HISTORY 109: EAST ASIAN HISTORY TO 1600

Whitman College Fall 2008

M W F 1:00 – 1:50 Maxey 209

Dr. Brian Dott

OFFICE: 225 Maxey	Office Hours: M 2:15-3:15, T & Th 4-5
PHONE: 527-5776	also available by appointment
E-MAIL: dottbr@whitman.edu	Web: http://people.whitman.edu/~dottbr

GO TO USEFUL EAST ASIAN HISTORY REFERENCES

DAILY SCHEDULE

MONDAY	WEDNESDAY		FRIDAY
	9/3 Intro. to East Asian history		9/5 China: Geography and Origins Read: Ebrey, et al: pgs. 3-12
9/8 China: Neolithic to Zhou Read: Ebrey, et al: Ch. 1 (p. 12 to end) Ch. 2 Ancient Tombs follow links to first 4 tombs (skip Han tomb), view objects from all tombs Mandate of Heaven	9/10 China: Philosophy & Writing Analects (Confucius) Mencius Daxue Xunzi (Hsun-tzu) Dao de Jing selections (Laozi) Selections from the Zhuangzi		9/12 China: Qin unification Read: Ebrey, et al: Ch. 3 (to p. 48) Legalism: Hanfeizi Legalism: Qin Policies Sunzi's Art of War (selections) GEOGRAPHY QUIZ
9/15 China: Han Dynasty Read: Ebrey: Ch. 3 (p. 48 to end) Ban Zhao (CLEO) “Debate Salt & Iron” (CLEO) Dong Zhongshu (CLEO) Discussion Assignment Due	9/17 China: Disunity Read: Ebrey: Ch. 4 (to pg. 83)		9/19 Buddhism Read: Ebrey: pg. 65-70; 83-86 The Buddha's First Sermon Chinese Buddhist Art follow all links
9/22 Chinese Reunification Read: Ebrey: Ch. 5	9/24 Tang China Tang poems (handout) Chinese Calligraphy follow all links		9/26 Early Korea Read: Ebrey: p. 111 to top of 129
9/29 Korea: Unification & Koryŏ Read: Ebrey: Ch. 6 (129 to end) Ch. 9 (to 182) Paper on Chinese Philosophy Due (new due date)	10/1 Early Japan Read: Ebrey: Ch. 7 Early Legends: Izanagi no Mikoto Sosa no Wo & Amaterasu Conflict Between Amaterasu & Sosa Conquest of the Reed Plains		10/3 Japan: Shinto & Buddhism Sources on Early Japanese Gov't: "Wealth of the Emperor" (Nintoku Tenno) Prince Shotoku 17 Article Constitution
10/6 Japan: Heian Read: Ebrey: Ch. 11 (to 222) QUIZ: EARLY SOURCES	10/8 Japan: Women during Heian Read: Diary Lady Murasaki: note on Names & Introduction		10/10 Japan: Kamakura Shogunate Read:    Diary Lady Murasaki:  p. 3-36 (note new reading assignment) DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT DUE
10/13 4-Day Break	10/15 Early Vietnam Early Vietnam 1** Early Vietnam 2 Early Vietnam 3** Early Vietnam 4 Read:    Diary Lady Murasaki:  p. 37-36 (note new reading assignment)		10/17 Discuss Japanese Diaries & Mid-term Review Read: Lib. Res.: Tale of Genji Ch. 1
10/20 MID-TERM EXAM		10/22 China & Its Northern Neighbors Read: Ebrey: Ch. 8		10/24 China: Song Economic Boom Song Use of Gunpowder
10/27 Rise of the Mongols Read: Ebrey: pgs. 226-233		10/29 Mongol Empire Cleo: excerpts from Secret History of the Mongols (file = Mongols_Secret_History)		10/31 Mongols in East Asia Read: Ebrey: Ch. 12
11/3 Mongols in East Asia, cont. Paper on Lady Murasaki due		11/5 Japan: Decline Kamakura and Rise of Ashikaga Read: Ebrey: Ch. 11 (222 to end) Ch. 13 (to top of 261)		11/7 Japan: Medieval Religion & Aesthetics Handout: Description of Nō acting
11/10 Japan: Warring States Read: Ebrey: Ch. 13 (261 to end) On-line: Nō play Sotoba Komachi		11/12 Japan: Civil War Read: documents on Civil War (handout)		11/14 China: Ming Dynasty Read: Ebrey: Ch. 14 Tale of Two Melons, Intro.
11/17 China: Ming Dynasty, cont. Read: Tale of Two Melons, 1-36		11/19 Arrival of Europeans in E. Asia Read: Ebrey: pgs. 308-312 Tale of Two Melons, 37-69		11/21 Arrival of Europeans, cont. Read: Tale of Two Melons, 70-93 Discussion Assignment Due
11/24 Thanksgiving Break		11/26 Thanksgiving Break		11/28 Thanksgiving Break
12/1 Chinese Pilgrimages to Mount Tai		12/3 Later Korea Read: Ebrey: Ch. 9 (182 to end); Ch. 15		12/5 Korea: Chosŏn Handout: Korean sources
12/8 Later Vietnam Later Vietnam 1 ** Later Vietnam 2 Later Vietnam 3 ** Later Vietnam 4		12/10 East Asian Connections		12/12 Review

FINAL EXAM: Wed. Dec. 17 from 9:00-11:00 AM in the regular classroom.