Yao to Mao - 5000 Years of Chinese History - Course Guidebook Part II

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From Yao to Mao: 5000
Years of Chinese History

Professnr Kenneth J. Harmand

New Mexico State University

Part IE

THE TEACHING COMPANY
Kenneth J. Hammond, PhD.
Aseria Profesor of Hisry, New Molen Sta elves

en Hames ws homtail a Ohi andres A. trem Ket
Sats veri a Hé ty a elite Seer eh ary: 1980, he sad
snd seclad in Belg, China, sen entered Tread Urvantfor geadate
‘rads fn 1987, He uesived hie AML in ar: Asian Rogie Sais fa 198 acd
IAPR. in Histor sc ast Aan Langage in 19

Tn jsined oh ya ao” Meni Site river 964 rn
Faseaiph thre sree thar time. Ir 2000, he heeame fsparonent hea in histor.
He tutes cues in Chinese Jcress, and Kersey say ain bast Ait
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‘Table of Contents,
From Yao to Maa:

5000 Years of Chinese Hietary
Port il
Professor Biography anes . ‘
Course Seape x a nes
Lecture Phitcon Ham Yu a the Late Tang #
LLeceure Furies Five Dynasties and the Song Founding 6
Lecture Fiteen oetlectal Ferment in (ne 11°C. 9
Lecture siale Atand he Way 2
Vesta Seventeen Congest Staos the Nor Is
Lecture Pighieen Exon end Soxie ir Seater Sng, 8
Lecture Nineteen Zhu Xi and Nev-Conticiansm 2
Lastare Twenty “The Rise ofthe Mong 4
Tostnee Twealy One The Youn Dynasty belehewerd
Lecture Twenty-two The Rise of tte Ming a
LLecure twenty-three The Ming Golden ge 33
Lecture Twenty Four Gridlock 2nd Csi 39
nine on 2
want AB
ograpaleat Notes s
Bibliography s 6

" 4g ge Lid Peek
From Yao to Mao:
5000 Years of Chinese History

Scope:

he 36 tus nts nurse exper ‘he hitony Fl nite af Ch, sping
avis feupors-al spall rman and developing several tres ofp
Understand his ancien at col ects, ewe poe tester
‘eorolegial passage trough the unflding of has po scl ae calla
‘volion wih parieular ateton Wo rsprint doa: er ind cals athe
roles they Pave payin shaping th Chinas serial pastand is dynamic
Prssen

(Chinese ication orgie ine uate seca repo Non thie
ealtres arly 5,000 sensu Ece-ping fa dhe mtholapel na of Sags
Erapecrs, sh a Yao and Shu Chin's historia ecesd begs i he
Shang dents aourd 1800 2.=, Ws wil folly the growth Chin ren ¢
sivallingcon on he Non China Plain 92 major empirs2-sning fom the
Siverian fonts the unsls of Saute, Aa, fom the Pacific coast othe
‘Cantal Asan dese,

‘One of eur themes il eth evolu of sil a oti iene
the mechanisms ty which hey soqvied an ett heh fomse as ules
(Cin, Clos ink to hiss the history epoca thought n Chins fon
sieplitie wos in prchistors though the Atal Age of Conticies and Le
ft he lng somes of ec ing a een he Imperial Oncor et the pat
pica ete

We will aks be concerned wa te ays in wh the Caines heve thought ant
‘wit out tenselves el the wer around ther. Cosrlogial ds aur
the nae ef theuniverse, the metas insig's of Buddhas url eign
Daoism, and the poremia ystisism ¢ opts rsligon lave bleed ane
interact rnghou Chirese bite) n ass which hve yielded Dh Cs
hones ofaran ts Fomor afr igus oot

11 sought these eles, we wl consider China’ stor oc latent dhe
swore beyaad Cin For (ane i210 ears China he ben ied the
lal economy. an tadets and eve as invebneught both Ie riches he
pin maticloe ats splondor to 3¢ West We yl eae einen © ase
Frltinseheteon Chin at he Wee ram tho age 0 He Monge congue
the 12 eenary then th wf masse mein fn fe 19" ae tothe
presex age af China's eemerzarea aa gear wll rermursie al pits
owe.

‘Bor gaing withthe history 9f Chin over the last Five sane, ve wi.
become aml wth oe a he ws pretest cvizntone and, ary its
most prsers Far Fom te nonul heae 9 Chine Samant unchaa
relic of a once worgus pest. we wil se China as ving te that as
Towkised and declined ved und rotrasd oy aeatoss veal ts v6!
thowsans feu We wll como understand some afte Ke snes ate
sllewed Chinas po ical oréerte reais sabe fr sere thay 2.000 sas and
‘teaming io shive his coun a tee epennget the 21° century
Han Yu and the Late Tang

Scope: The An Lash reblen suk he Ting its foundation, bu the
<snasty avved ant emai in power fr ater century and a hall
Ah end a the BY cowry ane she hoon ne ofthe 9,2 new
insect mover: af Contes thnkervand wr, perhaps
‘eresete bet by the solar fan Yu, began 9 call Io ¢eotur nthe
ideals of good gev2vmnen ad youd weling tala chareteraec the
Tt centr of t= Han dynasty a tiosand years eri, Blaming ray
(Chinas troubles on the bleUlinfloenecs 9 Badin and eligi.
Dinos Han Yw J oles calle faking of eultwal renaissance.

sr eas i tw resol yl Fi but set the sags forthe reat
lara ane inaleenalehansee nthe 1rentiry, hich we ill
‘mse.

Outline
1. Inthe sero the Aa Last sebellon, Us" Langayvasiy Kou
postion weakened
‘S.-The cmp dt make deals wih mtr leaders to ensue
suppor
1. Twershelfon violate he noem aa ent proses
2 Geeta nthe south ant soulsves.of tre empire once ths
por to ace aw the et cl of hes reverses
‘for thi eons, thus fede the Mss reotices fr eee
sovemmet
A. Ln! anmemon hop a convinaethe prince, ad the inp
et diets rd nly the or imei soning
apa
1 Bai runic ha bee major zonce forthe mule,

1 Boca rensned vuite popula, and mans were oem advise

2. Thesrearmennat ies bull ge olinys of am! donated 9
Pious. orclsser, dona, of ieh was exempt om aa,
A. This sls leds ezoreae in vor fr the slate,

1, Atihe end ue ceamny ar he boginning of the, cull and
relist movernent Gagan te revive Canuci values ane reduce the pews
Sha inierce ut Dan,

A. One a techie gues in this movers was. aman nared Tran Yi
Ua Yu ved rn 768 wo 24
2. Herepreenled rely emerging kind! of wea Til

[3 Hows 09 tom the etclshescitoca aii ha ad long
Aersnaed the cout,

4. Meer government eric ire esominaon sen,
rather thigh pera eirimeation is areerpaner:
‘Srl hr srsermchmansrorunaw le. nf Some os

Han Yu developed Hew a peli Uy ale gener main

ed sty ig
re acrocat snp, igor expestony poss inthe syle

2. eargusd thatthe lower iterate tht al ero nant 1
‘China userid lea ink ad Smee “ake vals.

3. lnsus texas his meus evs “Te Org ofthe Wy” he
sienod Buide, and (osm exten egies Daoisn, forthe
Soblerssof Chin's uaa po eal ie

4A nanoter es, "Or th Bou ofthe Budi.” he opposed lens
for deeetaecr to pay hme a Buchs ec on dsp dhe

oan

He pe deved tha return ta ie Confucian vales ofhusnaite

{nc cumpassion youd estove China te genes.

UL. The een mover pasted for political rom cada revival of be
pera state
A. Ilan Yuna ete: Ikemindd junior oils wrote ess and
tial seeking ta peor thieves
1. naomi in ed 5, hose ks pita ation thine

2. Miany often inciting Han Yo er ie ad pied
their sews

{3 n Yu was ee tothe sth tr soya yas but etme tebe
si

441 ties ofthis group sta standard far la Confers in

slanding up For thei boi
5, Althoutt thoy id yet soesce in ososng te Somat group,
the sane hiker sot he age for major cs tual and lec
tkselopments in te 1 sexta and eras as we will se
Inter etre
1B, W815, 9 urge of By ar gray reduce Le soweraf nonstate
1 This was ina asespomtst the eiqu of Saddam ot Forth
bythe gr ma schoo
22, Mos: ataaees wer lated cr a monks ar mn ere
confer 61m ny
3. This suppression sted only afew sear, and ist monte
resin ei iis fam “he S808 onward ft he eve hele
‘sama ura sc pow, a hey had prey

4 By ister e Yen tne Tang Revan 7 face c-ins poles
ta, a eared perio rapid een eh shored ina
fageo” great changes 1 Ca eur Lo is perod inthe nest
Teste

Essentia!Reating:
(Carls tan, Fl Ys ond the Pan Seer fr i

‘Supplemental Reading
aye eet, Pohinon i Chere Sait

Tovsbu Chen. Fin a ltt lars age 773

Questans tn Coaster

1, Whe ould a piu siyle ot with hve been an a npn
sole tho han as mecca ths mesa cone Hera
work!

2, Tor hn Yuan like-rined schol ote, eraicicng the shorteorings.
ofthe emperor vasa ronal eu. Ih often sues st eile or exectlin,
‘Why would ivi have risked sick punishments by speskang ul?
Scopes

Lecture Fourteen
Five Dynasties and the Song Founding

‘By th ate 9 ents the Tang dyna vm weakened by corupton,
the dilisten of ras power al the power ails gat
sera wes. The bt ane as depose andthe
pie fll ito £12 eomury e* agrsstton and ebro wacfore
Series ofvogiena states ese aed fell apd secession unl nS
fos bothers esta shed anew dvs elle he Sn, "hese en,
igo Kusrav.nend Zoo Kany defend yarns eval and
Consolidated thle over ever he we dl, ntalishing se erst
that would ee Chinn une the Monat ennguest he later 3
‘ens, They faead a pale sha ype in ringing th protonzed
evi! ofl rule air ll ovthe Fag ted a reolsed
ths pres acing the nah ini. an sei tev ali
‘hat udaeatal reshape he ae nels.

Outline

1 The Fang dynasty fll par ete 2 af the 9 ese.

‘Acarbinatio af ise doses oe i aipite apart

1 Miley snengion cased enor, omelve ove: donno a

buchs gine inaasing power oer the dy-o-day operons af

thecal government

‘3G aristoortic files shen again eat tke fo nuenee
ove the emperors

4. Inthe 330s, civil war beoesn val iia Fevers anne major
sconomie damage

5. Powson rebels aie epltvion by dese landlords
rekon ith eres Feeney il violence

4, Finals the somes entered Ue capital amined the eunuch
spesne sary overs he st Tat emperors

_Atshe begining ofthe 10 ceaury. he Tang as dope, ex Cn

Tellinto rae than $0 sears of livin end tie

1 Ti jal cl he Five Dyas, her the min ses Ea
Inada power own froug® ve dee,

2. Veer mwa hag sea ein hse as well

A. Power washold by whosver col raster alec fest eizz
44. Soviets andthe evmomy wor subject evs ese ane
dieepten,

1560, age of ns ity wa brougtto an ent the etait

A. “The Zzhan voters, Kycngyin an Kuang, seized power none of he
ive Dynaats set and ws succes iy oii the emp
1, Thsirssinne of power wo essay ke alt hers tat had
token flae ever he presi © 9,

22. They fced abasic problem, wbie' ws ow ene thal cme
‘her general out edo ta than what they be done tothe”
pen.

{i They eunifed China thoush acres of mitarcan is a

1635s he entire expire,
B. The Zhuo triers calved shir problem with imovativepoicis and
aol pis manmerg
1 Theat lon, wil oe spare nt
verses um he Ha dsngltie n,n get beer
fesngyed che aos te fll tle Tag al 19 sets of
threis wart,

2, The Zo thers ses ne eho te vert me of talento
serve intieiradninsvaton the Comucian examination ss,

3. Esensho bron sine the an nor eeuret ea he man
system oF rac mene hy reconaenaties

4. Now he Save dyamsty mie te exams the mainstnstt of
soverr new ic tent, hough her ays ering he

Fntcaeny. seh asthe shades pigs” ve tothe so oF

yarns oF lias ho ere ley serving al rma,

Thecus cca conta ode ple cure of Sang ur er
inperiel Cin
[AL Thecxanitiorstock place on lel and nation level
1 Aefiss itveas a rlevel sen, which er developed amide
provincial evel
22. Cantets st fr oxaminations res thee romero the
(Gonfacan classi ers and teirabilt te arte casted
Chinese.
4 Specs enlris or evahinton sie tom tet n,n
involsng gral po eal comroves
4. Mer ho seat athe lal ove! cord sit fr the higher xa,