Ming Dynasty‚ also Empire of the Great Ming‚ was the ruling dynasty of China for 276 years (1368–1644) following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming‚ described by some as "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history"‚[2] was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic Han Chinese. Although the Ming capital Beijing fell in 1644 to a rebellion led by Li Zicheng (who established the Shun Dynasty‚ soon replaced by the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty)‚ regimes
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Philippine’s Political Dynasty The 1987 Constitution of the Philippines states in Article II Section 26‚ "The State shall guarantee equal access to opportunities for public service‚ and prohibit political dynasties as may be defined by law." How can we define political dynasty? Political dynasty is a family‚ clans or group that maintains power for several generations. These clans root themselves into our national and local governments for many decades. Almost every position in the government
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History 192 Professor Bravo September 29‚ 2013 A. Shang Dynasty The Shang Dynasty ruled a region of China in the Yellow River valley‚ an area of land that is now commonly referred to as the cradle of Chinese civilization¹. The Shang Dynasty ruled their empire from around 1500-1050 B.C.E. and existed during the time of China’s Bronze Age. The Shang is the first Chinese Dynasty to leave behind sufficient evidence of its culture. This evidence has come in the form of
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The Ming Dynasty ruled ancient China for almost three hundred years‚ establishing a significant role in the history of China through its structured government. “At its peak‚ the Ming Dynasty made China a global superpower‚ influencing the known world in trade‚ culture and might” (Barksdale para. 1). The Ming Dynasty was the last of the Chinese dynasties to be ruled by the native Han Chinese. During the Ming Dynasty‚ the arts flourished‚ including literature‚ pottery‚ painting‚ and music. Similar
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Ancient China. Part raised wasteland‚ part warring states. One man unifed it‚ but then the dynasty fell. Ancient China shifted dynasties like this a lot‚ but maintained a healthy trading system with other civilizations such as modern-day Pakistan. They also were the source of great art‚ such as Shi Huangdi’s tomb. In short‚ ancient China was a forefront in trading and art despite ever shifting ruling families. The main thing that China traded was silk‚ a soft slippery fabric that was made with threads
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Raymond Trombley The long reign of the Ming dynasty bridged two periods during which China was ruled by foreign invaders‚ the Mongols (1271 1368) and the Manchus (1644 1912). The first Ming emperor‚ Chu Yuan chang‚ drove the Mongols from Peking in 1368. After providing China with nearly three centuries of relative peace‚ stability and prosperity‚ the Ming dynasty lost the capital city to a Manchu army in 1644. The Mongol Empire‚ which in its heyday included Central Asia‚ most of Russia and
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1. In what ways did the Late Qing Reform help modernizing China? (15 marks) The Late Qing Reform helped modernize China in certain ways. Politically‚ modernization refers to the transformation of monarchy to democracy. Economically‚ it refers to the process of industrialization‚ agricultural mechanization and the development of transportation. Socially‚ it refers to the procedure of urbanization‚ improvement in communication and people’s growing desire to participate in politic. Culturally‚ it freed
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The founder of the Ming Dynasty‚ Zhu Yuanszhang‚ began life at the bottom of society. His home region in Anhui province (Southeast China) was hit with drought and plague around 1340. Zhu Yuanzhang also lost his family at the age of sixteen. He went on to be a leader in one of the peasant uprisings that overthrew the Yuan Dynasty. When Zhu was twenty five he joined the Red Turban rebels and rose quickly among them. He even married a commanders daughter and within a couple years Zhu had between twenty
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In chinese history‚ there has been many successful dynasties as well as unsuccessful ones. However‚ the Ming and Qing dynasties stand out for many different reasons. Although each dynasty had its own problems for it’s time period‚ they each shared many things in common. One major similarity between The Ming and Qing Dynasties was the idea of social structure. The Ming and the Qing both stuck by a class system with a high‚ middle‚ and low level to each class. In the high class we find wealthy landowners
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an emperor‚ whether it is from a dynasty or not‚ one must possess a Confucian values which is in the Tien Min or the Mandate of Heaven where people hears the leader and Confucius’ Dynastic cycle that happened from the first dynasty up to the last dynasty which is the Manchu (Qing) Dynasty; this was also shown in the reign of the last emperor‚ Henry Pu Yi. A three year-old Henry Pu Yi was in different situation when he became the last emperor of the Manchu Dynasty after the death of Empress Dowager
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