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Ming Dynasty
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Mind Map on Ming Dynasty, created by rschulte on 18/10/2015.
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Ming Dynasty
The start
Peasant rebel, Zhu Yuanzhang, led an army to defeat the Mongols
Named the Dynasty "Ming"
Means "brilliant"
Chinese revolted against Mongols
Revolted because Chinese tired of culture being squished by the Mongols
Economy and Culture
Farming improved greatly in order to sustain the larger population of China
New technologies helped economic advancement
Art and literature advanced greatly
Artists created porcelain
Ming porcelain vases became very valuable
Writers created the first detective stories
Zheng He
Chinese admiral and diplomat
Sea voyager and trader
Fleets consisted of: 62 large ships and 200 smaller ones
Larger ships were 400 ft. long
Died in 1435
After death, emperor banned ships with more than 2 masts
Ships eventually fell into disrepair
Returning Chinese culture
Reestablishing Confucianism importance
Moved the capital to more Chinese influenced cities
First: Nanjing
Second: Beijing
Restarted the civil service exam
Became more "rigorous" than before
Created the "board of censors" to prevent corruption in the government
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