Analyze MING AND QING CHINA 1368-1796 — Ming founding 1368, Zheng He voyages 1405-1433 PRECEDING Columbus by 87 years, Ming print culture, Manchu Qing conquest 1644, Kangxi/Qianlong reigns, and the 1793 Macartney Mission — refusing 'Chinese isolation' Eurocentric framing
Exercise
Difficulty 2
~5 min
hist.g7.s.ex_51
Matching
Prompt
Match: (1) Zheng He ___ (2) Yongle Emperor ___ (3) Kangxi ___ (4) Qianlong ___ (5) Macartney Mission ___
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- Eunuch admiral — SEVEN voyages 1405-1433
- Ming emperor 1402-1424 — moved capital Beijing + Forbidden City
- Qing emperor 1661-1722 — 61-year reign
- Qing emperor 1735-1796 — 60-year reign + 1793 edict to George III
- 1793 British embassy to Qianlong — Qianlong's edict refused trade liberalization
Hints
- Zheng He treasure ships ~400-450 feet vs. Santa María ~62 feet.
- Qianlong's edict NOT 'isolationist arrogance' per Spence 1990.
Misconceptions to watch
- Confusing Yongle (Ming) with Kangxi (Qing)
- Treating Macartney as cause of Opium War
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