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Available
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Publication
Great Courses (2017), 12 hours, 24 lectures, 284 pages
Description
This course addresses three broad chronological spans. The first third of the course covers the nomadic steppe peoples from antiquity to 550 A.D., from their domestication of the horse through their interactions with the civilizations of China, the Near East, the Greeks, and Imperial Rome. The second third of the course deals with the early Middle Ages, a period of time that was dominated by the spread of the Turkish language across the steppe zones. The third component deals with the impact of the Mongols, which began in the 12th century and is still being felt today.
Language
Original language
English
Local notes
[01] Opium, Trade, and War in Imperial China [02] The First Emperor's Terra-cotta Warriors [03] China's Early Golden Age: The Han Dynasty [04] Amazing Ban Clan: Historian, Soldier, Woman [05] China's Buddhist Monks and Daoist Recluses [06] Cosmopolitan Chang'an: Tang Dynasty Capital [07] China's Grand Canal: Lifeline of an Empire [08] Triumph and Tragedy in Tang Poetry [09] Life and Times of Song Dynasty Literati [10] A Day's Journey Along the Qingming Scroll [11] Peasant Life on the Yellow River [12] Rice, Silk, and Tea: South China's Peasants [13] Genghis Khan and the Rise of the Mongols [14] The Mongols and Marco Polo in Xanadu [15] Admiral Zheng He's Treasure Fleet [16] China's Bound Feet, Brides, and Widows [17] Ming Dynasty Trade and Spanish Silver [18] The Great Wall and Military Life in China [19] Qing Dynasty: Soul Stealers and Sedition [20] Emperor Qianlong Hosts a British Ambassador [21] The Taiping Rebellion and Its Cult Leader [22] China's Treaty Ports [23] Experiencing China's Civil Service Exams [24] China's Last Dynasty: Fall of the Manchus