Chinese and World History

This is the American Cemetery where thousands of Americans & Filipinos who died in the Pacific War are buried. Beautiful tile murals depict the major campaigns of the war. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/AmericanCemeteryManila#

This is the old walled Spanish city dating back to the 16th century, which includes the Manila Cathedral. During the Pacific War it was the final stronghold of the Japanese forces and was badly damaged in the fighting for liberation. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/IntramurosManila#

Rizal Park, next to the Intramuros, is also called the Lunetta. It was the site of the execution by the Spanish of Philippine national hero Dr. Jose Rizal. The execution scene is depicted in larger-than-life bronze statues. Also displayed are the busts of twenty historic Filipino leaders who resisted imperialism, starting with Lapu-Lapu, the chief of Mactan Island who killed Magellan and delayed Spanish colonization for four decades. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/RizalParkManila#

The Spanish lit bonfires on this island to guide their galleons. When the Americans took over the Philippines in 1898 they turned this rock into a powerful fortress, which the Japanese severely damaged in 1941-42. The fall of Corregidor marked the end of American military presence until their return in 1944-45. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/Corregidor#

Sias International University

College of International Education

Chinese History Course Syllabus

Spring Semester 2009

Instructor: __Gary L. Todd, Ph.D.__________                                    Peter Hall Room #: _A310__

Email: __LeeFoxx1949@gmail.com________                          Phone #: _62607770_______

Office Hours: By Appointment

Course Objective:  To learn the history of the world’s oldest continuous civilization, and one of today’s world superpowers.  

Textbook:  Patricia Buckley Ebrey, Cambridge Illustrated History of China. 

Classroom Rules: Please respect all your teachers and classmates, be honest, do your best in class, keep awake, and keep your classroom and country clean. Treat others the way you wish to be treated.

Course Grading Assessment:

v  Written Research Paper                                                                                                    50%

v  Final Examination                                                                                                  50%

Total Percentage                                                                                                                       100%

As stated in official school policy, absences will be deducted directly from final grade.  So, come to class! 

Weekly Schedule    Course Content                                                                      Date

Chinese History-related videos will be shown on selected Tuesday evenings to be announced

Boracay’s white sand beach has been rated as one of the best beaches in the world. Most people get there by flying to Caticlan and taking a small ferry to Boracay Island. We circled the island about ten times while waiting to land; hence, the nice aerial views. We also took a catamaran to nearby Crystal Cove and all around Boracay, with several stops for snorkling at coral reefs. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/BoracayPhilippines#

This is the site on Mactan Island near Cebu where Lapu-Lapu, the chief of the island, repulsed the Spanish and killed Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. Magellan’s crew continued his circumnavigation of the globe, while the battle effectively delayed the colonization of the Philippines for more than four decades. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/LapuLapuMonumentBattleOfMactan#

Most of these shots are from Q300 or Q400 turboprop flights from Gensan on Mindanao to Cebu, Cebu to Caticlan, and return flights. I’ve also added a few jet views of Luzon and Manila. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/PhilippineIslandsAtollsCitiesAerialViews#