1368 A.D. 1644 A.D.

Loss

of Foreign wars

Kamikaze (Divine Wind) Lost Japan Lost Vietnam

Kublai

Khan, Great Ruler fat

Wife, Son (Prince) dies Yuan Dynasty couldnt be as good

Mongols Chinese
Yellow

Rebel
Rebel

Felt being too Chinese

Hign Taxes & Mongols - Not Han

River Change Course

Zhu Yuanzhang

Ugly!! Poor

Had to give up brother & sister

Yellow

River Changes Course

Parents died

Goes

to Monastery

Rebels to government Government burns the monastery Zhu Yuanzhang Rebels again

Result

Rebellion

won!

Zhu Yuanzhang was the chief Zhu Yuanzhang starts new Dynasty
Ming

A. K. A. Yongle

Hong

Wus grandson-Becomes Emperor after Hong Wu

Yong Le, the fourth son, doesnt like it Rebel, and success!

Compare & Contrast with Ming Dynasty & Yuan Dynasty Government

Capital

was in Beijing Government repaired the road & Canals Government based on Confucianism

The

emperor

Han Ming Mongols Yuan

Tax Low High

Ming Yuan

Civil

Service Exam

In Ming Not Mongols Chinese Low job; Foreigners & Mongols High job

Built

by Yongle (Chengzu)
to legend, 9999 rooms

Forbidden to everyone
According

10.000=number of heaven Wanted to be as close, but not as number

of heaven Actually about 9000 rooms

Emperor

announced important things

Maozedong announced Peoples Republic

of China Main Gate to Forbidden City

Palace of Harmony

Palace

of Supreme Harmony

Important Meeting Ceremony

Palace Palace

of Middle Harmony
of Preserving Harmony

Emperor rest for ceremony

Emperor watched Civil Service Exam

Protected

China from Japanese

Pirates Tried to defend Mongols

Mongols

ruled for many years

The Great Wall no use Great Wall to defend Xiongnu (Mongols)

Was Destroyed ; no repair

Chinese

defensive very weak!

Emperor Climate

too much money on them

Only Age 22 ; Build tomb (??)

Change

Rebellion!!

Rebellion

took important people

Ming General asks Manchus for help After Manchus defeat rebellion, Betrayed
New

Dynasty, Qing Starts