AP World History Unit 8 Latest 2022 Graded A

Ming Dynasty () restoration of the Chinese culture: Confucianism, bureaucracy, civil service exams, traditional values returned "Ming" = "brilliant" Overthrow of the Yuan Ming overthrow and restore China to a centralized state Hong Wu () Chinese leader of the overthrow of the Yuan Dynasty, was emperor and put a lot of trust in the eunuchs Great Wall finalized the building of this in the 15th-16th centuries (during the Ming), built to protect the realm of China, thousands of workers Fall of the Ming famine, government corruption, and started using eunuchs, which didn't have reproductive organs, and so the Qing overthrew Qing Dynasty () last of the Chinese Dynasties, expanded from Taiwan to the Caspian Sea, Manchurians were rulers from north "Qing" = "pure" Manchuria ruled in China, spoke Chinese and practiced Confucianism, but forbid intermarriage and Chinese learning Manchurian language Kangxi () ruler during the Qing, "enlightened", expanded China, was the "son of heaven" Economic Development in China population double to 200 million people, have problem feeding -- only 10% of land was arable, traded with Spanish-Americans, no industrialization