2. Warriors (shogun, daimyo, samurai, ronin), 3 Peasants, 4. Artisans, 5. Merchants, 6. Eta |
| Private business based on profit? | Commercial Capitalism |
| How did the Manchu identify rebels? | Ordered all Chinese to shave their foreheads and braid their hair |
| Ruling dynasty of Korea? | Yi |
| It consisted of dozens, or even hundreds of families? | Clans |
| A long period of peace was called? | The Great Peace |
| Warriors without master were called? | Ronin |
| It is considered to the first realistic social novel in China? | The Golden Lotus |
| He took the title of Shogun in 1603? | Tokugawa Ieyasu |
| Who were the Eta? | outcasts |
| First Jesuit missionary to arrive in Japan? | Francis Savier |
| Domains in Japan were called? | Hans |
| Who established the Qing Dynasty? | Manchus |
| Describe the hostage system? | 4 or 5 facts...see notes |
| Seized the imperial city of Kyoto? | Oda Nobunaga |
| He began constructin of the Imperial City? | Yong Le |
