Unit 1 Overview: East Meets West Text A Chinese and Western Civilization Contrasted Part I Understanding the Text Part II Building Your Vocabulary Part III Critical Thinking Skills Part IV Cultural Note Text B Place of Philosophy in Chinese Civilization Part I Understanding the Text Part II Building Your Vocabulary Part III Cultural Note Unit 2 Geography Text A Geographical Inequalities Part I Understanding the Text Part II Building Your Vocabulary Part III Critical Thinking Skills Part IV Cultural Note Text B A Clear and Present Danger: The Chinese Exclusion Act Part I Understanding the Text Part II Building Your Vocabulary Part III Cultural Note Unit 3 History Text A China Turns Inward Part I Understanding the Text Part II Building Your Vocabulary Part III Critical Thinking Skills Part IV Cultural Note Text B Conceit and Military Weakness During the Song Dynasty Part I Understanding the Text Part II Building Your Vocabulary Part III Cultural Note Unit 4 Arts Text A Peony Dreams Part I Understanding the Text Part IT Building Your Vocabulary Part III Critical Thinking Skills Part IV Cultural Note Text B The Three Perfections: Painting, Poetry and Calligraphy Classification of Chinese Traditional Paintings Part I Understanding the Text Part II Building Your Vocabulary Part III Cultural Note Unit 5 Literature Text A Four Schools of Fiction in the Ching Dynasty and Their Later Development Part I Understanding the Text Part II Building Your Vocabulary Part III Critical Thinking Skills Part IV Cultural Notes Text B Will Mo Yans Nobel Prize Finally Mean Better Sales Abroad? Part I Understanding the Text Part II Building Your Vocabulary Part III Cultural Note Unit 6 Way of Living Text A The Cult of \