Introduction: Asia Rising
I. Ancient Asia
A. Core Philosophies & Religions
- Hinduism
- Buddhism
- The Warring States Period & the 100 Schools: Daoism & Confucianism
- Shinto
B. The Flourishing of Asian Culture
- China – The Tang Dynasty & the flourishing of poetry & art
- Japan – The Heian Dynasty & the flourishing of aristocratic culture
- India – The Mughal Dynasty & the flourishing of art & architecture
II. The Making of Modern Asia
- India – India under the Raj
- China – the Opium Wars, Taiping Rebellion, Boxer Rebellion
- Japan – Fall of the Shogunate & the Meiji Transformation
III. The Rise of Modern Asia
- India – Indian Nationalism, Gandhi & the end of the Raj
- China – Chinese Nationalism, Chinese Communism, Civil War, China under Mao
- Japan – Rise of modern Japan, War & Aftermath