History 1601E Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Ryukyu Islands, Filial Piety, Confucianism

• School: Western University
• Department: History
• Course: History 1601E
• Professor: Cary Takagaki

Document Summary

150-175 million at the start of the dynasty to 300-325 million in the 18th century due to global warming use of new world crops efficiency of government in responding to crises. By 1850, the population reached 400 million. However once all of the best lands were claimed, conflicts over rights to water and. Traditionally, population growth was seen as a positive sign in china tenancy increased. Since land was always divided between sons, the plots gradually became smaller. The youngest sons often had little or no land to inherit and therefore had to go to cities to look for employment (with little luck) As a result, china begins to see a fall in the general standard of living an increase in female infanticide and the trafficking of women (selling off to prostitution) a surplus of unemployed males. China did not attempt to limit its population like the japanese did because of the strong confucian influence (filial piety)