Hong Xiuquan
Leader of Taiping Rebellion
Claimed to be younger brother to Jesus
large, sturdy ships (Ming)
Known as a Junk
What country are Samurai traditionally from?
Japan
Addiction spread in China
Opium Addiction
1467 - rival branches in Japan become involved in a dispute over the selection of the new shogun
Late 1500s - three new daimyo emerged victorious and set up a feudal system in Japan
Oda Nobunaga - r. 1568-1582
Toyotomi Hideyoshi - r. 1580s-1598
Tokugawa Ieyasu - succeeded Hideyoshi as overlord - Tokugawa family would keep the title of shogun for more than 250 years
Tokugawa shogunate
Oda Nabunaga
1568-1582 - powerful warlord, fought in the Civil Wars
Manchu hair style, forced the Chinese to wear
Queue
British Company involved in the Opium trade
East India Trading Company
Free trade
Governments should not restrict or interfere with international trade
Taiping Rebellion Years 1850-1864
1850-1864
1580s-1598 - succeeded Nabunaga, ruled as Shogun for a time
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Feudal System of Japan
Shogun
Daimyo
Samurai - warrior class
Peasants
Artisans
Merchants
Extraterritoriality
Foreigners follow the law of their own country instead of the laws in which they live
This and other rebellions weakened the Qing
Taiping Rebellion - 1850-1864
Missionaries- to China - gained power at court
Jesuit
Sent by the US to open Japan to trade in 1853
Matthew Perry
Philology
The history of literature and language
Opium War Years
1839-1842
Ended the Opium Wars
Treaty of Nanjing
Brought muskets and Christianity to Japan
Succeeded Hideyoshi as overlord - Tokugawa family would keep the title of shogun for more than 250 years
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages.
Confucius
Fell when the Manchu took over in the 1600s
Ming Dynasty
Reasons the Qing Dynasty Declined
Population grew rapidly
Increased pressure on government
Corruption
Unrest among peasants
White Lotus Rebellion
Diplomatic office in another country
Consulate