1.1: Developments in East Asia from c. 1200 to c. 1450

Setting the world stage in Unit 1, we begin with East Asia in the year 1200. Centered around the Song Dynasty in China, we explore Confucianism, the Civil Service Exam, and China’s influence on its East Asian neighbors, including Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. Go Champa rice!

Vocabulary:

Flashcards →
  1. Song Dynasty
  2. Goryeo
  3. Yuan Dynasty
  4. Ming Dynasty
  5. Neo-Confucianism
  6. Buddhism
  7. Filial Piety
  8. Civil Service Exams
  9. Khanates
  10. Shogunate
  11. Pax Mongolica
  12. Sinification
  13. Shinto
  14. Bushido
  15. Champa Rice
  16. Genghis Khan
  17. Kublai Khan
  18. Minamoto no Yoritomo
  19. Zhenghe
  20. Marco Polo
  21. Ibn Battuta

Resources:

Videos:

Heimler's History | Developments in East Asia

Crash Course World History | 2,000 Years of Chinese History!

Jim Rhoades | Chapter 1.1

Dobbiecast History | 1.1: Developments in East Asia

ChinaX | How to Memorize China's Major Dynasties

Freeman-Pedia | Illustrative Examples: Champa Rice

Crash Course History of Science | Medieval China