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课程详述
COURSE SPECIFICATION
以下课程信息可能根据实际授课需要或在课程检讨之后产生变动。如对课程有任何疑问，请联
系授课教师。
The course information as follows may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen
circumstances, or following review of the course at the end of the session. Queries about the course should be
directed to the course instructor.
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课程名称 Course Title
蒙古帝国：出现、历史和物质文化 The Mongol Empire: Emergence, History and Material
Culture
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授课院系
Originating Department
社会科学中心 Center for Social Sciences
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课程编号
Course Code
SS038
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课程学分 Credit Value
2
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课程类别
Course Type
通识选修课程 General Education (GE) Elective Courses
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授课学期
Semester
秋季 Fall
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授课语言
Teaching Language
英文 English
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授课教师、所属学系、联系方
式（如属团队授课，请列明其
他授课教师）
Instructor(s), Affiliation&
Contact
（For team teaching, please list
all instructors）
Dr. phil. Catrin Kost 金秋月
社会科学中心助理教授 Assistant Professor at Center for Social Sciences
catrin@sustech.edu.cn
（已离职）
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实验员/助教、所属学系、联系
方式
Tutor/TA(s), Contact
无 NA
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选课人数限额(可不填)
Maximum Enrolment
（Optional）
20
授课方式
Delivery Method
讲授
Lectures
习题/辅导/讨论
Tutorials
实验/实习
Lab/Practical
其它(请具体注明)
Other（Please specify）
总学时
Total
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学时数
Credit Hours
32
In-class activities, such as
discussions, quizzes;
partly supplemented by
selected documentaries,
podcasts etc
32
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先修课程、其它学习要求
Pre-requisites or Other
Academic Requirements
无 NA
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后续课程、其它学习规划
Courses for which this course
is a pre-requisite
无 NA
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其它要求修读本课程的学系
Cross-listing Dept.
无 NA
教学大纲及教学日历 SYLLABUS
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教学目标 Course Objectives
This course focuses on the Mongol empire, which, after its foundation under the famous Genghis Khan in 1206 AD,
became the largest coherent land empire in world history. At the height of their power, the Mongols ruled over an area
stretching from modern-day Korea to Poland and from Russia to Northern India. While they were feared by many, as
emperors they proved to be tolerant and open, enforcing rigorous laws which - among other things - secured peaceful
trade along the silk roads and thus a vivid exchange between East and West.
We will scrutinize the emergence of the Mongol empire and the factors contributing to its rise and fall. Further
relevant topics, such as the capital Karakorum, the unsuccessful attempt to conquer Japan, the art of the Yuan-dynasty,
the ‘image’ of the Mongols in Western sources and the role of Genghis Khan, will be addressed through case studies
focusing on material culture.
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预达学习成果 Learning Outcomes
In this course you will learn about:
Factors contributing to the rise and fall of steppe empires
The material cultures of nomadic people and the changes it undergoes when they become settled
The Chinese Yuan-dynasty
The Mongol Ilkhanate and the realm of the Golden Horde
The reactions of Chinese intellectuals and artists etc. to their conquerors
The way the history of the Mongols still shapes the present
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课程内容及教学日历 （如授课语言以英文为主，则课程内容介绍可以用英文；如团队教学或模块教学，教学日历须注明
主讲人）
Course Contents (in Parts/Chapters/Sections/Weeks. Please notify name of instructor for course section(s), if
this is a team teaching or module course.)
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The course is in the form of lectures, supplemented with selected documentaries and in-class activities. Final grades are
based on in-class participation, assignments and a final exam.
Week 1: Introduction
Week 2-4: Eurasian Nomads: Predecessors of the Mongols
Week 5: Mongol Empire: Emergence and Consolidation
Week 6: Genghis Khan – Now and Then
Week 7: Battle Techniques and Weapons
Week 8: European Sources
Week 9: Karakorum
Week 10: Invasion of Japan
Week 11: Golden Horde
Week 12: Ilkhanat
Week 13: Yuan Painting
Week 14: Yuan Porcelain
Week 15: Repetition, Questions etc.
Week 16: Final exam, final discussion etc.
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教材及其它参考资料 Textbook and Supplementary Readings
Textbook
R. Amitai-Preiss/D. O. Morgan (Eds.), The Mongol Empire and Its Legacy (Leiden 2000)
Materials used for my own preparation
R. Amitai/ M. Biran, Mongols, Turks and Others: Eurasian Nomads and the Sedentary World (Leiden 2005)
J. Bemmann, H. Parzinger, E. Pohl, D. Tseveendorzh, Current Archaeological Research in Mongolia. Papers from the
First International Conference on „Archaeological Research in Mongolia“ held in Ulaanbaatar, August 19th-23rd, 2007.
BCAA 4 (Bonn 2009).
J. Bemmann (Hrsg.) Steppenkrieger: Reiternomaden des 7. - 14. Jahrhunderts aus der Mongolei. Ausstellungskatalog
LVR-LandesMuseum Bonn (Frankfurt 2012)
J. Bemmann/E. Ulambayar/E. Pohl (Hrsg.), Mongolian-German Karakorum-Expedition Vol. 1: Excavations in the
Craftsmen-Quarter at the Main Road. Forschungen zur Archäologie Außereuropäischer Kulturen 8 (Wiesbaden 2010).
T. Conlan, In little Need of Divine Intervention: Takezaki Suenaga’s Scrolls of the Mongol Invasions of Japan (Ithaca
2001)
N. Di Cosmo, A. J. Frank, P. B. Golden (eds.), The Cambridge History of Inner Asia: The Chinggisid Age. (Cambridge
2009)
课程评估 ASSESSMENT
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评估形式
Type of
Assessment
评估时间
Time
占考试总成绩百分比
% of final
score
违纪处罚
Penalty
备注
Notes
出勤 Attendance
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课堂表现
Class
Performance
40%
小测验
Quiz
课程项目 Projects
平时作业
Assignments
60%
期中考试
Mid-Term Test
期末考试
Final Exam
期末报告
Final
Presentation
其它（可根据需要
改写以上评估方
式）
Others (The
above may be
modified as
necessary)
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记分方式 GRADING SYSTEM
A. 十三级等级制 Letter Grading
B. 二级记分制（通过/不通过） Pass/Fail Grading
课程审批 REVIEW AND APPROVAL
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本课程设置已经过以下责任人/委员会审议通过
This Course has been approved by the following person or committee of authority
