China and Europe 1500-2000 and Beyond: What is “Modern”? with Ken Pomeranz and Bin Wong, Columbia University
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/chinawh/
A multimedia teaching unit presented by Asia for Educators. Includes video clips of Pomeranz and Wong, timelines, maps, images, and more.
Chinese Biographical Database, Marilyn A. Levine, Eastern Oregon University
http://www.eou.edu/cbiouser/
The Chinese Biographical Database includes biographies of major Chinese figures. The database is searchable by name, birth year, career, education, family, historical events, and more.
Classical Historiography for Chinese History by Benjamin Elman, Princeton University
http://www.princeton.edu/~classbib/
Offers an introduction to Chinese historiography, an extensive bibliography, links to other electronic resources, sources for the Ming and Qing dynasties, aids for translating official Chinese titles and institutions, and dictionaries.
The Mongols in World History, Columbia University
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/mongols/
A teaching unit presented by Asia for Educators in consultation with Morris Rossabi. Topics explored include “The Mongols’ Mark on Global History,” Mongol conquests, the Mongols in China , key figures in Mongol history, and the pastoral nomadic lifestyle.
Morning Sun, Long Bow Group
www.morningsun.org
Companion website to the Long Bow Group’s film about China’s Cultural Revolution. Features an excellent collection of primary materials, including music clips, personnel files, pamphlets, quotations from Mao Zedong, and much more.
Silk Road Seattle, University of Washington
http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/index.html
Dedicated to explaining the history and culture of the Silk Road. Includes image galleries, a map quiz, select primary documents, and annotated bibliographies dealing with the Silk Road.
The Song Dynasty in China (960-1279): Life in the Song Seen Through a 12 th-century Scroll, Columbia University
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/song/
A multimedia teaching unit presented by Asia for Educators. Includes images of the Beijing Qingming hand scroll from the National Palace Museum in Beijing . Topics explored include economic growth, commercialization, urbanization, intellectual life, and social changes.
A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization, Patricia Buckley Ebrey, University of Washington
http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/index.htm
A collection of images and visual resources by period and topic, with teacher guides.
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