China

  • Mar 9, 1368

    Ming Dynasty

    The start of the Ming Dynasty after Mongol rulers in China were taken out. Lasted until 1644.
  • Mar 4, 1412

    Zheng He voyage

    A Chinese navigator. He led fleets throughout Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. He traveled a century before the Europeans did.
  • Mar 4, 1433

    Zheng he death

    After Zheng he's death, the newly installed emperor decides to stop the voyages due to seeing threat to westernization
  • Mar 9, 1450

    Ming Government

    Ming Dynasty tried to change their currency to silver because of its falling economy.
  • Mar 9, 1450

    Innovations in China

    Chinese returned to old customs after change in power. New innovations in ships and travel.
  • Mar 9, 1500

    Chinese Fleets

    Zheng He traveled with fleets through Asia and the Indian Ocean to explore new land.
  • Silver Trade

    Ming dynasty changed its currency to silver coins because of its falling economy.
  • Decline

    The Ming Dynasty started its decline and Europeans were beginning to sail to China.
  • Quin dynasty (Manchu)

    The Ming asked for the Quin warriors to help them control the rebellion, but quin established dynasty
  • End of Ming Dynasty

    Ming ruled until the 1644. They had a strong centralized government but fell to outside warriors brought in by the Ming.
  • Qing Dynasty

    They forbid the Chinese from learning Manchu language or to marry Manchus. anchus made up of 3%of the population.
  • Expansion over land

    Emperor Kangxi conquered Tawain and Mongolia, and Emperor Qianlong conquered Vietnam, Burma, and Nepal.
  • Manchu Interaction

    The Manchus did not trade with the Europeans. Manchus were fierce protectors of their culture.
  • Emperors rule

    Kangxi and Qianlong were rulers who were Confucian scholars and had seen a benefit to expand to make other countries like Vietnam their Chinese state.
  • Christianity

    In China the emperor, Quianlong, had banned Christianity from China
  • Trade in China

    Trade was restricted with the city of Canton. Trade with the European was still needed. The merchant class arose because of the quantity of silver being traded in.
  • Taiping rebellion

    The rebellion was against the Chinese rule of the Manchu dynasty. People began to dislike it more and more
  • Rebellions in china

    China had rebellions like the Boxer which didn't like the idea of foreigners.
  • Manchu decline

    The Manchu dynasty ruled China until 1911
  • Opium war

    The Chinese went to war with the British because Chinese refused to trade opium with them and Britain forces wanted to trade with them.