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| What major change in china, in terms of population occured by the 15th century? |
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| most people lived in civilizations, centralized, complex government |
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| The Ming dynasty is thought of as a period of recovery. From wat? |
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| Mongol rule adn the plague |
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| the emperor of the Ming dynasty, sponsored the writing of an encylopedia adn exploration |
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| When was Ming exploration started? |
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| How did ming rulers institute their recovery? |
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| reinvigorate confucianism, centralize the government, reforestation and rebuliding infrastructure |
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| What part of confucianism was particularly important in Ming recovery? |
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| castrated men that became an important part of the Chinese administrative system, loyal to the emperor above all |
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| Why was it important that the eunuchs were castrated? |
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| so that they could have no kids or family to try to push up the ladder of power |
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| an admiral, explorer, eunuch |
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| What was the point of the ming exploration? |
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| to find new lands to bring into the tribute system, no settlements, no conquering, no trying to gain control |
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| When did Ming explorations end? |
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| Why did ming explorations end? |
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| Emperor Yongle died and there were a lot of people that thought it was a waste of time and resources |
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| How was European recovery similar to that of China? |
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| population growth, post plague and mongols, consolidation of power within fragmented states, and cultural flowering |
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| What was the renaissance? |
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| the reclaiming of classical (greek adn roman) culture |
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| When was the renaissance? |
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| What else did the Renaissance change? |
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| things became more realismish, less relgious emphasis, secularization |
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| Why was competition so important in the 15th century in Europe? |
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| Political fragmentation lead to competition, violence, exploration |
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| What was the point of exploration in 15th century Europe? |
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| territory, colonies, spreading culture(relgion) |
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| Did 15th cetury Europe or China have more, better ships? |
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| What kept the lust for new territory and innovation going? |
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| competition between fragmented states and a need for new land for cultivation |
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| Who supported the 15th Century european explorations? |
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