Ming-Qing transition: Jesuits, Ricci, Rites, Kangxi, Canton Policy

In Groups:
Stage One:
You have 30 minutes to prepare a Google Presentation that includes the following information.
--Create Google Presentation
--Share to your team members
--Share to me

Group 1. Christian Missionaries in China ("The Issue of Rites" reading in packet from last class, pp. 9-14): Matteo Ricci and "Christian Accommodation"; Rites Controversy: Causes (what were the issues? How was the Vatican's/Pope's position different from that of Ricci?); Result (Kangxi's meeting with the Vatican representative and final decision--include quotes showing Kangxi's character and thoughts in this conflict)

Group 2. Kangxi Emperor (last four pages of Christianity packet from last class): Who were the Manchus? Queue; How long Kangxi reigned; how he won Han Chinese loyalty (cultural projects, examples of Confucian behavior); his relation to Europeans and Christians; Manchu customs; tax reform; Valedictory Edict: what it shows about Kangxi's character.

Group 3. Canton Policy: definition; when; causes; how it worked ("rules"); how the Portuguese and Spanish reacted to it; the British East India Company and the Britain-China trade

Stage Two:
After Preparing, Teach in two 10-minute rotations:
Two from each group rotate and are taught by the other two groups--take notes so you can teach your teammates in Stage Three.

Stage Three:
Then groups come back to home base and teach both topics to the other two for an additional 20 minutes.

HW:
1. Watch my 20-minute video podcast on the First and Second Opium Wars below (check out the wild comments on my YouTube page to see how emotional people are over this, if you're interested)
2. Read Wasserstrom, pp. 24-32 (from "How did the dynasties interact with foreign countries?" to "How did Qing rule finally end?")
Main focus:
1. Opium War and Treaty of Nanking (Nanjing) (podcast)
2. Arrow War (Second Opium War) and Treaty of Tianjin (podcast)
3. Taiping Rebellion: causes and effects
4. Sino-Japanese War
5. Boxer Rebellion and Foreign Response
6. Fall of Qing

Here's the podast:


(Part 2, which you don't have to watch, deals with the Taiping Rebellion of "Jesus' Little Chinese Brother--which killed about the same number of people as World War I--and the Boxer Rebellion. It's here, but be warned: I got carried away and made it 50 minutes. I add it just in case you're interested.)

There will be an open note quiz on the podcast and readings next class worth 30 points (notes must be hand-written), plus a seminar worth 20 points. Seminar guiding questions:

1. To what degree was the collapse of China caused by Qing government weaknesses?
2. To what degree was the collapse of China due to Western influences?
3. To what degree is it justifiable to characterize Western actions as criminal or barbaric?
4. To what degree were the Chinese justified in trying to rid their country of Christianity and Christian missionaries?
5. What does the entire history of China's experience of salvation religions possibly teach China's leaders today? Is freedom of religion such a simple issue to China?