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Chapter 14: “East Asia 1450 – 1750) (328 – 337)
1. Which region was most affected by the Europeans and why? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Which regions did the Spanish and Dutch control respectively? How did they maintain their control? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Describe the successes of the early Ming Dynasty. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. What political roles did the eunuchs play in the Ming Dynasty? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. How were government officials chosen? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Describe the economy of the Ming Dynasty. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. What was possibly the greatest failing of the Ming Dynasty? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. Were the efforts of the Jesuits to convert the Chinese very successful? Around how many Chinese did convert to Christianity? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9. Why did the Pope pull the Jesuits out of China? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. In what ways did the Jesuits open up China to European influence? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
11. List and describe the three factors that led to the failure of the Ming Dynasty.
a. ___________________________________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________________________________________________
12. How does the rise of the Qing Dynasty show similarities to the Zhou Dynasty? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
13. Why was the transition easier for the Qing Dynasty as it took power from the Ming? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
14. In what ways did the Manchu show they were separate and different from the Chinese? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
15. In what ways were the Qing emperors Kangxi and Qianlong successful? How long were their rules combined? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
16. What served as the base of China’s economic prosperity? ___________________________________
17. How did American food crops enhance China’s growth? _____________________________________________________________________________________
18. Describe the effects of silver from the Europeans on the Chinese economy. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
19. List the ways women were mistreated in Ming and Qing society.
a. ___________________________________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________________________________________________
d. ___________________________________________________________________________________
20. Place the Chinese social classes in order from highest to lowest. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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