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Effective Term:
Summer 2014 through Summer 2015

Course Number:
HST 106
Course Title:
History of China
Credit Hours:
4
Lecture Hours:
40
Lecture/Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

Introduces the history of China. Includes political, diplomatic, economic, social, religious, and cultural themes from pre-history to modern times. Audit Available.

Intended Outcomes for the course

? Articulate an understanding of the key events in the history of China and use critical thinking to evaluate historical
changes and their impact on civilization.
? Recognize the diverse contributions of China to World Civilization in order to appreciate and evaluate society.
? Identify culturally?grounded assumptions which have influenced the perceptions and behaviors of and about peoples in China.
? Communicate effectively using historical analysis.
? Connect the past with the present to enhance citizenship skills.

Social Inquiry and Analysis

Students completing an associate degree at Portland Community College will be able to apply methods of inquiry and analysis to examine social contexts and the diversity of human thought and experience.

Outcome Assessment Strategies

Assess by using any combination of the following:

  • Exams
  • Essays
  • Oral presentations
  • Research projects
  • Service-learning projects
  • Class participation and discussion
  • Other creative assignments

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

1. Competencies and skills:

  • Identify the characteristics of East Asian civilizations, focusing on China and Japan
  • Identify key political, geographical, social, economic and cultural aspects of East Asian civilizations
  • Appraise how civilizations changed over time
  • Analyze and evaluate primary and secondary sources
  • Connect evidence to its relevant historical context
  • Evaluate different interpretations of past events and construct your own
  • Recognize and understand the basis for various interpretations and views of historical issues
  • Identify an historian's thesis and supporting evidence
  • Select what is important from a large body of material
  • Connect present-day events to the past

2. Themes, Concepts, Issues

  • Early China
  • Themes in Chinese history:
    • Mandate of Heaven
    • "Civilized" versus "Barbarian" world
    • China's regional role
       
  • Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism, and other schools of thought
  • Qin (Ch'in) and Han dynasties  
  • Growth and influence of Buddhism
  • Tang (T'ang), Song (Sung), Yuan, Ming, and Qing (Ch'ing) dynasties
  • Early and feudal Japan
  • China's reactions to western influence and imperialism
  • Japan's reactions to western influence and imperialism
  • Meiji Restoration
  • Japan's imperialism
  • Chinese Revolution
  • World War I and its effects in both China and Japan
  •  Interwar period in East Asia
  • World War II and effects in East Asia
  • Communist Revolution and Mao Zedong (Tse-tung)
    • Great Leap Forward
    • Cultural Revolution
       
  • Postwar Japan
  • Modern East Asia

Considering such factors as:

  • Geography
  • Social hierarchy
  • Gender
  • Institutions
  • Political and economic structures
  • Imperial governments
  • Law
  • Cultural contributions
  • Philosophies and religions