1400 Week 3 Flashcards
(18 cards)
Who opened the Great Wall to the Manchus?
Wu sangui
Where did the Manchus begin their expansion?
Beijing and China proper
When was the Qing name solidified?
1636
6 Factors leading to the fall of the Ming
- Imjin Wars in Korea
- factional politics (eunuchs and literati)
- Famine in northern China
- Flooding in central China
- Economic crisis due to lack of silver
- Widespread epidemic from Zhejiang to Henan
What is a eunuch?
Serves the emperor in the temple, closer than scholars
Who is Li Zicheng?
Created his own personal army of Ming soldiers, became emperor
Who is Wu Sangui
Helped the Manchus enter China in order to remove Li Zicheng, he was executed by the Qing emperor for trying to begin his own dynasty
Why was Wu Sangui executed
Trying to begin his own Xiao dynasty
Ming Emperors in order
- Prince of Fu
- Prince of Lu
- Prince of Tang
- prince of Gui
When was the wall opened to Manchus
1644
Who were the Yimin?
Ming loyalists who survived the rise of Qing dynasty
What were the Yimin’s options during the Qing dynasty?
- Resist
- Retire to farm, become monks, or take care of family
- Accept the Qing dynasty
Why couldn’t Yimin pledge loyalty to Qing?
They risked being condemned by Ming loyalists and the Qianlong emperor
Literary Themes in Ming-Qing transition
- Reunion
- Dreams of past/present
- Reality and illusion
- Historical allusions
- Communication with gods and ancestors
- Journeys of enlightenment
Ming Loyalist Female Writers
- Huang Yuanjie
- Wu Shan
- Want Duanshu
Aliases of Nanjing
- Jianye
- Jinling
- Moling
- Shitou
What is Nanjing
Elite city of culture and elegance, where scholars spent most of their time
Why did literary themes focus on illusions, the past, etc.?
The rise of the Qing dynasty threatened the cultural world, writers were forced to look back
