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British History Course Syllabus Fall 2010

Sunday, August 29, 2010

The syllabus content is posted below, but the format didn’t transfer properly from my computer to this website.

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Mawangdui Han Tombs

Saturday, August 21, 2010

The Mawangdui Tombs in Changsha are one of the world’s greatest archaeological treasures, due to an incredible degree of preservation. Over 3000 cultural relics have come from the tombs: pottery, lacquerware, food items, textiles, and an almost perfectly-preserved corpse of a noble woman who died over 2100 years ago. The bamboo and silk texts are [...]

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Changsha: Hunan Provincial Museum

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Hunan Provincial Museum has a great collection of ancient Shang and Western Zhou bronzes. One gallery features the ten greatest archaeological discoveries of Hunan Province, several of which are among the greatest discoveries in the world. The museum’s greatest treasures are the over 3000 cultural artifacts excavated from the three Mawangdui Tombs of the Han [...]

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Changsha City Museum

Saturday, August 21, 2010

The Changsha City Museum features artifacts from the city’s 3000-year history. Hunan Province’s most famous resident was Chairman Mao Zedong, though the city was also prominent during the Taiping Uprising in the 1850s. Most of the ancient city was destroyed either at that time, or during the anti-Japanese War. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., [...]

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Changsha: Bamboo Texts Museum

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Over 100,000 bamboo strips were found in an ancient well, the largest collection of such texts ever found. They are from the Kingdom of Wu during the Three Kingdoms era. Other bamboo and wood texts are also exhibited at this museum next to Tianxin Park. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias [...]

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Changsha: Tianxin Park & Hunan Martyr’s Park

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Tianxin Park contains the only remaining part of the old city wall, and was the site of fighting during the Taiping Uprising. Hunan Martyr’s Park, on Lake Nianjia, is dedicated to those who died in the struggle to free China from foreign aggressors. The city zoo is located next to the park. Photos by Gary [...]

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Study Guide: INTRODUCTION TO GREAT BRITAIN

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Introduction to Great Britain Dr. Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History ž  Peter Hall Room A310 ž  Phone 62607770 ž  Office Hours by Appointment ž   email: LeeFoxx1949@gmail.com

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Vicksburg Battlefield & USS Cairo Museum

Sunday, August 1, 2010

The siege of Vicksburg by Union General Grant and its surrender in 1863 was a turning point in the War Between the States. The battlefield photos follow the auto tour shown in the brochure photos at the front of this album. The USS Cairo was sunk in the Mississippi River, raised 102 years later, restored, [...]

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