- Week 1 (Aug. 31): Wed – Intro
- Week 1 (Sept. 2): Fri Myths and complex pre-industrial societies
- Week 2 (Sept. 7): Wed. Early (very early) China
- Week 2 (Sept. 9): Fri. Shang bones and Zhou bronzes
- Week 3 (Sept 14): Zhou: Spring and Autumn
- Week 3 (Sept. 16): Zhou: Warring States
- Week 4 (Sept. 21): Masters of Efficiency
- Week 4 (Sept. 23): The Qin State/ Empire
- Week 5 (Sept. 30): The Han Empire
- Week 7 (Oct. 12): North/South, Division, etc.
- Week 8 (Oct. 19): Mr. Yan’s Family Instructions and Mulan
- Week 8: (Oct. 21): The Glory of Tang
- Week 9 (Oct. 26): Song dynasty
- Week 10 (Nov. 2): Liao and Jin dynasties
- Week 11: (Nov. 9): Mongol conquest and Yuan dynasty
- Week 12 (Nov. 15): Ming China
- Week 14 (Nov. 30): Qing conquest
- Week 15 (Dec. 7): Qing: multi-ethnic empire
- Week 15 (Dec. 9): Where have we been?