THE MING AND QING DYNASTIES

GEOGRAPHIC CONSIDERATIONS

• Sizes of the Ming and Qing Dynasties are at their highest point
• Both stretched across the Eastern side of China

ART AND ARCHITECTURE

• Artwork of both of these empires were similar and simplistic
• They had heaviest impact from nature and what was around them
• Such as tigers, flowers, and dragons
• Architecture of these empires was very sharp structured hero ugh their cultures

GOVERNMENT

• Ruled by families and passed down
• The families had absolute power
• Restored the merit-based civil service examination system
• Civil service: administrative departments of a government
• Hired on the basis of their scores on examinations

SOCIAL ORGANIZATION

• Favored men in society
• Supreme legal authority
• Peasants were the lowest class

TRADE

• High Demand for Chinese goods
• Silk-making and ceramics grew rapidly
• Didn't become highly industrialized-
• Idea of commerce offended Confucian beliefs
• Confucianism- simple way of life, closer to nature, didn't promote trade of merchandise or ideas/religious influence

TRADE

• Chinese economy policies traditionally favored agriculture
• Agriculture trade stayed low
• Manufacturing and trade tax skyrocketed

RELIGON

• Christian missionary's accompanied European traders into china
• They brought Christianity and knowledge of European science and technology
• Such as the clock
• Jesuits were allowed to preach in China
• The first missionary to have an impact was an Italian Jesuit, Matteo Ricci

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS

• Culture was based on traditional forms
• The great masterpiece of Chinese fiction was written during this period
• Irrigation and fertilization increased during this period
• As food production increased nutrion improved in families, this led to a population explosion