economic effects all around the world. It caused social class distinction in China‚ and caused negative social and economic effects in Spain. First‚ Document 1‚ 3‚ 5 and 7 should be grouped together because they were all written by Chinese during the Ming dynasty. Document 1 was written by country official Ye Chunji. It was a order issued to limit wedding expenses. Upper class people wanted to spend more and more silver on wedding‚ while one bar of silver was enough for lower class people on wedding
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"Strategic locations are places important to those with the power to make or break you. It thus follows that external trends‚ not local efforts‚ will always decide which locations thrive." Does the rise of regional hubs from Palembang to Melaka confirm or refute this theory? The Malay world first acquired high strategic value because improvements in shipping technology made seaborne trade more efficient than shorter land-based routes. Combined with the increase in demand for goods traded over long
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of China is because that I want to know more about‚ its purpose‚ and learn how long it took to build. In addition‚ I would like to gain a better understanding of what caused the Great Wall of China to be built and the difference between the Han and Ming Dynasty. Through further research‚ I have explored the different dynasties‚ passes‚ walls and signal towers‚ as well as traditions and the conservation of the wall. Possibly the most evident symbol of China and its long and memorable history‚ the Great
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home to fourth-teen Ming emperors and ten Qing emperors. The Forbidden City has an exquisite architecture because it has been a topic of fascination for many years in the field of Chinese architecture. It plays a big role on tourism today because more than 8 million people a year visit it. The Forbidden City has a rich history because it has served several emperors as a palace and it was made by a tremendous amount of people. It was commissioned in 1406 by emperor Yongle of the Ming dynasty. I took 14
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4. Shah Abbas I 5. Akbar 6. mansabs 7. Maritime Worlds of Islam Chapter 21 1. Toyotomi Hideyoshi 2. daimyo 3. Forty-Seven Ronin incident 4. Ming and Qing Empires 5. Kangxi 6. Macartney mission 7. Li Zicheng 8. serfs 9. Ming Empire 10. Peter the Great Discussion Questions Three of the following Discussion Questions will appear on Test 1. Be sure to include supporting details in your answers. 1
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In chinese history‚ there has been many successful dynasties as well as unsuccessful ones. However‚ the Ming and Qing dynasties stand out for many different reasons. Although each dynasty had its own problems for it’s time period‚ they each shared many things in common. One major similarity between The Ming and Qing Dynasties was the idea of social structure. The Ming and the Qing both stuck by a class system with a high‚ middle‚ and low level to each class. In the high class we find wealthy landowners
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growing inequality between the rich and the poor. According to writer Xu Dunqiu Ming‚ trading became difficult after silver replaced bartering as the method of payment‚ being that silver was scarce and it was highly difficult for the poor to obtain silver (Doc. 5). Ming has a valid point of view because‚ being a writer‚ Ming is not affected by these events‚ and represents those affected with a real‚ valid story. Ming dynasty court official Wang Xijue makes a report to the emperor discussing how silver
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1450–1750: 22% of the AP Exam Overall Changes 1) The world became truly global - the western hemisphere came into continued contact with the eastern hemisphere. Technological innovations‚ strengthened political organization‚ and economic prosperity all contributed to this change that completely altered world trade patterns. 2) Maritime trade dominated the world - Technological advancements and willingness of political leaders to invest in it meant that sea-based trade became much more important.
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In the Dynastic cycle‚ the Song and the Ming Dynasties of Ancient China showed similar periods of decline. Both Dynasties experienced good time periods throughout their dynasty‚ but also bad time periods. To start off‚ the Song Dynasty started to become more concerned about wealth rather than supporting their army. Once this happened the army weakened and invaders started to attack China in 1279. The Ming Dynasty had tons of issues with taxes and so did the Song Dynasty. The taxes were too high so
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explanation of why they isolated themselves when they were in a position of great power. This book also helps to point out China’s advancements at the time including the greatness of their treasaure fleets. 2. Why did the Yongle Emperor‚ the 3rd of the Ming Dynasty‚ authorize the treasure fleets? See for example page 73. The Yongle Emperor Zhu Di authorized the treasure fleets in order to explore the seas in search of Zhu Yunwen so that the rumors of his exile abroad could be settled. When Zhu Di
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