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New Asian Empires

China

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What did the Chinese call themselves? The Middle Kingdom
Who had control over China before the Ming Dynasty began? The Mongols
What was the name of the peasant that overthrew the Mongol emperor? Zhu Yuanzhang
How was the Mongol emperor overthrown? Zhu Yuanzhang led a peasant army, and his army was larger than the government's army
What did Zhu Yuanzhang change his name to when he became emperor? Ming Taizu
What is so significant about Zhu Yuanzhang becoming emperor? He was a peasant before he became emperor
Why did Ming Taizu pass so many reforms on EVERYTHING? He wanted to get rid of any Mongol influence and he wanted to make the empire last longer
Why did most of his reforms favor the peasants? He used to be a peasant and he doesnt want them to revolt because he knew they could overpower him
TRUE or FALSE: The power in Ming Taizu's empire was decentralized False
The Chinese were most famous for creating what? Porcelian
TRUE or FALSE: The encyclopedias, dictionaries, and alphabet were rewritten under Ming Taizu. True
Who moved the capital to Beijing and built the Forbidden City? Yongle
What was significant about Yongle? He was religiously tolerant
Who was Admiral Zheng He? He had many voyages around the world to show off China's wealth and power
When did Admiral Zheng He's voyages stop? After Yongle's death, because they were considered too expensive.
What is the foreign policy after Yongle's death? Isolationism
Who is the only acception to the Isolationism of China? Matteo Ricci
How did Matteo Ricci gain access into China? He learned Chinese customs and language, and was very educated; something the emperor liked
Why did the Chinese build the Great Wall of China? To keep the Mongols out
How did the Chinese build the Great Wall so fast? Every soldier contributed to building, and since they could take their families with them, they had a mindset that they were protecting their families
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