Tuesday, March 20, 2012

                                          The Yellow Emperor

Week 9.1

Welcome back from Spring Break.  Today, we will begin our exploration of the Yellow River Civilization of ancient China.  I will pass out maps in class to study for our second map quiz on Thursday, March 29.  Also note that there will be no class next Tuesday, March 27th due to Professional Development Day at the college.  Classes held between 11:30am and 3:55 pm are cancelled.

For this week, make sure you have read the pages in your text on China.  Also, we will discuss our Primary Source, The Analects of Confucius" on Thursday, March 29, so please prepare your thoughts and reactions on paper to first discuss, then hand in during class. The link is:  http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/texts/analects.html