Respond to one of the following questions and then address one of your classmates’ posts in 2–3 sentences:
- How was Taiwan understood by Chinese literati in the early Qing?
- Read the description of the Yangzhou Massacre. If the Manchu conquest of China was so brutal (at times), why and how was it ultimately successful?
- Consider the descriptions of the Miao peoples and Boat peoples. How was ethnicity defined and understood during the Qing?
- After reading the primary sources about Qing property, consider the “Great Divergence Debate” in academia. When did the divergence occur and what may have caused it?
- How did China potentially influence the French Enlightenment during the 18th century?
