Foundations of Eastern Civilization takes you on a grand journey to explore the big accomplishments of Eastern civilization, from the material economy of day-to-day life to the political and religious philosophies that would bind these cultures together for thousands of years. Over the course of 48 ambitious lectures, Professor Craig G. Benjamin of Grand Valley State University introduces you to the many people, achievements, and ideas that came out of Eastern civilization and played a role in creating the modern world.

Course no. 3630. Compact discs. Teaching Company: 3630 (Course number). Additional nos. on various parts: PC3630A (compact discs) ; IC3630A-01--IC3630A-04 (CD containers) ; PB3630A (course guidebook).

Introduction -- Professor biography -- Course scope -- LECTURE GUIDE : Lecture 1. Journey to the East -- Lecture 2. Yin and Yang - the geography of China -- Lecture 3. Early China and the mysterious Xia -- Lecture 4. The coming of the Shang -- Lecture 5. The Shang and writing for the Gods -- Lecture 6. The Zhou and the mandate of heaven -- Lecture 7. Great ideas of the Zhou - Confucianism -- Lecture 8. Great ideas of the Zhou - later Confucianism -- Lecture 9. Great ideas of the Zhou - Daoism -- Lecture 10. Great ideas of the Zhou - legalism -- Lecture11. The Qin and the first emperor of China -- Lecture 12. Contact with the West - the early Han -- Lecture 13. Triumph and tragedy - the later Han -- Lecture 14. Silk roads - in the footsteps of nomads -- Lecture 15. Silk roads - the envoy Zhang Qian -- Lecture 16. Silk roads - perils of camels and caravans -- Lecture 17. Silk roads - Rome and roads from the West -- Lecture 18. Silk roads -- the lost Kushan empire -- Lecture 19. Origins of Buddhism -- Lecture 20. The age of disunity -- Lecture 21. The great Taizong and the rise of the Tang -- Lecture 22. Changan and the glittering Tang -- Lecture 23. Korea - mysterious beginnings -- Lecture 24. Korea - the land of morning calm -- Lecture 25. Korea - the unified Silla -- Lecture 26. Korea - the Koryo -- Lecture 27. Japan - geography and early cultures -- Lecture 28. Japan - treasures of the tomb period -- Lecture 29. Japan - Nara and the great Eastern Temple -- Lecture 30. Japan - the world of the Heian -- Lecture 31. Southeast Asia - Vietnam -- Lecture 32. Southeast Asia - Indian and Islamic influences -- Lecture 33. The industrial revolution of the Song -- Lecture 34. Intellectual and cultural life of the Song -- Lecture 35. The Mongols conquer the world -- Lecture 36. Shaking the foundation - Mongols in the East -- Lecture 37. The rise of the Ming -- Lecture 38. Great treasure fleets of the Ming -- Lecture 39. The Qing - nomads return from the north -- Lecture 40. The Qing - the last emperor of China -- Lecture 41. Korea Choson - rise of the Yangban -- Lecture 42. Korea Choson - the last dynasty -- Lecture 43. Medieval Japan - Samurai and Shoguns -- Lecture 44. Tokugawa and Meiji Japan -- Lecture 45. The people's Republic of China -- Lecture 46. Isolation and Cold War conflicts -- Lecture 47. The rise of the East Asian Tigers -- Lecture 48. The enduring ideas of Eastern civilization.