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Benjamin, Craig.
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Confucianism -- China -- History.
Taoism -- China -- History.
Buddhism -- China -- History.
Samurai -- History.
Shoguns -- History.
Mongols -- History.
Civilization, Oriental.
China -- History.
China -- History -- To 221 B.C.
China -- History -- Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C.
China -- History -- Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.
China -- History -- Liu Song dynasty, 420-479.
China -- History -- Tang dynasty, 618-907.
China -- History -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.
China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.
Silk Road -- History.
Korea -- History -- To 935.
Korea -- History -- Koryŏ period, 935-1392.
Korea -- History -- Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910.
Silla (Kingdom)
Japan -- History -- Nara period, 710-794.
Japan -- History -- Heian period, 794-1185.
Japan -- History -- Meiji period, 1868-1912.
Vietnam -- History.
Southeast Asia -- History.
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Benjamin, Craig.
Confucianism -- China -- History.
Taoism -- China -- History.
Buddhism -- China -- History.
Samurai -- History.
Shoguns -- History.
Mongols -- History.
Civilization, Oriental.
China -- History.
China -- History -- To 221 B.C.
China -- History -- Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C.
China -- History -- Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.
China -- History -- Liu Song dynasty, 420-479.
China -- History -- Tang dynasty, 618-907.
China -- History -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.
China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.
Silk Road -- History.
Korea -- History -- To 935.
Korea -- History -- Koryŏ period, 935-1392.
Korea -- History -- Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910.
Silla (Kingdom)
Japan -- History -- Nara period, 710-794.
Japan -- History -- Heian period, 794-1185.
Japan -- History -- Meiji period, 1868-1912.
Vietnam -- History.
Southeast Asia -- History.
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Foundations of Eastern civilization [videorecording (
DVD
)] / Craig G. Benjamin.
by
Benjamin, Craig.
Teaching Co., c2013.
Call #:
DVD
931
B468f
Subjects
Confucianism -- China -- History.
Taoism -- China -- History.
Buddhism -- China -- History.
Samurai -- History.
Shoguns -- History.
Mongols -- History.
Civilization, Oriental.
China -- History.
China -- History -- To 221 B.C.
China -- History -- Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C.
China -- History -- Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.
China -- History -- Liu Song dynasty, 420-479.
China -- History -- Tang dynasty, 618-907.
China -- History -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.
China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.
Silk Road -- History.
Korea -- History -- To 935.
Korea -- History -- Koryŏ period, 935-1392.
Korea -- History -- Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910.
Silla (Kingdom)
Japan -- History -- Nara period, 710-794.
Japan -- History -- Heian period, 794-1185.
Japan -- History -- Meiji period, 1868-1912.
Vietnam -- History.
Southeast Asia -- History.
Series
Great courses (
DVD
)
Great courses (
DVD
). Ancient history.
ISBN:
9781629970066 (set)
Alternate title:
Great Courses. Foundations of Eastern civilization [videorecording (
DVD
)]
Format:
[videorecording (
DVD
)] /
Description:
8 videodiscs (ca. 24 hrs.) : digital sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 course guidebook (viii, 360 p. ; 19 cm.).
Notes:
"48 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture"--Container.
Book contains lecture transcripts and outlines, timeline, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography.
Home use only.
Contents:
Disc 1. Journey to the East -- Yin and Yang: the geography of China -- Early China and the mysterious Xia -- The coming of the Shang -- The Shang and writing for the Gods -- The Zhou and the mandate of Heaven.
Disc 2. Great ideas of the Zhou: Confucianism -- Great ideas of the Zhou: Later Confucianism -- Great ideas of the Zhou: Daoism -- Great ideas of the Zhou: Legalism -- The Qin and the first emporer of China -- Contact with the West: the early Han.
Disc 3. Triumph and tragedy: the later Han -- Silk Roads: in the footsteps of the Nomads -- Silk Roads: the Envoy Zhang Qian -- Silk Roads: perils of camels and caravans -- Silk Roads: Rome and roads from the West -- Silk Roads: the lost Kushan Empire.
Disc 4. Origins of Buddhism -- The Age of Disunity -- The Great Taizong and the rise of the Tang -- Changan and the glittering Tang -- Korea: mysterious beginnings -- Korea: the land of morning calm.
Disc 5. Korea: the unified Silla -- Korea: the Koryo -- Japan: geography and early cultures -- Japan: treasures of the Tomb Period -- Japan: Nara and the Great Eastern Temple -- Japan: the world of the Heian.
Disc 6. Southeast Asia: Vietnam -- Southeast Asia: Indian and Islamic influences -- The industrial revolution of the Song -- Intellectual and cultural life of the Song -- The Mongols conquer the world -- Shaking the foundation: Mongols in the East.
Disc 7. The rise of the Ming -- Great treasure fleets of the Ming -- The Qing: nomads return from the North -- The Qing: the last emperor of China -- Korea Choson: rise of the Yangban -- Korea Choson: the last dynasty.
Disc 8. Medieval Japan: samurai and shoguns -- Tokugawa and Meiji Japan -- The People's Republic of China -- Isolation and Cold War conflicts -- The rise of the East Asian Tigers -- The enduring ideas of Eastern Civilization.
Performers:
Lecturer, Professor Craig G. Benjamin (Associate Professor of History in the Frederik Meijer Honors College at Grand Valley State University, Michigan).
Summary:
These 48 half-hour lectures focuses on the history and core foundational achievements of major cultures and regions of the Eastern Hemisphere, especially China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia.
Genre:
Filmed lectures.
Educational films.
DVDs.
Other authors:
Teaching Company.
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