Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Gunner Mikkelsen
Contact via gunner.mikkelsen@mq.edu.au
AHH
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
39cp at 100 level or above or (6cp in AHIS or AHST or MHIS or HIST units at 200 level)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit is a study of selected topics in early Chinese history and archaeology, including: Shang oracle bones and bronzes; the unification of China and the tomb complex of the First Emperor; the rise of the Han empire; the influence of nomadic peoples of the steppes; the Historical Records of the Grand Historian Sima Qian; the Silk Road; the cosmopolitan civilisation of the Tang; Confucianism; Daoism; Buddhism and other foreign religions in China.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Assessment criteria
The Essay will be marked against the following criteria: (1) knowledge of the relevant subject matter, (2) the range of primary sources used and their analysis, (3) the range of secondary works consulted and the depth of engagement with them, (4) correct citation of sources, (5) structure of argument, (6) formal presentation including correct referencing, English language grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Submission of Essay
The Essay must be submitted via Turnitin.
Extensions and penalties
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.
Completing the unit
To complete the unit satisfactorily, students must listen to the lectures and reflect on them and do the set weekly readings. Regular attendance at lectures is strongly recommended. They must submit all items of assessment and hand in work which is formatted in accordance with Department of Ancient History guidelines, spell-checked, written in good English, and demonstrating both an understanding of the material in the lectures and readings and independent reflection on the subject of the assessment.
An overall mark of 50% or above must be achieved to complete the unit satisfactorily.
Important note on final marks: Please note with respect to the marks you receive for work during the session: that the marks given are indicative only; final marks will be determined after moderation. See further the note on Results in the Policies and Procedures section below.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Tutorial Participation | 20% | No | Weeks 2-12 |
Essay | 40% | No | Friday Week 9 |
Exam | 40% | No | Monday Week 13 |
Due: Weeks 2-12
Weighting: 20%
One 1-hour tutorial each week. First tutorial will be in week 2. Tutorial participation is compulsory.
Due: Friday Week 9
Weighting: 40%
One major essay of approximately 2,500 words on a topic selected from a list of essay titles which will be uploaded to iLearn in Week 3. The essay must be supplied with footnotes and a complete bibliography of primary and secondary sources recorded according to one of the accepted conventions. Feedback and a mark will be given within three weeks after submission.
Due: Monday Week 13
Weighting: 40%
One 1.5-hr closed-book written exam. This will take place in class in Week 13.
This unit has an online presence. Login is via: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/. All lectures will be recorded and made available here via the Echo360 system.
Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient. For technical support go to: http://mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/informatics/help For student quick guides on the use of iLearn go to: http://mq.edu.au/iLearn/student_info/guides.htm
Materials are available for the unit in the Library's Reserve and online; see further the Detailed Bibliography for the unit in iLearn.
Required texts:
EBREY, Patricia B.: The Cambridge illustrated history of China (Cambridge & New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996; 2nd ed. 2010).
HANSEN, Valerie, The open empire: a history of China to 1800 (New York & London: W. W. Norton & Company, 2015).
Recommended texts:
DE BARY, William Theodore & Irene BLOOM, Sources of Chinese tradition, 2nd ed., vol. 1 (New York: Columbia University Press, 1999).
GERNET, Jacques: A history of Chinese civilization, 2nd ed. (Cambridge & New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996).
LEWIS, Mark E., The early Chinese empires: Qin and Han (Cambridge, Mass. & London: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2007).
PORTAL, Jane (ed.), The first emperor: China’s terracotta army (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2007).
Week | Lecture | |||
1 | Introduction | |||
2 | (1) Neolithic Period; (2) Shang dynasty | |||
3 | (1) Western Zhou archaeology; (2) Eastern Zhou; (3) Warring States | |||
4 | Philosophical foundations: Confucius, Mencius, Laozi | |||
5 | Unification of China: the First Emperor and the Qin dynasty | |||
6 | Tomb complex of the First Emperor | |||
7 | (1) Rise of the Han empire; (2) Sima Qian, the Grand Historian | |||
Mid-session break | ||||
8 | Reading Week | |||
9 | Restoration and demise of the Han | |||
10 | Introduction of Buddhism into China | |||
11 | Between the Han and the Tang | |||
12 | Reunification and the rise of a Golden Age: Sui-Tang China | |||
13 | Exam |
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