Chinese
In 1800 Asia was relatively unknown to the rest of the world. China was the most powerful country in the East. It was headed by the Quing dynasty that came from Manchuria even though Manchurians were a minority in China. China held on to its culture and the Quings did not try to change it. This was the reason that they were able to rule over a majority for such a long period of time. China had 2 major philosophies:a. Confucianism- set up a structure in society that taught to respect elders. Everyone knew their place in society and must respect that place. Honorable men were internally moral and also externally moral. Confucius thought that leaders should be honorable. Confucianism tries to preserve to social harmony.b. Taoism- Concerned with the mystical. Tries to preserve balance in the universe. Taoism means "the way."Peking was the capital of China and the Forbidden City was where the emperor lived. No one else was allowed in the city. The Mandarins ran the government. They took a sort of civil service exam that tested them on various Confucian texts. These people were in the minority because they were wealthy and educated. A vast majority of the people were peasants. These peasants had a higher
The Chinese knew that the opium trade existed and they did not know how to deal with it. The Tokugawa held the families of the Daimyo with him in Edo. Quing Long was the emperor that brought China to its height. The dynasties than ran the country did so because they had the mandate of heaven. This was the cause of the first Anglo-Chinese war. The city of Canton was set up as a trade port for the Europeans. They attacked the Chinese garrisons and blockaded the mouth of the Yangtze River. The west constantly gave the rebels aid in exchange for supplies. Had very little power and lived in the city of Kyoto, far away from Edo. Japan borrowed this religion from China. A man named Hung met with an American preacher that converted him into a Christian. He was a descendent of the sun goddess. He had a slightly different role than in China.
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