Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4F · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area D6 · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionThis course examines South, Central and East Asia, tracing the emergence and rules of foundational religious and philosophical traditions, statecraft, cultural production, and interactions that have connected societies in Asia to each other and to the rest of the world. The course will consider the introduction of external religions and ideas, especially in the ways Asian societies adopted, altered, and rejected them in pursuit of unique political, social, economic, or religious goals. The dynamics of inter-regional interaction occurring on a global scale is central to the course’s areas of focus, and students analyzes the processes by which ideas, people, products, practices, and skills have circulated within and across local, regional and national boundaries. The lasting impact over time of Asian polities, societies, and ideas on the rest of the globe is also examined in this course. 