Become a member and save up to 33% on the price of your tickets! Join today If you are already a member, log in to access your member price. A Journey through Ancient China China and the Nomads Evening Course Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 6:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. ET Code: 1J0358A Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Select your Tickets Login $25 Member 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 $30 Non-Member Add to cart *Log in to add this program to your wishlist Reserving your tickets... Save when you purchase this program as a part of one of these series! 4 Program Series: A Journey through Ancient China Find series tickets Resize text Persian miniature depicting Genghis Khan entering ancient Beijing (Bibliothèque nationale de France) China has more than three thousand years of recorded history, but misconceptions abound at every stage. Historian Justin Jacobs takes you on a thematic tour of four important topics in ancient Chinese history: relations with nomads, sacred mountains, the civil service exams, and the maritime voyages of Zheng He. Each lecture includes a rich, nuanced overview based on the latest scholarship and illustrated with copious slides. Justin M. Jacobs, professor of Chinese history at American University, is the author of several books, including the forthcoming Plunder? How Museums Got Their Treasures. Session Information China and the Nomads For most of its history, China has fought, negotiated with, intermarried with, repudiated, and capitulated to the nomadic peoples who inhabit its northern peripheries. Jacobs provides a detailed overview of these contentious relationships, including those with the Xiongnu, Tabgatch, Mongols, and Manchus, in the process dispelling popular caricatures of “barbaric raiders” and highlighting the fundamental transformations occasioned by nomadic invasions. Additional Sessions of Ancient China Series May 8: Sacred Mountains of China May 15: The Chinese Civil Service Exams May 22: The Maritime Voyages of Zheng He General Information View Common FAQs and Policies about our Online Programs on Zoom.
