ASC 102 Lecture 12: Lecture 12.docx

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Asia-Canada
• Course: ASC 102
• Professor: Michael Newton

Document Summary

Qing dynasty (1644 to 1912 : rule of the manchu, corruption led to less money, longest dynasty in chinese history, embraced chinese culture. Manchu rule: manchus sought chinese support, became sinicized, became like chinese, culture, but wanted to keep their identity. Kept their writing , spoken language , customs, ideas kept their identify by spoken and written language: prevented immigration to manchuria. Qing government system: supported government posts primarily chinese collaborators- imperial exam, manchu aristocrats top-level military positions, one manchu and one chinese for provincial administration, emperor complete control of the government, paired one manchu and one han chiense together. Prosperity and population increases rapid population increase that continued until after1900 (2x) reaching 300 million: resulted from technological advances. New ways of fertilizing, crops coming in from outside world: promoted technological advances and increased agricultural production, foreign and domestic trade continued.