Yin Yang Symbol

Asian History

(The World beyond Europe, East Asia)

History P121

Korean Buddhist Statue: Sokaram

Here is your set of questions for the Japan midterm scheduled for October 30.  Japan Midterm Questions

 

Required Texts for Summer and Fall 2008

Fall Syllabus

 

Power Point Presentations for Lectures

CHINA    
1: China: Intro to Later Zhou 2: China: Qin through Han 3: China: 6 Dynasties, Tang, and Song
4: China: Yuan Dynasty 5: China: Ming Dynasty Part 1 6: China: Ming Dynasty Part 2
7: China: Qing Dynasty 8: China: 1911-1949 9: China: 1949-1980s
JAPAN    
10: Japan Intro to Heian 11: Japan Kamakura & Warring States Period 12: Japan Tokugawa Period
13a: Early Meiji Japan 13b Late Meiji and Taisho Japan 14: Japan Showa Period -- WWII through Reconstruction and recovery
KOREA    
15: Korea: Intro 16: Korea: Three Kingdoms and Unified Silla 17: Korea: Koryo Dynasty
18: Korea :Chosun Dynasty 19: Korea: Japanese Occupation, Liberation, Division, Korean War to 1960 20 Korea 1960 Forward
Divided Korea: Genesis of a Nuclear Flashpoint : a slide presentation focusing on the cause of today's nuclear standoff with North Korea.  I did not use this in class, but it may have insights you will find useful.    

 

Readings

 Bradley Martin Article: "Yun Sang-Won: The Knowledge in those eyes" (PDF)

Bradley Martin Article: "Yun Sang-Won: The Knowledge in those eyes" (RTF)

 "Sim Chung: The Dutiful Daughter" (RTF)

"Tale of the Patriotic Kisaeng" (RTF)

 

Lecture Notes

China Lecture Notes (RTF) Japan Lecture Notes (RTF) Korea Lecture Notes (RTF)

PQ4R: Reading a college text

Asia Links: good field trips for History 121 students   
Hsi Lai Buddhist Temple in Hacienda Heights Pacific Asia Museum of Pasadena
Los Angeles County Museum (Asia Section) Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Sherman Lee Institute of Japanese Art in Hanford