Please read pages 560-568 (Ming to Qing) before class on Friday. Look out for the following details:
- What effect did the "Little Ice Age" have on Ming China? (pg. 560)
- What was the effect of the Ming issuing paper money instead of silver coins? (pg. 560)
- Describe the collapse of the Ming Dynasty and the transition to the Qing. (pg. 562 - 563)
- Who was Emperor Kangxi and what was unique about him (age, knowledge, etc.)? (pg. 563)
- What did the Chinese demand in exchange for tea? Why was this a problem for England? (pg. 564)
- What was the Macartney Mission? Was it successful? Why or why not? (pg. 565 - 566)
- What problems began to occur to to China's growing population? (pg. 566 - 567)