The World in 1500

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The World in 1500
What are the big superpowers of the day and why
should I care?
China and Japan
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Our World
The big idea is for you to know how much the
Europeans changed the world in the 1500s but
first... You have to know what that world was
like in order to understand that big change the
Europeans wrought
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Our World
We will discuss the major trade, political forms,
and society of Ottoman Empire Mughal
Empire Safavid/Persian Empire Chinese
Empire Songhai Empire Aztec, Mayan, Incan
Empire
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The World in 1500
The Mighty Asian Empires of China and Japn
and some not so mighty.... and we will talk about
the largest drug dealer ever.....
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This dynasty overthrew Mongol rule and controlled
China for 300 years.They brought peace to China
and a period of exploration.
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The Ming Dynasty
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The first emperor of the Ming Dynasty introduced
harsher laws, restored Confucianism and the Civil
Service
Hung Wo
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The four social classes under the strict system
of Confucianism are
Samurai Farmers Artisans Merchants
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Important Principals of Confucianism
1. Every person should willingly accept their
role in society and they should perform the
duties of that role 2. The govt leaders should
be virtuous which is correct behavior towards
others. Instead of wealth, rulers should seek
honesty and honor
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Early Capitol of the Ming Dynasty
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Modern Day Capitol of China?
Beijing
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The part of Beijing where the Emperor and his
family lives?
Forbidden City
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Since the Ming emperors were considered the sons
of Heaven, they were, by definition, superior to
all other people on earth. They had no interest
in the outside world and so this powerful nation,
with probably the best technology, intelligence
and natural resources, doomed itself to fall
behind a rapidly expanding and energetic Europe.
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The World in 1500
The China lure....
The Chinese didnt need anything from Europe! But
they had many items Europeans wanted....
Tea Gunpowder Porcelain
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• What are the main items Europeans want from China?

Porcelain....duh! it is called china Tea -
easily the worlds most popular drink
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• Two important port cities in China?

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• What is the problem as far as Europeans are
  concerned?

China wont sell!
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• Luckily, the Europeans will discover India - the
  home of the mighty_________ empire.
• Eventually.....like in the 1700s Britain will
  control India.
• The worlds largest private corporation will be
  created to manage and trade goods from India.
• The ____________________________

Mughal
British East India Tea Company
Now, what does this have to do with drug dealing?
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The Great Appeal of China

• If only we could sell one _________ to each
  Chinese person our factories could be in business
  forever.

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Entering China Through Trade

• Its the early 1800s and William Delano went out
  in the world to make money. He went to China but
  the Chinese didnt need anything and he didnt
  have anything unusual to offer.

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Trade problems

• Problem is the Chinese govt wont allow opium to
  be traded.
• Really, that isnt a problem because the British
  want to introduce opium trade too...because,
  goodness knows, China wont sell any tea from the
  East India Tea Company (the British mighty-big
  corportation)

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Trade Wars

• British owned East India Tea Company became the
  biggest drug dealer in the world....and the
  Chinese people became the victims

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The Opium Wars of 1839
Not only was the war the most humiliating defeat
the Chinese had ever suffered, but it was also an
example of how weak and vulnerable the Chinese
are once their doors are opened to foreigners.
For this reason, and many others, nationalist
societies in China have struggled (and continue)
to keep the destructive foreigners out.
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Trade Wars lead to Civil Wars in China

• With the Opium introduction, the British also
  introduced missionaries to spread the word of
  Christianity. Missionaries in China become a
  well-established pattern that continues today.
• The mix of drug and religion contributes to MAJOR
  CIVIL WAR 1850s
• Begins with the Taiping Rebellion - strange
  mixture of gender equality and sex.

25 Million Dead!
US Civil War 1861-1865 620,000 dead
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What happened to William Delano?

• He made a fortune in the Opium trade. Married and
  moved his family to New York City.
• He had a daughter named Sarah. She married the
  neighbors son James Roosevelt.
• They had a son.
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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But back to the 1500s.
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300 hundred years later 1644and out of the
weakness of the Ming Dynasty a new dynastic
family takes over. They will rule China until the
early 1900s when China falls to eventual
Communist rule
Their name means pure They came from the north
- Manchuria
Qing Dynasty
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Qing Dynasty
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Qing Dynasty
Manchus who took over and became the Qing Dynasty
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There was a rebellion in the late 1700s that
greatly weakened the Qing Dynasty and destroyed
most of southern China
White Lotus Rebellion 1796
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By the mid 1800s, the tea trade with the British
East India Company became vicious....the European
powers demanded more access to trade items in
China...and China was weakened by strife
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China wont trade with Europeans.
They will only allow trade in small restricted
areas in coastal cities. They are called special
enclaves. They are certain areas that allow very
limited trade with foreigners.
This is one reason why China does not modernize
until later and also why they stay so unique in
their culture
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There was a rebellion in the mid 1800s that
greatly weakened the Qing Dynasty and destroyed
most of southern China
Taiping Rebellion of 1851-1866
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And in Japan?
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Japanese Empire
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Japanese Empire
Old capitol was Edo Today that little fishing
village is Tokyo
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Japan 1500
Who ruled?
Ruled by an Emperor- but he had no power Who had
the power?
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Japan 1500
Who ruled?
Sure there was an emperor but the real power was
held by the top military man - the Shogun
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Japan 1500
The biggest, baddest Shogun was a man
named Tokugawa Ieyasu
This military society/feudal society practiced a
code of behavior much like the European code of
chivalry. It was called____________
bushido the way of the warrior
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Japan 1500
The feudal lords of Japan were called
Daimyo
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Japan 1500
The military ruler of Japan was called
Shogun
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Japan 1500
He completed the unification of Japan, was named
Shogun and moved the capitol to Edo
Tokugawa Ieyasu
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Japan 1500
This was a combination of feudalism and central
govt in Japan
Tokugawa
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Japan 1500
The first Europeans to reach Japan?
Portuguese
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Japan 1500
The first Portuguese were Catholic missionaries
and traders.
Francis Xavier
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Japan 1500
What did the Japanese Shogunates think of the
Europeans who showed up in the late 1500s/1600s?
not much
Japan, like China, limited the foreign influence
in its country. Japan was virtually isolated
from the outside world
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Japan 1500
No Japanese could leave the country without the
threat of execution
An Act of Seclusion
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Japan 1500
Japan adopts Zen Buddhism