Qing Dynasty 1
What modern-day country did the Qing dynasty rule?
China
This emperor stepped down after 61 years so that he would not surpass his grandfather's reign.
Who was Qianlong?
What modern-day country was the Ming Dynasty in control of?
China.
Ming translates to this word in English.
Bright or Brilliant
The emperor who ruled Qing China from 1661-1722 - 61 years - possibly the longest reign in Modern Chinese history.
Who was Kangxi?
What people (ethnic group) ruled during the Qing Dynasty?
the Manchu people
This concept means that the Qing Dynasty gained land by force of warfare.
What is military expansion?
This dynasty which proceeded the Ming Dynasty was established by the Mongols and ruled from 1271 to 1368.
What was the Yuan Dynasty?
The Ming Dynasty is ruled by this ethnic group native to China.
Who are the Han Chinese?
Ruled from 1722-1735. A key link between powerful emperors in the Qing Dynasty.
Who was Yongzheng?
This system ensured military order but also conveyed social status with Manchus occupying the highest ranks.
What was the banner system?
The ruler of Tibet, who Qianlong was able to support, gaining power and land for his dynasty.
Who is the Dalai Lama?
The Ming Dynasty was founded by peasant Zhu Yauzhang, who came to prominence as a military leader during this rebellion.
What was the Red Turban Rebellion?
This system helped to pick bureaucrats based on merit, not social status or legacy.
Ruled the Qing Dynasty from 1735-1796. Stepped down so that he would not rule longer than his grandfather (61 years).
Who was Qianlong?
Arguably the longest reigning emperor in modern Chinese history.
Who was Kangxi?
The 3 major exports of early modern China.
What were silk, porcelain, and tea?
Hongwu Emperor
This place is where the emperor lived and had 9,999 rooms.
What is the Forbidden City?
What was the Hongwu Emperor's life like as a child?
Challenging - a plague kills most of his relatives - he has to join a monastery for survival and boarding and beg for food
The Qing Dynasty was overthrown by ______.
the Xinhai Revolution.
This economic system in Qing China prevented free trade. Instead, foreign traders needed to trade through Guangzhou (one port) and trade was regulated by the state. This system broke down after the British won the First Opium War.
What was the Canton System?
A scholar-official who passed the local test was called a __________.
A scholar-official who passed the provincial test was called a __________.
A scholar-official who passed the national test and interviewed by the emperor was called a _________.
Shengyuan, Juren, Jinshi
These books, commissioned by the Yongle Emperor, compiled all Chinese knowledge in one place, and displayed the importance of scholarship in early modern China.
What was the Yongle Encyclopedia?
Born Zhu Di, this emperor ruled the Ming Dynasty at its peak, creating the Forbidden City and the _______ Encyclopedia
Who was the Yongle Emperor?