HIST 80b Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Francis Xavier, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Azuchi Castle
31 Jan 2017
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Ming china, joseon korea, and warring states japan in 1600 pages 28 65. Scholars believe that half of the silver the spanish and portuguese took from the new. World ended up into the coffers of the ming empire"s merchants and officials. Chinese society and culture in the late ming. Ming government was dominated by confucian thought, which emphasizes living harmoniously by knowing and acting out proper societal roles. Neoconfucianism was the dominant branch of thought, with the daxue as a vital text that emphasized yin and yang and education. The spice trade, ceramics, and the production of porcelain brought prosperity to the. In the process of producing porcelain, the division of labor between the employer and employees emerged. The ming coveted cobalt blue from persia, and polychrome glaze was popular as well. During the ming furniture was designed to express taste rather than wealth. The ming declined, because of bankruptcy, the korean invasion, and peasant rebellions.
