Reading Guide: the Far East, 1300-1600 10/19/14 1:39 PM

CHINA

Ming Dynasty (3 attributes)
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Zheng He (3 accomplishments)
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How did Ming Dynasty China interact with other countries, nations, and
leaders?



The Forbidden City
- Location:
- Aspects of the Forbidden City that convey power and authority:



Manchus/Qing Dynasty (3 attributes)
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Isolationism:

Population Boom:



Life in Ming and Qing China
-Family


-Cultural


JAPAN
Structure of Feudal Japan



Location of Emperor in Japan:


Tokugawa Shogunate (5 attributes)
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Life in Tokugawa Japan
- Society


- Culture


Kabuki Theatre
(watch an example of it here: http://youtu.be/67-bgSFJiKc)


Europe and Japan (contacts between)
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Essential Question: What led to a policy of isolation in China and Japan
during the 1300-1600s?
10/19/14 1:39 PM

10/19/14 1:39 PM