Summary Grade 10 History Term 1 (Ace It) Summaries

What was the world
The Far East: Mining Empire in China.
like around 1600? Origin of the Ming Empire:
• China is an ancient civilisation with 1,600 years of
• Several advanced • China had been ruled by the Mongols.
recorded history before Christ.
civilisations around the • Zhu Yuanzhang, a peasant, led a 12-year
• The Ming Dynasty was one of the three “golden
world in 1600. We will rebellion.
ages” in Chinese history.
study: • Rebels captured Beijing in 1368.
o The Ming Empire in • Zhu Yuanzhang founded the powerful Ming
China. Empire.
o The Songhai Empire in • Zhu Yuanzhang – Hongwu Emperor (1368–1398).
• Zhu Di – Yongle Emperor (1402–1424).
West Africa.
• The Ming Empire lasted from 1368 to 1644.
o The Mughal Empire of
India.


Sample
o European Societies.


Features of an empire
T1: The world
around 1600
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Government and Society
Zhu Yuanzhang – Hongwu Emperor (1368–1398).
Zhu Di – Yongle Emperor (1402–1424).
Feudal system with the emperor holding



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• 1. Strong government supreme power.
ad control. • Four main social classes:
• 2. Military presence. • Aristocratic scholars (civil servants).
• 3. Long distance • Merchants and traders (provided wealth).
trade. • Craftsmen (made decorative objects).
• 4. Progress in • Peasants and farmers (produced food).
agriculture.
• 5. Urbanisation.
• 6. Occupational Zhu Yuanzhang (first emperor)
specialization.
• Brought back Chinese laws and culture.
• Was an absolute ruler.
Zhu Di Yung • With a strong civil service he unified and
• Ruled China during the height of its power. controlled a vast empire.
• He ordered a number of naval expeditions. • He encouraged agriculture, broke up large
• He commissioned the Yongle Encyclopaedia. estates and divided the land among peasant
farmers.


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Summaries after sample

, What was the world
The Far East: Mining Empire in China.
like around 1600? Origin of the Ming Empire:
• China is an ancient civilisation with 1,600 years of
• Several advanced • China had been ruled by the Mongols.
recorded history before Christ.
civilisations around the • Zhu Yuanzhang, a peasant, led a 12-year
• The Ming Dynasty was one of the three “golden
world in 1600. We will rebellion.
ages” in Chinese history.
study: • Rebels captured Beijing in 1368.
o The Ming Empire in • Zhu Yuanzhang founded the powerful Ming
China. Empire.
o The Songhai Empire in • Zhu Yuanzhang – Hongwu Emperor (1368–1398).
• Zhu Di – Yongle Emperor (1402–1424).
West Africa.
• The Ming Empire lasted from 1368 to 1644.
o The Mughal Empire of
India.
o European Societies. Government and Society
T1: The world • Zhu Yuanzhang – Hongwu Emperor (1368–1398).
Features of an empire around 1600 • Zhu Di – Yongle Emperor (1402–1424).
• Feudal system with the emperor holding
• 1. Strong government supreme power.
ad control. • Four main social classes:
• 2. Military presence. • Aristocratic scholars (civil servants).
• 3. Long distance • Merchants and traders (provided wealth).
trade. • Craftsmen (made decorative objects).
• 4. Progress in • Peasants and farmers (produced food).
agriculture.
• 5. Urbanisation.
• 6. Occupational Zhu Yuanzhang (first emperor)
specialization.
• Brought back Chinese laws and culture.
• Was an absolute ruler.
Zhu Di Yung • With a strong civil service he unified and
• Ruled China during the height of its power. controlled a vast empire.
• He ordered a number of naval expeditions. • He encouraged agriculture, broke up large
• He commissioned the Yongle Encyclopaedia. estates and divided the land among peasant
farmers.


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