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Understanding Imperial China: Dynasties, Life, and Culture

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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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