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There were three readings this week. The first was the second chapter in An Outline History of East Asia to 1200. The chapter focused on the Zhou dynasty, from the victory over the Shang to the political and societal history, to the philosophy of Confucius. An interesting point brought up is that a lot of… Continue reading Weekly Progress Report: Week 3

For this week, I read four texts. The first first built off of the idea of complex societies by talking about Taosi. Taosi was an extremely large and complex area from the 2600-2000 BCE. Tying into what was defined as a complex society from last week, Taosi fits the definitions to a tee. It had… Continue reading Weekly Progress Report: Week 2

For this course, I watched a documentary called “Chinese Heroes, Kings and Destroyers” and read the introduction of Pre-Industrial Societies: Anatomy of the Pre-Modern World. The documentary covers ancient Chinese myths that have been passed down to this day. These include Nu-Gua who is pictured above, Fu-Xi, and the Great Sage Kings. While these characters… Continue reading Weekly Progress Report: Week 1