Topics – Medieval East Asia 800-1400

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwrdEX

Xtz-4

8mins-19

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Song and Yuan Dynasties

Koryŏ Dynasty

Heian Period

Discussion

1. Who wrote the article? When?

2. What is unique the author’s view?

3. Which writing system was used?

4. Who is the intended audience?

5. Why is picking a wife more difficult than picking a minister?

6. What do the characters believe is the proper reaction when she learns of a “little dalliance by her husband”?

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Samurai and the Kamakura Shogunate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J-m9Txq3PY