China and Europe, 1500-2000 and Beyond: What is "Modern"?

China & Europe

Intro(current)
"Modern"?

Redefining the Modern World Decoupling "Modern" from "European" Appreciating Asian Dynamics
Industrial Revolution

Common Dynamics Industrial Evolution, not Revolution? Rethinking Regions Explaining the Industrial Revolution in Europe
New Units of Analysis
- China & Europe: The New Units of Analysis China & Europe: 1500-1800
- China & Europe: 1780-1937
Modern China
The Precedent for Modern Politics The Rural Industry Tradition in China
Conclusion
For Teachers

Teachers Guide Lesson Plans Classroom Resources Timeline of Chinese Inventions [PDF] China's Gifts to the West [PDF] Chinese Ideas in the West [PDF] Emperors and Reign Periods [PDF] Bibliography
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⚬ Teachers Guide

Key Terms / Vocabulary

Study Questions

Discussion Questions

What do We Mean by "Modern"?

Rethinking the Industrial Revolution

China and Europe: the New Units of Analysis

China and Europe: 1500-1800

China and Europe: 1780-1937

China Achieves a Modern State

Conclusion: Issues for the 21st Century

Lesson Plan (PDF)

⚬ Lesson Plans

Rethinking the rise of the West: The Great Divergence Debate

Rethinking the rise of the West: Global Commodities

Standards of Modernity — China and Europe

Parallels in England and the Yangzi Basin of China in the 1800s

⚬ Classroom Resources

⚬ Timeline of Chinese Inventions [PDF]

⚬ China's Gifts to the West [PDF]

⚬ Chinese Ideas in the West [PDF]

⚬ Emperors and Reign Periods [PDF]

⚬ Bibliography of related reading

For Teachers: Teachers' Guide

Introduction

Key Terms/Vocabulary

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specialization

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