Ming Rule
Who had more power: hereditary military leaders, or policy-making civil servants?
What is a dynasty?
A series of rulers from the same family or line
Who was the only person allowed to freely enter any building or space in the Forbidden City?
The emperor
passed on or transmitted from parent to child
Hereditary
Where did the capital of Korea move to after the Mongols were overthrown?
Seoul
Art often reflects values. What were some designs that Ming artists put on their pottery/paintings?
Trees, flowers, nature, animals,
What is the name of the dynasty that took over in CHINA after the Mongols were overthrown?
Why did Zhu Di move the capital to Beijing?
His power base was in the area and he wanted to be in a better position to handle Mongol threats
What is a subordinate?
someone lower in rank or position
What belief system was popular during the Ming Dynasty?
Why did the Ming Dynasty send out treasure ships?
To convince people of China's power and wealth
What is the name of the dynasty that took over in Korea after the Mongols were overthrown?
Choson Dynasty
The Forbidden city was built at the new capital city. What is the name of this city?
Beijing
What is a compound?
A fenced or walled-in group of buildings
What are 2 similarities between the Choson and Ming dynasties?
both ruled after the Mongols, followed principles of Neo-Confucianism, moved their capital cities, and faced external threats
Why did the Ming dynasty rebuild the Great Wall?
They wanted to protect themselves from foreigners (specifically, the Mongols)
What is the name of the Dynasty that the Mongols ruled in China?
Yuan Dynasty
What was the Forbidden City?
A compound where the emperor and his family lived. Government business was also conducted here.
Draw the hierarchy of feudalism and correctly place the following roles:
knight, peasant, noble, king
King (top),
nobles,
knights,
peasants (bottom)
Choson developed Hangul, Ming tried to expand influence with treasure ships, Ming built forbidden city, Choson in Korea and Ming in China
What did the Ming government do to make sure no one overthrew them?
Abolished the prime minister, divided power into three provinces, emperor had the final say in decisions
How did the Mongol's Empire end in China?
internal fighting, poor government, opposition to foreigners, people overthrew the Mongols
How did the Forbidden city reinforce the hierarchy ?
Inner court (family only), and outer court (government officials). Only the emperor had access to both. Commoners were not allowed in the Forbidden City
Where is the script of Hangul used?
Korea
How did the Ming dynasty's fear or foreigners impact their trading?
They shifted toward sea routes and only allowed foreign ships at certain ports