Zheng He's treasure ship (four hundred feet) and Columbus's St. Maria (eighty-five feet). (Illustration by Jan Adkins, 1993.)
July 19-23, 1999
International and Area Studies' 1999 Summer Institute for teachers will follow the trail of medieval travelers like Ibn Battuta, Marco Polo and Zheng He as these intrepid adventurers cross the borders of cultural regions spreading goods, culture, science and religion. Join us for an exploration of world history from the perspective of cultural interaction.
The format will be a combination of lectures by University scholars, an introduction to resources at the University and on the World Wide Web, and guided working sessions for teachers to discuss and develop curriculum materials for the middle and high school classroom.
link to the Registration formAdmission is free and open to all teachers. Two continuing education credits can be arranged through UC Berkeley Summer Sessions for which a limited number of scholarships are available. The program is limited to 40 participants. The registration deadline is June 7th.
For more information contact:
Michele Delattre, ORIAS
Tel: 510-643-0868
University of California Berkeley
Fax: 510-642-9850
120A Stephens Hall #2306
email: orias@uclink4.berkeley.edu
Berkeley, CA 94720-2306
Sponsored by the University of
California Berkeley's Office of Resources for International and Area Studies
(ORIAS), Center for African Studies, Institute of East Asian Studies, Center
for Middle Eastern Studies,
Center for Slavic and East European
Studies, Center for South Asian Studies, Center for West European Studies.
