1. Ch. 19: India, China, and Japan: From the Medieval to the Modern World Because this course focuses on the 16 th century and following years, we will read little about earlier periods in these countries.

2. India Important concepts, people, and works Find good definitions of the following terms and write them in your notes – Zen Buddhism – Hinduism – Muslim – Calligraphy – minaret Akbar and Mughal rule (significance for culture and arts) Akbar and the Elephant Hawai Rudaba letting down her hair... Mohandas Ghandhi and Indian Nationalism (significance for culture)

3. India: Mughal Rule and Art Name the Mughal features of the Taj Mahal In what form does Mughal painting appear? How was Mughal painting different from ealry Hindu and Buddhist painting?

4. Akbar and the Elephant Hawai

5. From the Shahnama

6. China Important concepts, people, and works Qing Dynasty painting and decorative art, figures 19.12 and 19.13 (“Qing” is pronounced “Cheeng.”) Affects on the culture: – Opium War – Chiang Kai-shek – Mao Tse-tung

7. Japan Important concepts, people, and works Basho and the haiku (17 th c.) Saikaku and his novels (17 th c.) End of Edo period and the Meiji of modern Japan Kurosawa and his films, including Seven Samurai Term: haiku

8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNqQXC8Tv8U