Yuan and Ming Dynasties

Yuan and Ming Dynasties

• Under this dynasty the Mongols flourished. ​

• They encouraged trade and commerce

• They reopened the silk road

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Life in Yuan Dynasty

(1271 - 1368)

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The Yuan Dynasty was ruled by?

• The Mongols

• Southern Chinese

• Northern Chinese

• Tibetans

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​Yuan Dynasty

The Yuan Dynasty was a period of time when China was under the rule of the Mongol Empire from 1279 - 1368.

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After the death of Kublai Khan the Mongol rule weakened.

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In the mid 1300s China endured, droughts, famine, and floods that caused a rebellion against the Mongols

Eventually, Chinese power was restored under the Ming Dynasty

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​Mongol Rule Weakens

Multiple Choice

Mongol rule suffered after the death of which ruler?

• Genghis Khan

• Kublai Khan

• Khannate

• Hongwu

• Tried to eliminate all traces of the Mongols because the Chinese saw them as foreigners.

• ​The Ming Dynasty's first emperor, Hongwu, made several important changes

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Ming Dynasty (1368- 1644)

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Why did the Ming dynasty try to erase all reminders of the Mongol rule?

• Because they were seen as foreigners

• Because the Ming's were trying to be respectful of the Mongols

• Because the Mongols lost the war and that is shameful

• Because the Mongols were part of their dynasty and got destroyed

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​Ming Dynasty

The Ming dynasty ruled in China from 1368 to 1644. It was a period of native Chinese rule between years of foreign rule

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• ​Rejected Mongol trade policies

• Restored Merit System

• Retored Confucianism values

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Changes in the Ming Dynasty under Hongwu

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What kind of values did Hongwu restore?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Eventually moved the capital to Bejing.

• ​Created peaceful trade relationships with their border countries and prevented wars.

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Ming Dynasty

Multiple Choice

What prevented the Ming dynasty from going to war for some time?

• Building a giant army to crush their enemies

• Maintaining peaceful trading relationship with border countries

• Paying off their enemies

• They did go to war

Eventually, the Ming Empire started to think China had everything it needed and did not accept foreigners and trade decreased.

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The empire fell due to protests and attacks from invaders.

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​Decline of the Ming Dynasty

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Why did the Ming Dynasty fall?

• From protests and foreign invaders

• The last heir died and no one could claim the rights to rule

• A disease killed most of the empire

• Civil War