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This period is marked byb the expansion in trade, empires, and interactions. These innovations came from eastern societies like china and india.
Technology and innovations in china included: gunpowder cannons, paper, porcelain, terrace farming, water-mills, magnetic compass, and factories -
The Silk road connected China to the Mediterranean cultures. The Silk Road was used from 1200 C.E to 1600 C.E
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Genghis Khan led the Mongols invasion of china in 1234 and that was the beginning of a Mongolian conquest
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In 1368, the Ming Dynasty took out the Mongol rulers in China and took power over the empire.The Ming dynasty ruled until 1644. The MIng came to power after domination of Mongol invaders
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Early fifteenth century, the Chinese built huge fleets. Zheng He was a chinese navigator. He led fleets through southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean.
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China's emperor died while Zheng He was still in Sea and the new emperor called his expeditions off and china became isolated.
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By the sixteenth century, the Ming was declining because of internal problems like shortage of food and peasent revolts against ming rulers with no power.
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As the MIng declined, the Manchu sezied the opertunity to take over the Ming's Empire
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Qing Dynasty begins a long decline. Western powers impose "unequal treaties" that create foreign concessions in China
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In 1773, British introduced Opium to the Chinese. By 1838, the drup opium was growing in China. From 1839 to 1842, both Britain and China fought over Opium and this was called the First Opium war
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China was forced to sign the treaty of Nanjing. this is what became to be known as "unequal treaties". This gave Britain the right to expand trade with China
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China did not want Britain to expand Opium trade, so they both fought a 2nd war that lasted for four years.
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The Chinese lost power of Vienna to the French. The French then established a colony called French Indochina.
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China had to hand over Taiwan to Japan as well as giving them trading rights
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Boxer Rebellion in Northern China seeks to stifle reforms in the Qing administration, drive out foreigners and re-establish traditional rule. Defeated by foreign involvement, the Western powers, Russia and Japan extract further concessions from weakened Qing government.
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The United states made agreement with China to support them and also announced equal trading rights to Europe and United states.
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October 1911, a group of revolutionaries in China revolted against the Qing Dynasty
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In 1644, the MIng emperor invited group of Qing warriors to put an end tp peasents, but instead the Qing took out the emperor. Then the Ming Dynasty ended and the Manchu (Qing) dynasty began
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1934-35 - Mao Zedong emerges as Communist leader during the party's "Long March" to its new base in Shaanxi Province.
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On 1 October, Mao Zedong, having led the Communists to victory against the Nationalists after more than 20 years of civil war, proclaims the founding of the People's Republic of China.
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Qing Dynasty begins a long decline. Western powers impose "unequal treaties" that create foreign concessions in China
