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1. In what major ways did Confucian philosophy manifest itself in Chinese society during the Ming and/or Qing dynasties? It is clear from examining the philosophical thought and social trends during both the Qing and Ming dynasties that Confucian thought and ideology had a profound effect on Chinese society and moral values during that period. Confucian philosophy is an ethical and philosophical thinking system thought to have been developed from the teachings of Kong Fuzi, known as Confucius who

The Ming Empire was once a world-economic power, controlling the majority of the trade in the eastern world. The Ming Empire expanded due to Zheng He’s voyages, according to the book “China also undertook the largest and most impressive maritime expeditions the world had ever seen.” (Strayer, 392). These expeditions were funded by Emperor Yongle and it was not until his death that these expeditions had stopped and soon after Portugal and Spain began expanding. The expeditions commissioned by

The person that I studied was an amazing man. Xu Guangqi was a very famous mathematician in the Ming Dynasty. He was gifted in many other things as well that included math. Xu was very important to the Ming dynasty. He made many discoveries that made the Ming dynasty a better, smarter place. Xu was an amazing mathematician, scientist and agriculturist. He also had some struggles but overcame them. Xu was born in Shanghai in 1562 on April 24th. He was born into a poor family. His father was a vegetable

thereby, it was much favored by the Qin’s ruling class. In 1368, Ming Dynasty was established. Emperor Hongwu praised highly on Confucius and vigorously popularizing Confucianism. Moreover, the Ming government, “Implemented the civil serve examination system that put Confucian scholar-officials in the central leadership. This officials were well versed and socialized in the human and antimilitarist precepts of the Confucian classics.” Ming China’s major security intimidation came from the northern border

The Disaster in Sheng Ming Centuries ago, when humans believed that mythical creatures like dragons existed, there lived a miserable mortal child named Lian Fang. She was a homeless girl who lived in Ancient China. Poor Lian Fang was desperate, hoping to be saved. Finally, when she was about 10 years old, she got adopted by a sympathetic family that lived in Sheng Ming. This particular family that adopted her was made up of a rather interesting combination. This family included a father who is the

Consisting of 112 men the Ming Dynasty was the Chinese military. The soldiers of Ming Dynasty were chosen at birth and it was an inherited job. The motivation for the soldiers was survival. The soldiers of Ming Dynasty had very little to no protection. Some archers would ride on horses or lancers. Lancers were “soldiers of cavalry regiment armed with lances” and a lance was “a long weapon for thrusting, having a wooden shaft and a pointed a steel head, formerly used by horseman in charging.” The

1.The Dream of Emperor Ming He was the Emperor during East Han, Ming was his name.He had a dream about Buddha.And that the very next day he ordered some his officials to travel west in an attempt to find what had caused his vision. The officials then travel to the west and eventually came upon two Buddhist monks with two white horses. The monks carried with them a picture of Buddha and their horses were carried with holy Buddhist scriptures. The Chinese officials invited the monks to return with

The Ming dynasty was constructed on the back of a peasant Hongwu’s rebel army, taking over the Mongols in 1368. Hongwu was emperor, the first of the Ming Dynasty at first bringing in improvements, but soon became tyrannical. Descended from him was Yonglo, who dispatched Zheng He in 1405, on voyages that came to be seen as a waste of resources. After the seven voyages, hence the name, the seven voyages of Zheng He, it ceased then the time of isolation came. The Ming's isolationist policies, identified

One of the major achievements during the Ming dynasty, regarding art, is pottery. “By 1433 over 500,000 pieces were being produced each year.” (Porcelain) During the Ming dynasty, technique in glazing and sculpting advanced immensely. Colors became more prominent, designs more detailed, and materials stronger with intriguing new elements. Pottery made a big impact on the lives of the chinese people. They molded their lives around these beautiful creations in many ways.     During its time, the milky

administration. Nearing the end of the Ming dynasty, eunuch advisors sought to expand their control and influence within the Imperial court. Through guile and subterfuge, they eventually succeeded and as a result presided over much of the ranks of officialdom. Sadly, this hostile takeover allowed for a wave of corruption and ineptitude to take root which in turn resulted in disturbances in addition to riots. Another problem that may have abetted to the fall of the Ming dynasty was the mismanagement of