History 190: Foundations
of East Asian Civilizations
Fall 2005
Ina Asim
CRN 13334
317
McKenzie Hall
UH
GER 302
inaasim@uoregon.edu
Office
Hours: UH
GTFs: Soonyi Lee, Guannan Li,
Abby Drivdahl,
Carissa Sharp
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Keynotes 4 (Lecture notes
of October 4)
Keynotes 5
(Lecture notes of October 6)
Keynotes 6
(Lecture notes of October 11)
Keynotes 7 (Lecture notes
of October 13, 18)
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The final exam will take place on Monday,
December 5 at 1:00 pm in our classroom in Gerlinger Hall 302!
- Explain the most important changes that define Song China as a 'new' society:
what was new in government?
- Travel was an important topic for the Ming. Who could travel? Was travel
always favored?
- When commerce became more important than agriculture, a change in the traditional
division of labor occurred. Please describe this change briefly.
- Who was Admiral Zheng He?
- Which disadvantage had labor service for those drafted (in addition to heavy
labor)? Which economic regulation measure brought a change in this situation?
- Name at least two reasons, why literacy in the Ming increased dramatically.
- There was a new trend in intellectual history in the Ming. Please describe
this trend that linked philosophy and religion.
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Koguryo
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Paekche
Please find out
The museum is open from Wednesday (11 am - 8 pm) to Sunday (Thursday through
Sunday 11 am - 5 pm). Admission is free for UO students with student ID.
This is an
introductory course to the history of traditional
Within the chronological framework the geographical
conditions that formed agriculture in
Rhoads Murphey,
Requirements:
► Reading of assigned
materials
► Regular attendance of
lectures and participation in discussions
► Midterm and final exams
► One
term paper
Grading:
► Attendance, discussion
participation: 20%
► Midterm (October 27) and final exam (December 5,
► 4 short quizzes on readings /
films presented in the lecture / discussion sections: each 5% (total 20%)
► 1 short paper (ca. 4 pages, typed double
spaced) on handout with proverbs concerning Chinese history: 20%
The paper is due in week 9 to
avoid delays and collisions with preparations for the finals. Papers handed in
late will be accepted only with documented medical justification.
All quotations and paraphrases
must be documented properly. This includes webpages
you might plan to consult. The complete URL web address of any webpage used is
mandatory. For correct citations please follow the guidelines provided on http://www.libweb.uoregon.edu/guides/citing.html
Material
for your term paper
Please use the
handout containing a selection of Chinese proverbs with historical content from
Adeline Yen Mah, A Thousand Pieces of Gold. A
Memoir of
Fall term possibilities to improve writing
skills:
1. The Writing Lab in the
Center for Academic Learning Services is located in 68 PLC (Prince Lucien
Campbell Hall). The Writing Lab offers assistance in the process
of writing term papers etc. You can drop in, usually it is not necessary to
make an appointment (346-3226).
For international students
there is the option of courses offered by the program "Academic English
for International Students" in 112C Pacific Hall (346-0513).
2. The American English
Institute offers writing classes for students who want to improve their writing
skills. The AEI is located in 107 Pacific Hall. Leonard Terrible (346-1090) in
109 Pacific Hall is head of the Intensive English Program.
Week 1
09/27 U 1. Introduction: The Physical and Intellectual
Maps of
09/29 H 2. The Material Culture of Prehistoric
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Week 2
10/04
U 3. The Age of the Philosophers in
10/06 H 4. The Age of the Philosophers in
Film: Confucius: Words of Wisdom (97 min)
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Week 3
10/11 U 5. The Beginnings of the Chinese Empire: Qin and Han Politics and
Warfare
10/13 H 6. The Origins of Buddhism and its Impact on
Film: Hinduism,
Buddhism, Taoism (18 min.); Buddhism (28 min.)
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Week 4
10/18 U 7. Statecraft and Technology under the Song Buraucracy
10/20 H 8. Yuan Domination in
Film: Storm from
the East (31 min.)
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Week 5
10/25 U 9. Conservatism and Prosperity in Late Imperial
10/27 H 10. MIDTERM (covers lectures, sections, and
readings of weeks 1-5)
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Week 6
11/01 U 11.
11/03 H
12.
Film: Buddha in the
Land of the Kami (54 min.)
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Week 7
11/08 U 13. The Heian and
11/10
H
14. Muromachi Culture
Film: The Age of
the Shoguns (52 min.)
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Week 8
11/15 U 15. Missionaries and Merchants: The Advent of the
West
11/17 H 16. Tokugawa
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Week 9
11/22 U 17. Imperialism I:
11/24 H THANKSGIVING
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Week 10
11/29 U
19.
12/01 H 20. Imperialism II:
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Week 11
12/05
M
13.00 Final
Exam (covers weeks 6-10)