Politics
How did Qing Emperors control their large territory?
A centralized Bureaucratic system with officials appointed by the emperor to rule over selected provinces
Where were the Manchu people from?
Manchuria, an area in Northern China.
What network of exchange did the Qing mainly trade on?
The Silk Roads
What technology was responsible for the rapid expansion of Qing China
Gunpowder
What rebellion led to the massacre of 100,000 people
The White Lotus rebellion
This Emperor ruled over a period of stability and expansion of the Qin Dynasty
Emperor Kangxi
This wall was built to protect the empire from nomadic invaders from the North.
The Great Wall of China
What goods did China mainly export along the Silk Roads
Silk, Porcelain, Tea
True or False: The Qing Dynasty was the largest of all the previous dynasties.
What was the name of the group that led the first rebellions against Qing rule?
The White Lotus
What type of hierarchy did they have
Rigid
What was the official religion of the Qing Dynasty
Tibetian Buddhism
Why did China open trade to the sea roads for Europe to trade?
Their rapid expansion was costly, and they needed to fix their economy through increased trade.
True or False: Qing China used skilled cavalry and gunpowder weaponry
True
What external power from Europe caused the most problems for the Qing
Great Britain
This Emperor was a poet and knowledgeable in art and calligraphy; he expanded the empire and eliminated the risk of invasions from the Mongols and Turks
Emperor Qianlong
Who did the Manchu people overthrow to form the Qing Dynasty
The Mongols/Yuan Dynasty
Why did the British start the First Opium War with Qing China?
They were angry because their trade in China was very limited.
What were examples of some territories the Qing invaded
Tibet, Taiwan, Nepal, Xinjiang, and Mongolia
Why did the Qing Economy eventually collapse?
Excessive warring and decreased trading drained the treasury.
How did Qing Emperors legitimize their rule?
By claiming the Mandate of Heaven, embracing and promoting Confucianism, supporting Tibetan Buddhism, employing propaganda, and maintaining traditional Chinese institutions like the civil service exam.
True or False: The Qing despised Neo-Confucianism and returned to either Buddhism or regular Confucianism
False: The Qing embraced both Tibetan Buddhism and Neo-Confucianism
What city was Europe restricted to for trade?
Guangzhou
Why did Qing China invade Central Asia and Mongolia?
To remove the threat of a retaliation attack from the Dzungar Khanate
What Dynasty replaced the Qing
The Ming Dynasty