R.I.P. Lil' Ming by Tyah Roberts https://padlet.com/tyahroberts2300/z0lw87uduzlm In loving memory of Ming Dynasty. This is to celebrate his life during the happier times. en-us 2016-12-07 13:06:45 UTC 2025-11-02 10:13:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/File.png Social tyahroberts2300 https://padlet.com/tyahroberts2300/z0lw87uduzlm/wish/142267895
  • Confucian social structure
  • Eunuchs personally loyal to the emperor exercised greater authority than official bureaucrats
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  • Moved capital city from Yingtian to Beijing
  • Emoror Shenzong marked the turning point from prosperity to decline
  • Reestablished civil service exams
  • Power concentrated in the hands of the emperor
  • Maritime voyages to display dynasty to the rest of the world
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  • Restored millions of acres to cultivation
  • Planted a billion trees to reforst China
  • Food production surpassed Song and Yuan dynasties
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  • Folk literature thrived
  • Confuciuanism thrived
  • Powerful artillery
    - huochong gun
  • Great architecture
    - Forbidden city of Beijing was crafted
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  • Highly productive
  • Feudalism declined and capitalism arose
  • Porcelain industry thrived
  • Foreign commodities introduced in the market
    • ]]>     2016-12-07 13:19:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tyahroberts2300/z0lw87uduzlm/wish/142268091     tyahroberts2300 https://padlet.com/tyahroberts2300/z0lw87uduzlm/wish/142986821 2016-12-11 12:47:47 UTC https://padlet.com/tyahroberts2300/z0lw87uduzlm/wish/142986821