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Legacy of Mongols and Ming Dynasty in Asia-Pacific

Explore the impact of Mongol rule in China and Persia, rise of Ming Dynasty, and Pacific Islands development during 1300-1400. Learn about leadership, conflicts, and social structures.

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Legacy of Mongols and Ming Dynasty in Asia-Pacific

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  1. Asia/Pacific 1300-1400

  2. Mongols in China and Persia • Ruled by Kublai Khan Yuan Dynasty 1271-1368 (Also Korea, Tibet and Vietnam) • Time of Relative Peace, but an uneasy mix of foreign and Chinese leadership • Death of Kublai leads to fall decline of Mongolian influence in Persia and China • One Main failure was the attempt to force people to use paper money in Persia • In China Bubonic plague, banditry and rebellion caused a decline

  3. Mongolian Expansion • 1306 Invade Damascus, Syria

  4. Ming Dynasty • Han (main group in China) Rebellion against Mongols leads to Ming Empire. • Under Emperor HongWu, first Ming emperor, became militarized and focused on agriculture

  5. Pacific Islands • Australian Aboriginals maintained nomadic society. Diversity allowed for trade • Tahiti and Hawaii begin too link in trade • Hawaii develops fish ponds that allowed fry to escape to the ocean but adults trapped in stone structure. • Population density resulted in fighting amongst groups. • Tonga had ruled over Samoa since circa. 900 AD and Tonga was driven out circa 1250

  6. Easter Island over population destroys society. Some resorted to Canabilism. • Larger States begin to develop social hierarchy (Tonga, Tahiti, Hawaii) • In Hawaii the leadership (ali`i nui) created a system of Kapu (taboo) that made some things illegal for commoners to eat, wear and other behaviors

  7. Summary Question • This Empire ruled after the Mongols. • Who was the last great Khan of the Mongolian Empire. • Who was the founder of the Ming Dynasty? • Who drove out the Tongans in 1250? • What people developed the fish pond?

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