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realized he needed allies for his plan so he became allies with China’s “expansionist” group. So when he became emperor he started implementing “expansionist” policies. These included the launch of Chinese commercial, diplomatic and cultural presence into the Indian Ocean. With this came the institution and spread of China’s trade links in the Indian Ocean. Emperor Yongle and Zheng He, his “Admiral of the Indian Ocean,” launched a voyage into the Indian Ocean in the fall of 1405. There were

Chinese military leaders protected the self-interest of Ming China by using Korean soldiers as buffers in battle. If Ming China waged battle with Japan on their own, they would have suffered many more casualties. However, by using the Korean soldiers already stationed in Korea and already fighting in the war, China was able to reduce the loss of Chinese life (Hur (2015), p.244). The actions taken by Ming China and Chinese leadership during the Imjin War can also be explained by

Central Eurasia, the Ming and Qing, as well as the Mughals, Ottomans, and Safavids expanded their territories through military conquest and commercial penetration. As they established political control over much more vast tracts of land, new commercial networks and culture interactions were also emerged. Also, it was a time of global imperial expansion. Asia was connected to the broader global interacting patterns with the increasing involvement of western Europeans. The Ming (1368-1644) and later

harmful effects. The Chinese government during the 1570s required all domestic taxes and trade fees to be paid in silver; however, the increased flow of silver aided the people of China in following this rule set out by the Chinese government. As a Ming

silver continues, societies started to change from their past ideals into societies that centered on commerce, impacting people’s lives greatly as seen in Documents 1, 3, 5, and 6. Document 1 is written by Ye Chunji, a Chinese county official during the Ming dynasty. In order to lower wedding expenses, he explains how necessary it is to conserve

Do you feel that Asian Civilizations from 1500 to 1700 veered towards modernity or careened back toward traditional culture? From the 16th to 18th century, the prominent Asian Civilizations were the Mughal Empire, the Ming Dynasty of China and the Edo Period of Japan. There was an obvious trend that these empires leaned toward traditional culture mainly because of political influences. Although there were also several aspects of each society such as the more important role of women in the Mughal

The Ming and Ottoman Empires arose after the Mongols in the mid-14th century. These two empires undertook massive renovation. Although there were some broad, common goals in their re-building, the Ming focused inward, while the Ottoman focused outward in building their empires, which reflected in their trading techniques. The Ming dynasty focused on internal trade and restricted external trade; the Ottomans however, mainly focused on external trade rather than internal. Trading across the ocean

Middle East and east coast of Africa in the span of 28 years during the Ming Dynasty. The scale of Zheng He’s fleet was unprecedented in world history. The large treasure ships used during the expeditions were purported to be 440 feet long and 180 feet wide (Dreyer, p. 102). Throughout his travels, Zheng He brought Chinese tea, porcelain and silk products to foreign countries and also brought back exotic goods to the Ming court such as spices, plants and leather. Although his voyages fostered commercial

Time Introduction The evolution of the Great Wall of China wasn’t very short like many might think. It spanned from 221 BC - 1912. The first dynasty (the Qin) were the people who came up with the idea of building the wall in the first place. The Ming dynasty occurred many years later, but was the dynasty that modified the old wall the most, making it the new one we know today. The last dynasty the Qing added many more defensive advances on the wall than any other. Granted that all of these dynasties

With a gross domestic product (GDP) calculated at the equivalent of $11.06 trillion and an average growth rate of 1.84 percent, China has the potential to surpass the United States' economy by the year 2030 (citation 1). China's rapid GDP growth is caused mainly by state investment, high exportation, and successes with e-commerce (citation 2). However, China was not always a country eager to open its doors to economic opportunity. Instead, the government strove to maintain self-dependency and to