Message from cmayfield

[Anonymous]

As always, this was another comprehensive and informative session from Clay. I probably took more notes in this session than any other.

I enjoyed Clay's coverage of Late Imperial Chinese history from 960 to 1911 and his recap of the other Imperial periods for context and perspective. Also, I liked Clay's profile of particular individuals, such as Genghis Khan, Khubulai Khan, and Marco Polo. I even enjoyed learning completely unfamiliar information, such as the the presence and role of persons who observed non-Chinese religions, such as Matteo Ricci (Jesuit) in the late 16th century and Zheng He, a Chinese convert to Islam in the late 13th century-early14th century.

This session was a great ending to the series of class sessions. It was clear to me that Clay could have filled additional class dates with further material. Thoroughly informative.