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April 21 – AP Comp Gov – History

April 21 – AP Comp Gov – History. Agenda: Country Briefs Notes: Dynastic History of China (finish) Homework: Read p. 296-306 (Political Regime). Take out: Pen/Pencil Notebook. Five Dynasties – 907-960 CE. Politically and Militarily unremarkable

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April 21 – AP Comp Gov – History

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  1. April 21 – AP Comp Gov– History Agenda: • Country Briefs • Notes: Dynastic History of China (finish) Homework: • Read p. 296-306 (Political Regime) Take out: • Pen/Pencil • Notebook

  2. Five Dynasties – 907-960 CE • Politically and Militarily unremarkable • Dominated by political unrest – controlled by five short-lived dynasties • Development of “China” – porcelain whiteware

  3. Northern Sung (Song) – 960-1126 CE • Third “Golden Age” - high point of Chinese classical culture • Philosophical and artistic development • Political centralization • Economic growth • Scientific innovation • Adoption of Neo-Confucianism as the official state ideology

  4. Southern Sung (Song) – 1127-1279 CE • Invaders from Mongolia drive Chinese Empire South • Marked by unrest and military conflict • Capital established at Hangzhou (Huangzhou) • Trade and economy severely limited

  5. Mongol Rule – Yuan Dynasty – 1280-1365 CE • Empire established by Kublai Khan (grandson of Genghis) • Reopen and expand international trade • Marco Polo (et. al.) visit • Western interest in the East begins • Capital established at Beijing

  6. The Mongolian Empire

  7. Ming Dynasty – 1368-1644 CE • Established sophisticated agricultural and trade-based economy • Rise of a large middle-class • Treasure Ships – trade and discovery • Developed a strong centralized bureaucracy and military • Great Wall of China completed • Forbidden city constructed

  8. Ch’ing (Qing) Dynasty – 1644-1912 CE • 1644 - Manchu Qing Dynasty drives out Ming. • Chinese empire reaches its zenith, with the annexation of Tibet, Mongolia and present-day Xinjiang (Turkestan). • 19th Century - Qing Dynasty begins a long decline. • Western powers impose "unequal treaties" that create foreign concessions in China's ports • Regional warlords rise as central government atrophies • Foreign influence grows: political, economic, religious

  9. Questions to Consider • How does the dynastic history of China effect our understanding of modern China? • Which elements of this long and complicated history have a lasting effect on China today?

  10. “Boxer Rebellion” - 1899-1901 • Uprising in Northern China seeks to stifle reforms in the Qing administration, drive out foreigners and re-establish traditional rule. • Rebellion defeated by foreign intervention • With Western powers, Russia and Japan extracted further concessions from weakened Qing government

  11. Rise of The Republic 1911-12 - • Military revolts by reform-minded officers lead to proclamation of Republic of China under Sun Yat-sen and abdication of last Qing emperor. • Republic struggles to consolidate its rule amid regional warlordism and the rise of the Communist Party. 1925 – • Death of Sun Yat-sen brings Chiang Kai-shek to the fore. • Breaks with the Communists and confirms the governing Kuomintang as a nationalist party.

  12. The Republic • 1931-45 - Japan invades and gradually occupies more and more of China. • 1934-35 - Mao Zedong emerges as Communist leader during the party's "Long March" to its new base in Shaanxi Province.

  13. Communism in China • Watch the following video, and answer the questions below: • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZPvHV0A6GU 1 - What events led up to the adoption of Communism in China? What was the appeal of Communism?2 – How was Soviet Communism similar to and different from Chinese Communism?

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