WHAP CHPT 14

3 main powers in E Asia

China, Japan, Manchu

Other power, not main power

Korea

Impact of Europe

• Euro merchants arrive

• Euro missionaries spread Christianity

• Euro sold guns; Japanese bought

Why does China decline?

Silver → inflation → taxes → rebellion

What happens after Japan unifies

They want China, but first they had to invade Korea

Japan Invades Korea

• Circa 1600

• took Seoul

• Had to be supported by ships from Japan

• Ming could not send soldiers

Defense of Korea

• Admiral Yi destroyed Japanese supplies

• China/Ming arrive with army and push back Japanese

• Admiral Yi sank all Japanese ships, stranding Japanese

• Japan had to retreat

Effects

• E Asia closes itself off to foreigners until 1800

• Manchu Nomads conquer Ming and Qing dynasty