ARCA2619 - The Splendour of Ancient China

Semester 1, 2012  |  Credit Points: 6

Coordinator: Alison Betts
Phone: +61 2 9351 2090
Email: alison.betts@sydney.edu.au

Description

From earliest times China developed a complex civilization with a rich heritage of material culture. This unit of study will explore this ancient society through the lens of archaeological inquiry from its earliest origins along the Yellow River to the time of the great Han Empire when the Silk Roads linked China with Greece and Rome.

Assessments

1x500wd paper (10%), 1x1500wd essay (40%) and 2x1000wd in-class exams (50%)

Classes

2x1-hr lecture/week, 1x1-hr tutorial/week

Prerequisites

(12 junior credit points of Archaeology) or (6 junior credit points of Archaeology plus 6 junior credit points of Ancient History or Asian Studies)

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