Social studies courses

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1. The Ancient Near East Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the unification of the Near East
2. Ancient Greece Polis, Democracy, the Persian Wars, and Hellenism
3. The Roman Empire and Christianity Caesar, the Roman Empire, Pax Romana, and the Establishment of Christianity
4. Medieval to Early Modern Europe Feudalism・the Crusades・the Renaissance・the Protestant Reformation・absolute monarchy
5. The Renaissance and the Reformation Human-centered culture and church reform
6. The Age of Exploration and the Formation of Sovereign States The unification of the world and the emergence of modern states

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1. Ancient Chinese Civilization Yin, Zhou, the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, the Hundred Schools of Thought, the Qin and Han Empires
2. The Sui and Tang Empires and East Asia Sui Unification, the Tang Empire, the East Asian Cultural Sphere, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and the Song Dynasty
3. From Mongolia to the Qing Dynasty Yuan Empire, Ming, Qing, and the Eve of the Opium War
4. The Qin and Han Empires and the Chinese World The unification of China and the formation of the East Asian world
5. The Prosperity of the Song, Yuan, and Ming Dynasties Economic development and exchange within East Asia
6. Korea, Vietnam, and the East Asian World Countries surrounding China and the East Asian cultural sphere

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1. The Silk Road and the World of Nomadic Peoples East-West trade and the peoples of the steppe
2. The Birth and Expansion of Islam From Muhammad to the Abbasid Golden Age
3. Mongol Empire and Central Asia From Genghis Khan to the Four Khanates and the Timurid Dynasty
4. The Three Great Islamic Empires The Rise and Decline of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires
5. Turkic Peoples and Dominance of the Steppe From the Göktürks to Timur
6. Modern and Contemporary Central Asia From Russian and Soviet rule to independence

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1. Paleolithic period Chipped stone tools / Hunting and gathering lifestyle / Naumann elephant
2. Jomon period Jōmon pottery / pit dwellings / Sannai Maruyama Site
3. Yayoi period Introduction of rice cultivation / Yayoi pottery / Yamatai Kingdom and Himiko
4. Kofun period Keyhole-shaped tombs / Yamato government / immigrants from the Korean Peninsula
5. Asuka period Prince Shōtoku / Taika Reform / The Beginning of the Ritsuryō State
6. Nara period Heijō-kyō / Emperor Shōmu / Tenpyō culture / Man'yōshū
7. Heian period Heian-kyō / Fujiwara regency politics / Kokufu culture / cloistered rule
8. Kamakura period Minamoto no Yoritomo / Hōjō clan regency government / Jōkyū War / Mongol invasions of Japan
9. Nanboku-chō period Emperor Go-Daigo / Kenmu Restoration / Ashikaga Takauji / Northern and Southern Courts Division
10. Muromachi period Yoshimitsu Ashikaga / tally trade / Ōnin War / Kitayama and Higashiyama cultures
11. Sengoku period Upward social mobility / Sengoku daimyō / Introduction of firearms / Introduction of Christianity
12. Azuchi-Momoyama period Oda Nobunaga / Toyotomi Hideyoshi / unification of Japan / Momoyama culture / invasions of Korea
13. Edo period Tokugawa Ieyasu / shogunate-domain system / national seclusion / three major reforms / Kasei culture / opening of Japan
14. Meiji period Meiji Restoration / Return of Lands and People to the Emperor・Abolition of Domains and Establishment of Prefectures / Enrich the Country and Strengthen the Military / First Sino-Japanese War・Russo-Japanese War / Constitution of the Empire of Japan
15. Taishō period World War I / Taishō Democracy / Universal Male Suffrage / Great Kantō Earthquake
16. The Shōwa era Great Depression/Manchurian Incident/Sino-Japanese War/Pacific War/Defeat and Occupation/Rapid Economic Growth
17. Heisei Era Bubble Economy Collapse / Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake / Lost Three Decades / Great East Japan Earthquake / Unequal Society
18. Reiwa era New era name / COVID-19 pandemic / Age of AI / SDGs / Globalization and division

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1. Civil Revolutions and the Industrial Revolution American Independence / French Revolution / Industrial Revolution / Napoleon / Liberalism
2. Imperialism and Asia Opium War / Indian Rebellion / Colonial Partition by the Great Powers / First Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War
3. Two World Wars World War I / Russian Revolution / Great Depression / Fascism / World War II
4. Cold War and the Contemporary World Cold War / Korean War / Vietnam War / EU / Collapse of the Soviet Union / Globalization
5. The Age of Nation-States and Nationalism The reorganization of 19th-century Europe
6. Independence in Asia and Africa and Contemporary Challenges Decolonization and the global era