History HSTAS 211, Spring
History of Chinese Civilization

Lecture Schedule

Week 1      Reading: IH, 10-37; CCS, 1-6

3/31           Introduction. Geography and Language

4/2             Shang and Zhou dynasties: Background to Confucius
                 
4/3             The Warring States Period (500-250 BC)

Week 2      Reading: IH, 38-59; CCS, 7-11

4/7             Daoism

4/9             Qin

4/10           VSB: Ancient Tombs

Week 3      Reading: IH, 60-107; CCS, 12-17, 21-23

4/14            Han Dynasty

4/14            Buddhism

4/15            VSB: Buddhism

Week 4      Reading: IH, 108-163; CCS, 26, 30, 31, 35-36.
     
4/21            Tang Dynasty

4/23            Tang-Song transition

4/24            First Hourly Exam

Week 5      Reading: IH, 164-89; CCS, 38-41, 44-46.

4/28            The Literati Elite

4/30            The Mongols

5/1              VSB: Military Technology

Week 6    Reading: IH, 190-236; CCS, 47-48, 53-58

5/5              Ming Dynasty

5/7              Manchus

5/8              VSB: Homes

Week 7      Reading: IH, 236-62; CCS, 66-71

5/12            Opium War and Taiping Rebellion

5/14            Late 19th Century

5/15            Second hourly exam

Week 8      Reading: IH, 262-82; CCS, 73-78

5/19            New Culture Movement

5/21            Republican China

5/22            VSB: Clothing

No sections on 5/23.

Week 9      Reading: IH, 282-93; CCS, 79-84

5/26             MEMORIAL DAY—NO CLASS

5/28            WWII in China

5/29            Mao and the Chinese Revolution

Week 10    Reading: IH, 294-336; CCS, 89, 91, 93-99

6/2             China under Mao

6/3             China 1976-1989

6/5             China 1989- present


Final exam