6731001 Oriental History
| Numbering Code | U-LET24 36731 LJ36 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | special lecture | |
| Target Year | Target Student | |||
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Tue.4 | |
| Instructor name | YOSHIMOTO MICHIMASA (Graduate School of Letters Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | Due to excavation of Qin bamboo slips after 1970s,' concerning the second half of the three century B.C., the actual condition of the Qin history, that is incommensurable with before, is revealing. On the other hand, the recognition on the Qin history before the first half of the three century B.C. must still rely on the Shiji. This lecture confirms the characteristics and originality of the Shiji's recognition on the Qin history by comparing with recognitions from the late Warring State to the early Western Han. | |||
| Course Goals |
Mastery of the newest information derived from studies on the pre-imperial period, and the method of critical analyzation of literatures of ancient China . |
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| Schedule and Contents |
The first: Introduction The second: Sparseness and density of description on Qin The third and the fourth: The origin of Qin The fifth: The foundation of the Qin state The sixth: Mugong The seventh: Qin as Rongdi theory The eighth: Xiangong The ninth and the tenth: Xiaogong to Zhuangxiangwang The eleventh to the fourteenth: Qin's unification The fifteenth: Conclusion Information regarding feedback will be announced in the classroom. |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Generally, rating the small reports submitted in every class (30%) and a final report (70%) which is mainly related to the lecture. | |||
| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Separately instructed during class | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Teaching materials will be prepared by the teacher | ||
| References, etc. | Introduced during class | |||
