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ASIA 224 001 (CRN: 14551)
A HISTORY OF THE SILK ROADS
Long Title: A HISTORY OF THE SILK ROADS
Department: Asian Studies
Instructor: Balabanlilar, Lisa
Meeting: 9:25AM - 10:40AM TR (25-AUG-2025 - 5-DEC-2025)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 35
Section Enrolled: 23
Enrollment data as of: 15-DEC-2025 3:31AM
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
Final Exam Time:
13-DEC-2025
2:00PM - 5:00PM S
Description: Course explores Inner Asian trade routes as both source and conduit for cultural encounters and transfers among Chinese, Greek, Persian, Arab, Turkic, and Mongol peoples, among others, 500 BCE-1600 CE. Focusing on the material and cultural exchange, religion, nomadic migration, state building that shaped the human and geopolitical landscape.