CAS PO 151 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Taiping Rebellion, May Fourth Movement, Qin Dynasty
3 Nov 2017
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Begins with qin dynasty 221-206 bce followed by han dynasty 202 bce-220. Size and coherence of china varied over time but idea of single historical narrative remains powerful. Strong central rule, no clear mechanism for checking his power. Political system he can use to exercise his authority. Emperor had a system of bureaucrats whose job was to carry out the will of the emperor. Never sent to their home location to enforce rule. Lots of people are making claims for power. Communist party claims to have wiped out this system. Economic problems, sharp increase in population and resources did not increase to meet the new lead. Tai ping rebellion where people made religiously based challenging to the empire. Boxer rebellion- rebelling against western influence in china. China didn"t adapt to the changing world economy. Sense that china was in a moral decay. Increase in people from china being educated in the west. British forced china to accept the opium trade.
