Do you think the ming were right to do all that work on the great wall

Friday, February 11, 2011

What was the Yongle Empror like?

He was the fourth son of the founder of the Ming Dynasty. He built the forbidden city. He made a large encyclopedia. He moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing and built the forbidden city it took 14 years to build and was the palace of all the Ming Emperors and the rulers of some other dynasty. That would have to be a really awesome city! Yongle fought the Mongols for his whole life. That would be some hard work.

How did the Ming come to power

the Ming Dynasty came to power after after China had been ruled by the Mongols then a group called the red turbans attacked the Mongols in the Mid-1300s and a peasant rebellion began and they over threw the Mongols or the Yuan Dynasty. The leader of that rebellion became the leader of the Ming dynasty was Zhu Yaunzhang a former Buddha novice.

What did the Ming build and why?

The wall of Great Wall of china was crumbling and falling apart and being invaded and token over and when the Ming Dynasty came to power they took it back from the enemies built it up so it wasn't crumbling and added a thousand feet to it. Also the Ming dynasty added 1 million soldiers to it and made the Great Wall a huge defense for the Chinese. Some of the other things they built were temples and lots of other  buildings. Those were some of the things the Ming built.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Who ruled the Ming Dynasty and what did they do?

One of the rulers of the Ming Dynasty was Zhu also called the hongwu emperor he was a ruthless emperor that reestablished Chinese tradition after the rule of the Mongols.  Another emperor was the Yongle emperor and he improved and made a very strong navy ( lots of ships with trained captains and soldiers).  After total control of the country was reestablished Arts and culture prospered( got better).But few advances in technology and science that means no IPhone. But literature and philosophy advanced.

What happened in the Ming Dynasty?

The Ming Dynasty put together a major navy fleet.  They also made lots of tombs.  The Ming also built up the great wall of china when it was crumbling and being invaded, and made it a great defense for the Chinese people. They extended trade routes to Africa. So the Ming Dynasty had many great accomplishments.