unrest swept through china and finally ended mongol rule. in 1368, a military officer named. Zhu reunited the country and then set up his capital at Nanjing in southern china. there he founded the Ming.
The Travels Of Zheng He
The Ming changed China by putting them into isolationism and also, they had more control over their empire. The emperor oversaw the whole government. At the same time, this period of isolationism, weakened the empire and resulted in a collapse.
Arrival of Europeans
Arrivall of Europeans
the arts flourished during the Ming Dynasty Newly wealthy merchants and artisans wanted entertainment and could afford printed books and trips to the theater. during the Ming period. Chinese writers produced novels, or long fictional stories. one of the most popular was romance of the three kingdoms. it described militrary rivalries at the end of the Han Period.
the fall of the Ming
Zheng he took his first fleet to southest asia. in later voyages, he reached the western coast of india and the city states of east africa. Zhend he wrote his travels. ¨we have traveled more than 100,000 li 30,000 MI, or 50,000 KM of immense water spaces and have beheld in the ocean huge waves like mountains rising sky high.
Ming china was not able to cut off all contact with the rest of the world. in 1514, ships from the European country of Portugal arrived off the coast of southern china. it was first direct contact between china and Europe sine the journeys of Marco polo.
after a long period of growth, the Ming Dynasty began to weaken. Dishonest officals took over the country. they placed heavy taxes on farmers. the farmers objected to the texes and begin to revolt.
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