AP World History Unit 8 Latest Graded A

AP World History Unit 8 Latest 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 industrializationSocial structure in China from top to bottom: officials, peasants, merchants Tokagowa Shogunnate () dynasty rule in Japan after the Shogun in the feudal, population growing but still agricultural Tokagowa Ieyasu () rules in Japan, was the head shogun, skeptical of foreigners Daimyos local rulers under the lord (shogun) Trading in Japan expelled Europeans before they could get a foothold in Japan, only traded with Dutch because they weren't a major threat