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Along the Silk Road: Conquerors, Traders and Explorers - CHIN2310
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Languages and Linguistics
 
 
Course Outline: http://languages.arts.unsw.edu.au/currentstudents/courseoutlines.shtml
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
 
 
Excluded: GENT0420
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Introduces students to the many cultural influences, which contributed to the formation of the ancient world along the 'Silk Road'. The 'Silk Road' has been the link between the great civilisations of Europe and Asia. Travelled by conquerors, missionaries, traders and explorers, the 'Silk Road' carried ideas, religion, arts, technologies, cuisines and diseases, as well as silk and trade goods of all descriptions.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, students should be able to:
  • Understand that great cultures as the Chinese do not develop in isolation
  • Appreciate the role of commerce in the dissemination of arts, technologies, beliefs and customs
  • Observe symptoms of the growth and the decline of civilisations as documented in the fate of the Persian and the Mongolian empires
  • Evaluate different kinds of historical evidence, in particular written sources, archaeological findings and ongoing traditions.

Assessment

  • Take home exam - 20%
  • Essay assignment - 40%
  • Test - 40%

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