NVCC
COLLEGE-WIDE COURSE CONTENT SUMMARY
HIS 253-4 - HISTORY
OF ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS (3 CR.) (3 CR.)
Course Description
HIS 253 surveys east Asia from
its beginning to the present. HIS 254 surveys south and southeast Asia
from pre-Aryan civilization to the present. Lecture 3 hours per week.
Course Description
To provide and develop an understanding of the foundations of Asia civilizations while helping students fulfill the College's general education requirements and to Promote an awareness and appreciation of Non-Western cultures and the interconnectedness of the world..
Course Prerequisites/Co-requisites
Ability to use the
English language correctly and effectively at the college entry level.
Course Objectives - HIS 253
Upon successful completion of this course, student will be able to:
- Discuss the spread as well as limitations of Chinese influence throughout East Asia
- Critically analyze the role of social institutions (religions, governments, and economic systems) in the development of East Asia
- Critically Analyze the role of gender relations
- Describe the role of East Asia in the greater global environment
Course Objective - HIS 254
- Describe the cultural and social institutions which form the foundations of South and Southeast Asian civilizations
- Discuss the interactions between the various regions in South and Southeast Asia
- Analyze the ways in which the past has influenced the Post-colonial regions of South Asia
- Describe the effects of nation building on South and Southeast Asian minorities
- Gain a greater understanding of South Asia's role in the greater global environment
Major Topics to be Included – HIS 253
- Land and peoples
of east Asia
- Social and political
organization and religion of traditional China
- Spread of Chinese
civilization to Korea and Japan
- Responding to the
challenge of the West: China, Japan, and Korea
- Japanese imperialism
- Rise of the Chinese
Republic
- East Asia after
World War II
Major Topics to be Included – HIS 254
- Geography and
pre-Aryan civilization
- Vedic Age
- Rise of Jainism
and Buddhism
- Culture, society,
and religion of Hindu India
- Impact of Islam
and the Mughuls
- British India
- National struggle
and reform
- Independent south
Asia
- Indian and Chinese
influences on the historical development of Southeast Asia
- Modern southeast
Asia: western conquest and independence
Reviewed 1/2012
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