yuan vs. ming who were the leaders? what were the strengths? what were the weaknesses? what happened...
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Yuan vs. Ming
• Who were the leaders?
• What were the strengths?
• What were the weaknesses?
• What happened to these empires?
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Yuan Dynasty
• The Yuan dynasty was different than the ones before it because the leaders weren’t Chinese- they were Mongols
• The Mongols were a tribe of nomads from the north• These nomads were fierce and they terrorized people
throughout Asia
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Yuan Leaders
• Genghis Khan- a brutal leader who conquered northern China, wrecking towns, killing people and ruining farmland
• Kublai Khan- Genghis’ grandson, he conquered the rest of China and made himself emperor
• His dynasty is called the Yuan dynasty
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Yuan Talents
• The Yuan dynasty was known for – Conquering other people with
their powerful and brutal army– Trading: soldiers kept trade
routes safe for merchants, welcomed foreign traders into China
– Public works: used taxes to improve the Grand Canal, fix roads, create a postal system
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Yuan Weaknesses
• Too much conquering! Mongols tried to take over Japan and were defeated
• Weak economy: expensive public projects weakened the empire
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Outcome
• The Yuan dynasty fell when Chinese got fed up with Mongol rule and overthrew the dynasty
• The weakened Mongol rulers couldn’t stop the rebellion
Japanese Samurai defeat Mongols
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Ming Dynasty
• Leader: Zhu Yuanzhang
• He was a former monk who took charge of a rebel army and defeated the Mongols in China
• Created a stable and prosperous dynasty
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Ming Talents
• The Ming dynasty was known for:– Building: built the Forbidden City- a city with
hundreds of buildings that only the rich and powerful could go in. Also restored the Great Wall
– Sailing: Zheng He sailed around Asia, to Africa, had a huge fleet with 25,000 sailors and 300 ft. long boats
– Protecting power: Ming emperors kept power to themselves
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Forbidden City satellite view
Zheng He’s voyages
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Ming Weaknesses
• Isolationism- a policy of avoiding contact with other countries– During the Ming
dynasty, China banned foreign trade and stopped sailing to foreign lands
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Outcome
• Due to isolationism, China’s glory faded as the Western world made huge technological advances without them
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Now we know…
• Who was Genghis Khan?
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Now we know…
• How did the Mongols gain control of China?
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Now we know…
• Who was Zheng He? What did he do?
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Now we know…
• What is isolationism?
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Now we know…
• Trade and other contact with peoples far from China stopped under which dynasty?
a. Yuan
b. Song
c. Ming
d. Sui
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Now we know…
• What was the name of the palace complex with hundreds of structures built during the Ming dynasty?