Unit 6 lesson 3 manchu dynasty power point

Unit 6 lesson 3 manchu dynasty power point

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  Manchu (Qing )Dynasty
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  Qing Dynasty notes The Manchus, a farming and hunting people who lived in the area now known as Manchuria, conquered Beijing. A peasant revolt led by Li Zicheng, Manchu, in 1644. He occupied Beijing, the capital, and the last Ming emperor committed suicide They created the Qing (“pure”) dynasty, which remained in power until 1911.
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  Qing Dynasty notesThe Chinese resisted the new Manchu rulers . Rebels seized the island of Taiwan. To more easily identify rebels, the government ordered all Chinese men to adopt Manchu dress and hairstyles. Under penalty of death, they were to shave their foreheads and braid their hair into a pigtail called a queue. The Queue Hairstyle
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  Qing Dynasty notesThe Manchus dealt in two ways with the fact that they were ethnically and culturally different from their subjects.
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  Qing Dynasty notesFirst they preserved their own identities by having a different legal status , maintaining large landholdings, and forming separate Manchu military units called banners. Banner Military Elite Guard Uniform
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  Qing Dynasty notesSecond they brought Chinese into the top ranks of the imperial administration, so they showed a welcome willingness to share power .
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  Qing Dynasty notesKangxi was perhaps China’s greatest emperor. He ruled from 1661 to 1722. He was highly disciplined and diligent. He calmed the unrest along the frontiers and won the support of scholars by supporting the arts and letters.
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  Qing Dynasty notesKangxi was quite tolerant of Christians. Christian missionaries were quite active, and hundreds of Chinese officials became Catholics. His successor suppressed Christianity in China.
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  Qing Dynasty notesThe Qing dynasty began to decline during the rule of Qianlong Emperor Qianlong
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  Qing Dynasty notesCorrupt Officials High taxes that led to peasant unrest Growing populations that caused hardships on the peasants Stopping the White Lotus Rebellion- a revolt led by the peasants- was a great financial expense to the imperial government Imperial treasury was severely strained Reasons for decline
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  White Lotus Rebellion1796-1804 Memorial for the rebellion- over 16 million Chinese died during this rebellion
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  Qing Dynasty notesThe Qing government sold trade privileges to the Europeans but, to limit contact between foreigners and the Chinese, they confined the traders to a small island .
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  Qing Dynasty notesIn 1793, a British mission led by Lord George Macartney tried to win more liberal trade policies. The emperor wrote King George III that China had no need of “your country’s manufactures.” Later, China would pay for this rejection
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  . The meetingof Emperor Qianlong And Lord George Macartney Emperor Qianlong
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  Qing Dynasty notesChina would pay for not interacting with the western nations The military advances of the western nations would cause many problems in China later
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