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HIST201 Chinese History and

Civilization

Program : International Class 2021

Term : Spring 2021

Duration :1 March ,2021 --- 2 July ,2021

Contact hours : 54

Fudan Credits: 3

Course Description: The course introduce the history of Chinese civilization. It covers topics including: the formation, evolution and stereotypes of "China"; the characteristics and connotation of ancient Chinese civilization; the position and role of Chinese civilization in the global landscape,etc.

Course Goals: On successful completion of this subject, students will gain general picture of Chinese history, will have the knowledge of Chinese Civilization and understand more on Chinese classical products.

Required Texts: Patricia Buckley Ebrey, The Cambridge Illustrated History of China, Cambridge University Press,2010 Endymion Wilkinson, Chinese History: A New Manual, Harvard University Asia Center, 2013

Prerequisites: Chinese reading capacity; Interests in Chinese history Instructor’s Academic Background: Zhiqiang Duan is the associate professor of the National Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies at Fudan University. His research field is the history of culture and thought in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. He teaches courses such as General History of China, Ancient Chinese Civilization, and Global History in Fudan University. E-mail: duanzhiqiang@fudan.edu.cn

Assessment: Assessment Task Weighting

1. Attendance 10% 2. Daily discussions: 30% 3. Final exam 60%

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Course Schedule:

Day Topic

1 Introduction: Continuity of Chinese Civilization

2 The birth of Chinese civilization

3 A family in the world: Laying the pattern of Huayi (Qin-Han)

4 The concept of time and space in ancient China

5 Ethnic interaction in the Middle Ages

6 Three teachings：Chinese religion

7 The formation of the East Asian world (Sui-Tang)

8 Silk Road: Globalization before globalization

9 Little China in a multipolar world (Song)

10 Art and Artists

11 Ocean Age (Yuan)

12 The Empires of the Great Unity (Ming-Qing)

13 The rule of bureaucrats

14 Renewal and transformation of Chinese civilization (Modern China)

15 Final Exam