ASIA 350 Lecture 1: ALL ASIA Class Notes PART 1

• School: University of Oregon
• Department: Asian Studies
• Course: ASIA 350
• Professor: Daniel Buck

Document Summary

1 point each with an extra credit question. Do 3 over the course of the term. At least 1 before the midterm, 1 after (2 mandatory, 1 optional) Final exam: 15% ( tuesday, march 20 at 8:00 am ) Choose which of the 3 you are writing the summary for. 1911 - 1949: civil war, japanese occupation. 403 - 221 bc: warring states period (spring and autumn period) North 960 - 1126; south 1127 - 1279: song. 1911 - 1949: republic of china (present of taiwan) 551 - 479 bc: confucius (political philosophy not a religion) Jomon ~ 10,000 bc: hunters & gatherers. Buddhism arrives ~ 550, chinese writing and confucian teachings also arriving from china. ~ 550 ad chinese writing arrives in japan. Expansion of islam 632 ~ 1000 ad. Cold war/domino effect/containment ~ 1946 - 1991. Rise of japanese economy, export miracle ~ 1960s - 1990s.