AP/HIST2710 6.0 A: History of East Asia
Offered by: HIST
Session
Fall 2020
Term
Y
Format
LECT
Instructor
Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite
Explores how distinctive patterns of government, society and culture emerged over four millennia in East Asia - primarily China and Japan - and how this endogenous development prepared those nations to confront and challenge Western supremacy in the modern world.
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Tentative Grade Breakdown/Overview of Assessment:
Fall Term
One short paper (3-5 pp.) due roughly week 7 or 8, based on the original texts in translation from course readings: 25%
End of Term Exam: 25%.
Winter Term
One Short Paper: 25%
End of Term Exam: 25%
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