HISTORY OF CHINA 1
- Academic year
- 2019/2020 Syllabus of previous years
- Official course title
- STORIA DELLA CINA 1
- Course code
- LT0420 (AF:301763 AR:165614)
- Modality
- On campus classes
- ECTS credits
- 6
- Subdivision
- Surnames M-Z
- Degree level
- Bachelor's Degree Programme
- Educational sector code
- L-OR/23
- Period
- 1st Semester
- Course year
- 1
- Where
- VENEZIA
- Moodle
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Contribution of the course to the overall degree programme goals
Chinese civilization from the origins to the Seventeenth century
The course aims at providing students with a general knowledge of the historical evolution of China from the pre-imperial period to the fall of the Ming dynasty (XVII century)
This is one of the mandatory courses within the China/Korea curricula of the Corso di Laurea in "Lingue, Culture e Società dell'Asia e dell'Africa Mediterranea"
The course aims at providing students with a general knowledge of the historical evolution of China from the pre-imperial period to the fall of the Ming dynasty (XVII century)
This is one of the mandatory courses within the China/Korea curricula of the Corso di Laurea in "Lingue, Culture e Società dell'Asia e dell'Africa Mediterranea"
Expected learning outcomes
A basic knowledge of the history of imperial China (to 17th century)
Pre-requirements
No specific basic requirements
Contents
The origins of the Chinese civilization: the three pre-imperial dynasties (Xia, Shang, Zhou)
The foundation of the centralized Empire: the Qin and Han dynasties
The Chinese empire: political, cultural and social institutions of ancient China
China in the Medieval era: from the fall of the Later Han to the Tang dynasty
The Tang dynasty: politics, society and economy in the transition from the Middle Ages to
the Modern era
At the origins of modernity in China: the Song dynasty
The barbarian empires: from Liao to Yuan dynasties
China in the early modern period: the Ming dynasty
The foundation of the centralized Empire: the Qin and Han dynasties
The Chinese empire: political, cultural and social institutions of ancient China
China in the Medieval era: from the fall of the Later Han to the Tang dynasty
The Tang dynasty: politics, society and economy in the transition from the Middle Ages to
the Modern era
At the origins of modernity in China: the Song dynasty
The barbarian empires: from Liao to Yuan dynasties
China in the early modern period: the Ming dynasty
Referral texts
*Sabattini M. Santangelo P, Storia della Cina, Bari-Roma, Laterza, 2005 (Introduzione e capp. da I a VII inclusi, pp. 3-485)
*De Giorgi L, Samarani G., La Cina e la storia, Roma, Carocci, 2005 (capitolo 1, pp. 1-51)
*Wills J.E., Mountain of Fame: Portraits in Chinese History, Princeton University Press, 1994 (rev. 2012): solo le segg. sezioni: The First Emperor of China (pp. 22-50), Sima Qian (51-72), Wang Mang (72-89), Zhuge Liang (100-113), Empress Wu (127-148), Su Dongpo (149-167), Yue Fei (168-180)
*De Giorgi L, Samarani G., La Cina e la storia, Roma, Carocci, 2005 (capitolo 1, pp. 1-51)
*Wills J.E., Mountain of Fame: Portraits in Chinese History, Princeton University Press, 1994 (rev. 2012): solo le segg. sezioni: The First Emperor of China (pp. 22-50), Sima Qian (51-72), Wang Mang (72-89), Zhuge Liang (100-113), Empress Wu (127-148), Su Dongpo (149-167), Yue Fei (168-180)
Assessment methods
Written examination with mostly multiple choices
Teaching methods
Lectures, considering the high number of attending students
Type of exam
written
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