15+Facts+on+the+Ming+Dynasty

=**15 Facts on the Ming Dynasty**= 9. He supported the creation of self-supporting communities and, in a typically Confucian view points. 10. The name Hongwu means Vast Military and reflects the increased prestige of the military. 11. A great cultural development of the Ming Dynasty was that of the novel. 12. Art and literature, like science and philosophy, built on the achievements of previous generations to rise to new levels. 13.China also experienced an age of exploration during the Ming Dynasty, sending ships to numerous regions of the world and exchanging information and cultural artifacts with numerous societies. 14. The ming dynasty was run under a monarchy for the years it was active. 15. The dynasty was formed when several workers angered by the yellow river floods and high taxes revolted against the Yuan dynasty. the red turbans also revolted. Seventeen years later the ming dynasty was created. 16. The Ming Dynasty was founded by Zhu Yuanzhang, a former Buddhist monk who became leader of a band of peasant rebels. 17. They were famous for writing such novels as //Journey to the West'// and //The Golden Lotus.// 18. The pottery known as the blue and white porcelain came about during this period which some art collecters seem fasinating even to this day. 19. The Ming voyagers traveled all over the westen Hemisphere 20. During the ming dynasty a guy named Qi Ji Kwang made a stratagy book the ming used in battle. 21. The emperor was a Genral before becoming The first Ming to rule.
 * 1) The ming dynasty lasted from 1368 to 1644 A.D
 * 2) It's founder was a peasant, the third of only three peasants to ever become an emperor in China.
 * 3) Throughout the years china created a vast army of over one million people,
 * 4) They also rebuilt the great canal, and made many technological advantages.
 * 5) They also were the Dynasty to establish the forbidden city.
 * 6) The Mings created most of the Great Wall of China during their time period and refortified the watch towers with cannons and enlarged the brick and granite work.
 * 7) Novels were developed from different writings of Chinese storytellers, not every language is a nobility.
 * 8) They had there own language and their own drawings and symbols were used to communicate with people.