Week 1: Prehistoric Asia A)  What is Asia? Definition & Framework B) Asian Hominids & the Arrival of Humanity C) The Hunter Gatherer Biology & Lifestyle              Reading:            Week 2: The First Peoples of Asia A)  The Agricultural Revolution & Geography  B)  Domestication Pastoralism & the Horse C)  The Nomadic Indo-Europeans D) Map Assignment Due  Reading:            Week 3: The 1st Civilizations & the Pacific             A) The Indus Valley Civilization (India) B) The Huang He Civilization (China) C) The Polynesian Migration Begins   Reading: Week 4: The Axial Age of India   A)  Hinduism & Zoroastrianism  B)  The Mauryan & Gupta Ages C)  The Birth of Buddhism D) Movie Review Due  Reading:             Week 5: The Axial Age of China A) Dynasty & Mandate of Heaven B) Confucianism & Daoism  C) The Creation of China Reading: Week 6: The Spread of Civilization A) Indianized Southeast Asia B) Sinicized East Asia C) The Silk Road & Central Asia Reading:             Week 7: The Glorious Han             A) Four Great Inventions             B) Civil Service Exam             C) Collapse and Decline          Reading: Week 8: Mid-Term Exam - Bring a Scantron (886-E), and a No.2 Pencil            A) Monday Review            B) Wednesday Mid-Term Exam   C) Historical Identification Assignment Due

Week 9: The Japanese Archipelago  A) Creation myth & Shinto B) Taike Nara & Heian C) the Shoen system Reading: Week 10: The Spread of Islam & Polynesia  A) Islamic India B) Islamic Central Asia C) The Polynesian Migration Reading: Week 11: Medieval China A) The Tong Dynasty B) Custom and Culture C) Poetry & Factionalism Reading: Week 12: The Mongolian Era A) Genghis Khan & the Conquest B) Life under Pax Mongolia in Asia C) A Eurasian Pandemic; Black Death D) Primary Source Analysis Assignment Due Reading: Week 13: The “Tributary” Kingdoms A) Burma & Thailand B) Vietnam & Khmers C) Korea Reading: Week 14: Mughal India A) The arrival of the Mughals B) Dravidian India C) Buddhist Ceylon  Week 15: Ming & Manchu China A) Commerce & Maritime Expeditions B) The East Asian World-system C) the Rise of the Manchus D) The Grand Civilizations  Week 16: Wednesday: Final Exam @ 12:15PM Bring a Scantron (886-E), and a No.2 Pencil! Research Essay Due @ 1:40PM