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本期文明史课程聚焦中国历史，探讨一个根本性问题：中国曾长期是世界文明的典范，发明了指南针、造纸术、印刷术和火药等改变世界的技术，但为何在宋朝（约公元1200年）之后逐渐失去创造力？讲师运用本学期发展的「历史洋流」理论，将其应用于中国历史脉络，检验这些理论模型是否具有跨文化的普遍性。本课从黄河流域农业文明的兴起讲起，梳理中华文明发展脉络，深入剖析「中原的黄昏」——中国由盛转衰的历史转折点。This lecture applies the 「oceanic currents of history」 framework to Chinese civilization, asking why China — once the world leader in technology and culture — stopped innovating after the Song Dynasty around 1200 CE. Starting from the Yellow River agricultural heartland, the class traces Chinese dynastic history and interrogates whether Western-derived historical models hold true in the Chinese context, exploring the twilight of the Middle Kingdom.