Subject:
1. Discuss the relationship between Russia and Qing China, and how they in turn related to the rest of the world. In the 1640s, Russian farmers began to move into the valley of the Amur River east of Mongolia to grow grain. They also built forts in this area to maintain their access to Siberian furs, timber and metals. The Qing Chinese were worried about Russian alliances with other frontier peoples and they were also rivals with them for the northern Asia Pacific coasts. In 1689, the Russians and the Qing signed the Treaty of Nerchinsk which fixed the boarder along the Amur River and regulated trade. The treaty recognized Russia as a an important and powerful neighbor.
