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Understanding Imperial China: Dynasties, Life, and Culture

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English
Duration & workload

12 hours 32 minutes
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On-Demand
Level

Beginner

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Take an inside look at life in China's splendorous empire, through the eyes of poets, courtiers, emperors, scholars, travelers, and courtesans.

Syllabus

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
By This Professor

Taught by

Andrew R. Wilson

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