Foundations of Eastern Civilization
Uncover the fascinating origins of East Asian civilization in this comprehensive course that explores the history of China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia.
48 Lectures
1

Journey to the East
0 of 30 min
2

Yin and Yang—The Geography of China
0 of 28 min
3

Early China and the Mysterious Xia
0 of 29 min
4

The Coming of the Shang
0 of 28 min
5

The Shang and Writing for the Gods
0 of 29 min
6

The Zhou and the Mandate of Heaven
0 of 29 min
7

Great Ideas of the Zhou—Confucianism
0 of 28 min
8

Great Ideas of the Zhou—Later Confucianism
0 of 28 min
9

Great Ideas of the Zhou—Daoism
0 of 29 min
10

Great Ideas of the Zhou—Legalism
0 of 28 min
11

The Qin and the First Emperor of China
0 of 28 min
12

Contact with the West—The Early Han
0 of 29 min
13

Triumph and Tragedy—The Later Han
0 of 28 min
14

Silk Roads—In the Footsteps of Nomads
0 of 28 min
15

Silk Roads—The Envoy Zhang Qian
0 of 29 min
16

Silk Roads—Perils of Camels and Caravans
0 of 28 min
17

Silk Roads—Rome and Roads from the West
0 of 30 min
18

Silk Roads—The Lost Kushan Empire
0 of 29 min
19

Origins of Buddhism
0 of 29 min
20

The Age of Disunity
0 of 29 min
21

The Great Taizong and the Rise of the Tang
0 of 28 min
22

Changan and the Glittering Tang
0 of 28 min
23

Korea—Mysterious Beginnings
0 of 29 min
24

Korea—The Land of Morning Calm
0 of 29 min
25

Korea—The Unified Silla
0 of 28 min
26

Korea—The Koryo
0 of 29 min
27

Japan—Geography and Early Cultures
0 of 29 min
28

Japan—Treasures of the Tomb Period
0 of 29 min
29

Japan—Nara and the Great Eastern Temple
0 of 28 min
30

Japan—The World of the Heian
0 of 28 min
31

Southeast Asia—Vietnam
0 of 29 min
32

Southeast Asia—Indian and Islamic Influences
0 of 29 min
33

The Industrial Revolution of the Song
0 of 30 min
34

Intellectual and Cultural Life of the Song
0 of 29 min
35

The Mongols Conquer the World
0 of 28 min
36

Shaking the Foundation—Mongols in the East
0 of 28 min
37

The Rise of the Ming
0 of 27 min
38

Great Treasure Fleets of the Ming
0 of 29 min
39

The Qing—Nomads Return from the North
0 of 29 min
40

The Qing—The Last Emperor of China
0 of 30 min
41

Korea Choson—Rise of the Yangban
0 of 29 min
42

Korea Choson—The Last Dynasty
0 of 28 min
43

Medieval Japan—Samurai and Shoguns
0 of 28 min
44

Tokugawa and Meiji Japan
0 of 28 min
45

The People’s Republic of China
0 of 28 min
46

Isolation and Cold War Conflicts
0 of 28 min
47

The Rise of the East Asian Tigers
0 of 29 min
48

The Enduring Ideas of Eastern Civilization
0 of 36 min
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