Ming

=** Emperor Hongwu **= || **Map of the Ming Dynasty** || **Ming Dynasty Art** ||  ||   || **Emporer Yongle** ||
 * //**The Ming Dynasty 1368-1644** // ||
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 * =Friends= ||
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 * Yongle ||


 * Zheng He ||

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 * =Technology/Achievements or Accomplishments= ||
 * **The Ming Dynasty had many achievements during their reign over China. One of the achievements was the rebuilding of the Great Wall. The Ming Dynasty also made porcelain manufacturing easier. With more efficient production, they created higher quality porcelain. The Ming Dynasty also had many literary achievements in writing some of the most popular novels in Chinese history. The Ming Dynasty's had many many advancements in military technology and artillery such as the huochong gun.** **The Ming dynasty also refined movable type and books were typed in two color printing process.**


 * =Culture= ||
 * **The Ming Dynasty's culture was different than many other cultures in China. There were many famous novels written in the time period of the Ming's reign, These novels included Journeys to the West, Outlaws of the Marsh, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms.// Folk literature also prospered during the Ming reign.** ||

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 * =Religion= ||
 * **The two main religions in the Ming Dynasty were Daoism and Buddhism. Daoism or the "way" or also known as the "way of nature" teaches that all things should follow the Dao. It also teaches that if all things follow the Dao all will be well in the world. Buddhism, the other religion in the Ming Dynasty, is based on the teachings of the Buddha. These teachings emphasize enlightenment, and those who achieve this enter Nirvana or complete peace.


 * =Blog= ||
 * **1398 -After our emperor Hongwu died, his son ,Yongle, came to power. Although a new emperor, Yongle continued his father's style of ruling pattern of absolute rule. Yongle decided to move the capital from Nanjing to Beijing. The reason for this move was to have a greater defense against Mongol invasions . This is also why Yongle chose to rebuild the Great Wall along the northern border.**


 * 1405- After the tributary states were set up, the Ming decided to sponsor mariyime expeditions to win over more tributary states. The leader of these expeditions was** **Zheng He, a Chinese court official. The Chinese carried many trade goods with them on these voyages, although this was not an expedition for trade. They returned with many exotic items such as tropical woods, giraffes, ostriches, and spices. With the much success of the trade industry on this voyage, the Chinese also managed to conquer many tributary states from Southeast Asia, all the way to Africa. Because of the high cost of the expeditions, the voyages were ended after 1433.

1644- After the middle of the 15th century, the Ming's power started decreasing. There were many attacks on Ming China. But the final attack happened on April 25, 1644 when a rebel leader with the name of Li Tzu-ch'eng attacked the Ming capital in Beijing. The Ming emperor ended up hanging himself and the Ming Dynasty had died.** ||


 * =The Wall= ||
 * **T****oday we took our expeditions with Zheng He to Somalia to earn tributary states there. It was hard to earn the respect of the Somalian people but after much negotiating we left with another tributary state and many goods. These goods included many giraffes, a camel and many foreign spices.

Hey, Do you want to be my friend? -Confucius**


 * Will you be my friend? - Yongle

Want to be friends? -Doaism**

Hello, I just wanted to thank you for supporting my beliefs and encouraging them! You helped me spread my religion! -Confucius Want to be friends??- Zheng He Thank you so much for sponsoring my maritime expeditions to prove the power of China and gain tributary staes.- Zheng He Want to be our friend?-mongols Want to be friends?-Hongwu ||


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