HIST 1110 Lecture 1: Notes 1/18-3/3
15 May 2017
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Sources: primary sources: contemporary, written by people during that time period or experiencing the event firsthand, secondary sources: written by someone who heard about an event/time period or researched it as well. Iii: textbooks not always the most reliable, just a gathering of information. Assignments: turn in one reading assignment source sheet for each source read on fridays, turn in a small writing assignment each friday. January 20, 2017 discussion notes: the epic of gilgamesh. Terms to know: yellow river, the shang dynasty (1600-1046 b. c. , ancestor worship, the zhou dynasty, the mandate of heaven. January 25, 2017 class notes: ancient china (continued) Terms to know: the warring states period, confucianism, daoism, legalism, the han dynasty. Vii) the han dynasty: collapse of the qin, victory of the han general gaozu, 206 bc, adoption of confucianism by the han, portraying leaders as role models, very merciful to their enemies, expansion to the east.
