Take an inside look at life in China's splendorous empire, through the eyes of poets, courtiers, emperors, scholars, travelers, and courtesans.
Understanding Imperial China: Dynasties, Life, and Culture
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 01: Opium, Trade, and War in Imperial China
- 02: The First Emperor's Terra-cotta Warriors
- 03: China's Early Golden Age: The Han Dynasty
- 04: Amazing Ban Clan: Historian, Soldier, Woman
- 05: China's Buddhist Monks and Daoist Recluses
- 06: Cosmopolitan Chang'an: Tang Dynasty Capital
- 07: China's Grand Canal: Lifeline of an Empire
- 08: Triumph and Tragedy in Tang Poetry
- 09: Life and Times of Song Dynasty Literati
- 10: A Day's Journey Along the Qingming Scroll
- 11: Peasant Life on the Yellow River
- 12: Rice, Silk, and Tea: South China's Peasants
- 13: Genghis Khan and the Rise of the Mongols
- 14: The Mongols and Marco Polo in Xanadu
- 15: Admiral Zheng He's Treasure Fleet
- 16: China's Bound Feet, Brides, and Widows
- 17: Ming Dynasty Trade and Spanish Silver
- 18: The Great Wall and Military Life in China
- 19: Qing Dynasty: Soul Stealers and Sedition
- 20: Emperor Qianlong Hosts a British Ambassador
- 21: The Taiping Rebellion and Its Cult Leader
- 22: China's Treaty Ports
- 23: Experiencing China's Civil Service Exams
- 24: China's Last Dynasty: Fall of the Manchus
Taught by
Andrew R. Wilson
