Ch. 19: India, China, and Japan: From the Medieval to the Modern

WorldBecause this course focuses on the 16th

century and following years, we will read little about earlier periods in these

countries.

IndiaImportant 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)

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?

Akbar and the Elephant

Hawai

From the Shahnama

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

Japan

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

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