HIS-211: Introduction to East Asian Civilization

Department
Credits 3.00
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Instructional Method
Lecture
Focuses on major stages in the development of Chinese civilization from earliest times to about 1850. Also discusses the history of peoples who received their higher culture from China, such as the Japanese, and of nomadic groups that interacted with the Chinese over many centuries, such as the Mongols. Fulfills general education requirement in history and cross-cultural studies. [ 3 credits ]