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World Civilizations 1
HIS 101 Fall 2008
Times MWF 10:00 to 10:50
Location LAB Rm 108
Kevin Dougherty
The University of Southern Mississippi
Phone: 601-266-4455 (leave a voice mail at your own risk)
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://ocean.otr.usm.edu/~w416373/
Office: Room 449 Liberal Arts Building (College of Arts and Letters)
TAs: Colin Colbourn and Sarah Browning
OBJECTIVE: This course is designed to examine some of the most important events
and trends in the first half of World History and will be thematic in nature. The course
includes five basic blocks that address specific themes. These themes are what is a
civilization?, religion, population control, warfare, and the rise of the West and
globalization.
TEXTS: Upshur, Terry, Holoka, Goff, and Cassar, World History, Compact Fourth
Edition and Envisioning World Civilizations, University of Southern Mississippi History
Department
GRADING:
90 to 100
80 to 89
70 to 79
60 to 69
Below 60
A
B
C
D
F
Mid-term Exam (Oct 10)
Map Quizzes (2 at 20 points each) (Oct 20 and Nov 12)
Objective Quizzes (6 at 10 points each)
Subjective Quiz (Sept 22)
Writing Assignment First Paragraph (Sept 10)
Writing Assignment (Oct 31)
Final Exam
200 points
40 points
60 points
100 points
100 points
300 points
200 points
The mid-term exam will be a combination of Identify and State the Significance (ID &
SIG) Terms, Short Answer, and Essay. The map quizzes will require the student to
identify the location of selected places and ID & SIGs on a blank world map. The
objective quizzes will focus on ID & SIGs and will be unannounced. The subjective quiz
will be ID & SIG and short answer. The writing assignment first paragraph is due on
Sept 26 and the entire paper is due on Oct 31. Papers are due as soon as class begins and
will be considered late after that. Except in a case of truly extraordinary circumstances in
which a substantial amount of preparatory time was unavoidably lost to reasons beyond
the student’s control, papers will not be accepted late. If the student cannot make it to
class for an excused reason the period the paper is due, he will email it to the instructor’s
account to ensure it arrives prior to the beginning of the class. It remains the student’s
responsibility to ensure any work emailed to the instructor is actually received by the
instructor. You must turn in your graded first paragraph with your final paper. The paper
will be a 700 to 1000 words-- typed, doublespaced, and stapled-- defending a thesis built
around one of the following topics:
1. Nineteenth-century Scottish historian Thomas Carlyle wrote, “The history of the world
is but the biography of great men.” Although most historians now consider a variety of
other factors beyond Carlisle’s theory, an individual can clearly make a difference. In
this essay you must read the selections in Envisioning World Civilizations on Hector vs.
Achilles (69), Augustus (129), Cyrus (41), Mansa Musa (215), and Joan of Arc (269) and
use at least three of them to explain how one individual can influence history and how
these individuals did so as described in the article and other ways.
2. In your textbook Upshur writes that “If one were to seek a common denominator,
perhaps the most pervasive underlying factor in the human experience was the striving
for order” (52). In this essay you must read the selections in Envisioning World
Civilizations on Aristotle (87), Confucius (97), Hammurabi (23), Cicero (125), and
Pericles (75) and describe the importance of maintaining order in a society and how at
least three of these individuals proposed to do so.
Papers will be graded based on the rubric at the end of this syllabus. At least five sources
are required, of which no more than two can be from the internet. Students may use class
slides if properly cited, but they will not count as one of the five required sources. Use
the MLA format. Students are encouraged to seek help from the History Writing Lab
(HWL) located in Room 464, Liberal Arts Building (LAB); phone: 601-266-4086; email:
[email protected]. Web: http://www.usm.edu/history/writinglab.html.
The HWL is staffed by advanced graduate students who can assist at any stage of
studying or writing, from generating ideas to polishing final drafts, and with any type of
history writing project, from book reviews to research papers to preparing for exams.
The HWL does not provide an editing service where the consultants only correct
grammatical errors and typos—the goal of every consultation is to help students become
better writers, a process that happens gradually and that occurs through the active
participation of students in consultations.
The final exam will be comprehensive and will be a combination of ID & SIGs, short
answer, and essay.
Students can earn up to 10 extra credit points per movie by attending a movie shown at
the World Civ Film Series and writing a one page, typed, doublespaced paper answering
the question “What was the movie’s message?” Do not merely do a plot summary. In
the first sentence answer the question and then use examples from the plot to prove it.
No outside references such as movie reviews are authorized for use, even if documented.
Papers are due the class period after the showing.
SCHEDULE:
Introduction.
Lsn 1 and 2 Aug 20 and Aug 22
Intro and Characteristics of a Civilization
During this lesson we will go over the syllabus and the course requirements, identify the
learning objectives, and outline the semester.
Block 1
What is a Civilization? During this block we will gain an understanding of what the
word “civilization” entails. Traditionally, civilizations are characterized by:
• Intensive agricultural techniques
• Specialization of labor
• Cities
• A social hierarchy
• Organized religion and education
• Development of complex forms of economic exchange
• Development of new technologies
• Advanced development of the arts. (This can include writing.)
We will use this list of characteristics to examine several sample civilizations:
Lsn 3 Aug 25 Mesopotamia (Upshur, 16-23) ID & SIG: Babylon, Code of Hammurabi,
cuneiform, Epic of Gilgamesch, lex talionis, metallurgy, temple communities, Tigris and
Euphrates Rivers, wheel
Lsn 4 Aug 27 Egypt (Upshur, 24-31) ID & SIG: Amon-Re, hieroglyphs, Lower Egypt,
Memphis, mummification, Nile River, pharaoh, pyramids, Queen Hatshepsut, Thebes,
Upper Egypt
Lsn 5 Aug 29 Ancient (Shang and Zhou) China (Upshur, 73-91) ID & SIG: Book of
Songs, dynasty, bronze production monopolization in Shang and Zhou China, mandate
of heaven, Shang Dynasty, tian, veneration of ancestors, Yellow River, Zhou Dynasty
Bring in 4 blue books (without your name on them) in order to receive study guides
in the future.
Lsn 6 Sept 3 Resurgent (Tang and Song) China (Upshur, 309-328) ID & SIG:
bureaucracy of merit, equal-field system, fast-ripening rice, Grand Canal, gunpowder,
letters of credit, movable type, paper money, Song Dynasty, Tang Dynasty
Lsn 7 Sept 5 Mayans (Upshur, 45-50, 352-358)
ID & SIG: bloodletting rituals, cocoa, maize, Maya, Mayan calendar, Mayan decline,
Olmec, Popol Vuh, Temple of the Giant Jaguar, Tikal
Lsn 8 Sept 8 Incas ( Upshur, 361-369) ID & SIG: Cuzco, Inca roads, quipu, terrace
farming
Lsn 9 Sept 10 Writing Workshop
Turn in typed introductory paragraph containing your thesis statement, three
proofs, and concluding sentence.
Hand out subjective quiz study guide.
Lsn 10 Sept 12 No class. Writing assignment prep.
Lsn 11 Sept 15 Greece (Upshur, 32-35, 38-40)
ID & SIG: ID & SIG: advantages of women in Sparta, architecture, Hellenikon, helot,
Homer, myths, Olympic Games, patriarchal society, polis, tragic drama
Lsn 12 Sept 17 Byzantium (Upshur, 106-123, 262-270) ID & SIG: Byzantine
bureaucracy, Byzantine Empire, caesarpapism, Constantine, Constantinople, Council of
Nicea, Eastern Orthodox Church, iconoclasm, Justinian Code, Schism, theme system
Lsn 13 Sept 19 Sub Sahara Africa (Upshur, 369-387) ID & SIG: Bantu iron metallurgy,
Bantu migrations, chiefdoms, Gao, gold trade, Great Zimbabwe, Islam in Africa, kinbased society, Kilwa, Kingdom of Ghana, Kingdom of Kongo, Kingdom of Mali,
Kingdom of Songhay, Mansa Musa, Swahili Coast, Timbuktu, trans-Sahara trade route
Lsn 14 Sept 22 Subjective Quiz
Lsn 15 Sept 24 No Class
Block 2
Religion. One of the characteristics of civilizations is organized religion. Religious
traditions give a society guidance on moral, religious, political, and social issues. These
traditions often have served as foundations for educational systems that prepare
individuals for careers in government. As a result, in many cases they have shaped the
values of people who have made law and implemented policy. Several cultural and
religious traditions have attracted large popular followings and have created institutional
structures that enabled them to survive over a long term and extend their influence
through time. Along the way, many religions had made changes and adaptations. We
will examine the doctrines and influences of several major world religions:
Lsn 16 Sept 26 Buddhism (Upshur, 123-132, 290-292, 306-309, 315-317) ID & SIG:
Buddhism in China, Buddhism in India, Chan Buddhism, dharma, Dunhuang, Four Noble
Truths, Mahayana Buddhism, nirvana, Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
Lsn 17 Sept 29 Hinduism (Upshur, 67-73) ID & SIG: Bhagavad Gita, moksha,
reincarnation, Upanishads, Vedas
Hand out mid term study guide.
Lsn 18 Oct 1 Judaism (Upshur, 101-106) ID & SIG: Abraham, Canaan, covenant,
diaspora, Joshua, Kingdom of David, Kingdom of Solomon, Moses, Passover, Talmud,
Temple, Ten Commandments, Torah, Yahweh, Yom Kippur
Lsn 19 Oct 3 Christianity (Upshur, 225-234, 252-255, 478-489) ID & SIG: Calvin,
epistles, Gentiles, Hermensen (Arminius), Jesus, Luther, New Testament, Paul (Saul),
Pharisees, Reformation, salvation by faith, spread of early Christianity, St. Augustine
Lsn 20 Oct 6 Islam (Upshur, 270-279, 396-405)
ID & SIG: Allah, Five Pillars of Islam, jihad, Mecca, Medina, Muhammad, Quran,
Ramadan, sharia, Shia, Sufi, Sunni, umma
Lsn 21 Oct 8 Mid term exam review
Lsn 22 Oct 10 Mid term exam
Lsn 23 Oct 13 No Class
Block 3
Maintaining Order and Population Control. Civilizations inherently include large
populations. This phenomenon is reflected in the characteristics of cities and a social
hierarchy. Societies are confronted with the challenges of administering territory,
maintaining order, and organizing daily life. We will examine several representative
approaches to this problem:
Lsn 24 Oct 15 Persia (Upshur, 40-45) ID & SIG: Darius, Persepolis, Royal Road, satrap
Lsn 25 Oct 20 India (Upshur, 56-73) ID & SIG: caste system, jati, untouchables, varna
Map Quiz #1 Byzantium, China, Constantinople, Euphrates River, Gao, Great
Zimbabwe, Greece, Inca civilization, India, Israel, Kilwa, Kingdom of Mali, Mayan
civilization, Mecca, Medina, Memphis, Mesopotamia, Nile River, Persepolis, Swahili
Coast, Thebes, Tigris River, Tikal, Timbuktu, Trans-Sahara trade route, Yellow River
Lsn 26 Oct 22 China (Upshur, 132-147) ID & SIG: Confucianism, Daoism, dynasty,
Han Feizi, junzi, legalism, mandate of heaven, Period of the Warring States
Lsn 27 Oct 24 Greece (Upshur, 106-123, 165-167) ID & SIG: Aristotle, Athens,
Corinth, democracy, oligarchy, Pericles, Plato, Socrates, Solon, Sparta, The Republic,
tyrants
Lsn 28 Oct 27 Roman Empire (Upshur, 168-185) ID & SIG: Augustus (Octavian),
dictators, empire, Julius Caesar, patricians, plebeians, latifundia, pax romana, republic
Lsn 29 Oct 29 Medieval Europe ID & SIG: chivalry, feudal system, lords, manors,
serfs, “three estates”
Block 4
Warfare. War is violence with a purpose, and the purpose is for the society to achieve
an end-state it considers better than the beginning-state. Societies are presented with both
internal and external military challenges. Internal challenges can take the forms of
rebellion, civil war, or conflict between powerful factions. External threats include
competition for resources, territorial aggression, and ethnic hatred. We will examine
several civilizations and periods in which warfare played a major role:
Lsn 30 Oct 31 Greece (Upshur, 111-113)
Delian League, Marathon, Peloponnesian War, Persian Wars, Thermopylae
Papers Due
Lsn 31 Nov 3 Alexander the Great (Upshur, 157-164) ID & SIG: Alexander the Great,
Darius, Gaugamela (Arbela), phalanx, Philip, siege, Tyre
Lsn 32 Nov 5 Mongols (Upshur, 414-422) ID & SIG: Genghis Kahn, Genghis Kahn’s
military advances, Mongols
Lsn 33 Nov 7 Aztecs (Upshur, 359-361) ID & SIG: Aztecs, Aztec warriors, Cortes,
Huitzilopochtli, Mexica, Tenochtitlan, sacrificial bloodletting, tribute
Lsn 34 Nov 10 The Crusades (Upshur, 405-413) ID & SIG: Constantinople, Crusades,
Italian city-states, Jerusalem, reasons for the Crusades, Reconquista, results of the
Crusades, Pope Urban, Richard the Lion Heart, Saladin
Block 5
Rise of the West and Globalization. Warfare is not the only way that societies collide.
As travel, communications, technology, trade, and populations expand, societies and
civilizations exchange a variety of entities. The overall phenomenon is called
“globalization” which some perceive as positive, others negative. Those who favor
globalization point to greater mobility, opportunity, and exchange. Those against
globalization fear exploitation and the increased irrelevance of their own societal,
national, and cultural identity. Many who fear globalization base their fear on the rise of
the West and its world dominance, and as early as 1993, observers such as Samuel
Huntington predicted a “clash of civilizations” that would result in a competition pitting
“The West versus the Rest.” (See Samuel Huntington, “Clash of Civilizations?” Foreign
Affairs, Summer 1993.) We will examine early global encounters, the rise of the West,
and the implications of Huntington’s thesis in preparation for HIS 102:
Lsn 35 Nov 12 Long-distance Trade and the Silk Roads Network (Upshur, 211-212)
ID & SIG: Antioch, Antonine Plague, Bubonic Plague, classical empires, Dunhuang,
influences of long distance trade, Manichaeism, silk and spices, Silk Roads, Taklamakan
Desert
Map Quiz #2 Antioch , Athens, Caspian Sea, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Constantinople, India,
Jerusalem, Macedonia, Mediterranean Sea, Mexico, Mongolia, Persia, Persian Gulf, Red
Sea, Rome, Sparta, Taklamakan Desert, Tenochtitlan, Tyre, Spain
Lsn 36 Nov 14 No Class
Lsn 37 Nov 17 Renaissance (Upshur, 463-474) ID & SIG: Bubonic Plague, da Vinci,
humanists, Hundred Years’ War, movable type, Renaissance, Renaissance art, state
building
Hand out final exam study guide.
Lsn 38 Nov 19 European Exploration (Upshur, 489-505) ID & SIG: Columbian
Exchange, conquistadors, de Gama, global trade, joint-stock companies, motives for
European explorations, Seven Years’ War, smallpox, trading posts, volta do mar
Lsn 39 Nov 21 Early European Colonization of the New World (Upshur, 673-689) ID
& SIG: audiencias, engenho, fur trade, hacienda, indentured servant, Jamestown,
mestizo, Portuguese colonial administration, Potosi, repartimiento, slavery in the New
World, Spanish colonial administration, Treaty of Tordesillas, viceroys
Final Exam. The final exam will be comprehensive and will focus on the five themes
presented throughout the course.
Lsn 40 Nov 24 Final Exam Review
Lsn 41 Dec 1 Final Exam Review
Lsn 42 Dec 3 Final Exam Review
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World Civilization First Paragraph Writing Assignment
Grading Rubric (100 points total)
Introductory sentence (thesis)
20 points
First proof
Second proof
Third proof
Concluding sentence
Overall readability
20 points
20 points
20 points
10 points
10 points
Paper Outline
Write your first sentence of your introduction which is your thesis statement
(something you can argue and prove). Then write a sentence about your first proof.
Then write a sentence about your second proof. Then write a sentence about your third
proof. Write a concluding sentence for the paragraph that combines your thesis and
proofs.
Write a topic sentence for the paragraph about your first proof. Then write five or
so sentences that explain that proof and provide specific details about it. The idea is to
show cause and effect and explain how this proof supports your thesis. Write a
concluding sentence that summarizes this paragraph.
Write a topic sentence for the paragraph about your second proof. Then write five
or so sentences that explain that proof and provide specific details about it. Remember
that each paragraph represents one main idea. If you want to start a new idea, start a new
paragraph. When you have said everything you want to say about that idea, write a
concluding sentence that summarizes this paragraph.
Write a topic sentence about your third proof. Then write five or so sentences that
explain that proof and provide specific details about it. Remember to document anything
that is not an original thought of yours using the MLA or APA style. Our library has a
good tutorial at http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/tutorials/mlatutorial/tutorialindex.php. Be
sure you have met the guidelines for sources in the syllabus. Write a concluding sentence
that summarizes this paragraph.
Write a topic sentence for your concluding paragraph. The conclusion
summarizes the paper without being redundant or introducing new material. As a starting
point, consider rewriting your introduction using different words. Then supplement that
with key points you made in the body.
World Civilization Writing Assignment
Grading Rubric (300 points total)
Introduction
___/10pts. Thesis: Articulation of clear, coherent, and forceful thesis statement. Thesis is
related to one of the subjects assigned in the syllabus. Thesis is first sentence.
___/10pts. Proofs: Paragraph clearly states three proofs that best prove the thesis.
___/5pts. Conclusion: Concluding sentence summarizes introductory paragraph.
Body
___/50pts. Cause and Effect: Discussion of proofs demonstrates cause and effect.
___/25pts. Factually Correct: Paper is historically correct, includes necessary relevant
facts, and does not become an editorial or opinion piece.
___/25pts. Vocabulary and Development: Paper shows familiarity with the vocabulary
associated with the subject. Uses ID & SIGS as appropriate. Student demonstrates ability
to put thoughts in his own words. Sufficiently develops the subject. Conforms to length
requirement in syllabus.
Conclusion
___/25pts. Conclusion: Concluding paragraph is a restatement of thesis/argument
without sounding redundant or introducing new material beyond the scope of the paper.
Writing
___/25pts. Grammar: Punctuation, capitalization, spelling, verb tense, sentence structure,
voice, etc conform to rules of standard English.
___/50pts. Structure/Organization: Ideas flow logically from one another and all point
back to the thesis statement. Paper can be read in a single rapid reading. Each paragraph
has a topic sentence that reflects the main idea of the paragraph. Bottom line up front
(BLUF).
___/25pts. Citations and Format: Proper formatting and use of citations IAW MLA
format.
___/50pts. Sources: Reliable, college level, and expert sources. No overreliance on a
single source. Not a simple regurgitation of material presented in class. Reflective of
significant outside research. Conforms to requirement for sources in the syllabus.