EAST 313 - Early Inner Asia

A detailed history of the Eurasian steppe and desert tribes from the earliest times to the rise of the Mongols under Chingiz Khan in the late 12th century. Discusses the complex cultural and political interplay among the early Indo-European, Turkic and Mongol pastoralists as well as their often cataclysmic interaction with the sedentary civilizations of the world.

Prerequisites & Notes: EAST 201 or EAST 202 or EAST 210 or HIST 280 or HIST 281 or instructor permission.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter