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San Diego State University, Department of History
History 100 04 Sec # 21561 - Spring 2014
Early World History before 1500
Dr. Bonnie Harris - Instructor
MW 3:30 – 4:45 pm
Storm Hall SH 101
[email protected]
WORLD HISTORY VOL 1 TO 1800 / Duiker & Spielvogel, 7th Edition, Publisher: Wadsworth/Cengage Pub.
ISBN: 10-1-111-83166-1. ALSO available to rent through Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/World-History-Volume-To-800/dp/1111831661/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1362487981&sr=83&keywords=WORLD+HISTORY+VOL+1+TO+1800
Course Description:
This is a survey class of world history from prehistoric times up to 1500 with particular focus on Asia, Europe, Africa, the Americas, the
Indian subcontinent and the Middle East. Emphasis will be placed on the origins, development, and interconnections of diverse
cultures, political systems, social and cultural forces, major religions, noted empires, artistic and intellectual achievements, and
technological breakthroughs.
Grades:
Grading Procedures: (further details can be found on the Blackboard sites for these assignments)
Students are graded on a scale of 400 maximum points (100%) earned during the course of this class in the following manner:
(There are 3 grading periods in the semester)
 Weekly Reading/Lecture Quizzes (5 points each / 12 quizzes)
60 pts
o Take Online – must complete by end of each week
 Once a quiz closes it will not be reopened
 Quizzes will be timed at 20 minutes
o 5 multiple choice questions per quiz
o Weekly Study Guides provided ~ USE THEM!
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Primary Document Essays (15 points each / 1 per grading period
o Submit Online through TURNITIN – must complete and submit by due date and time
o 1 essay per grading period – 450 word minimum per essay
o Select 1 set of primary docs from list and answer WHAT they talks about &
WHY they are important in history ~ detailed instructions on Blackboard
45 pts
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Historical Themed Research Paper (1 per semester)
o Submit Online through TURNITIN
o Pick any 3 events, concepts, and/or persons, of historical importance (1 from each
of the 3 grading periods) and write a compare/contrast THEMED RESEARCH PAPER
 List of Historical Themes on Blackboard
o 2000 word minimum ~ 8-10 pages (est.= 250 words dbl.spaced 12 font = one page)
o MUST have sources cited in paper and bibliography of sources at end.
 Minimum 6 scholarly sources – NO WIKIPEDIA
 2 sources may be primary documents but not required
EXAMS (50 points each / 1 exam per grading period)
o In class, multiple choice, scantrons, 25 questions each
o Exams taken from Study Guides for quizzes
75 pts
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MOVIE REVIEW (1 in entire semester)
o 1000 word minimum – submit online through TURNITIN
o Evaluate and report how the history is treated in the film
o List of approved movies on Blackboard ~ bibliography required
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Attendance (% of attendance = % of attendance points earned)
Grades for the course will be computed as follows:
A+ = 400 - 390
(100-98%)
B+ = 359 - 346 (89-87%)
A = 389 - 375
(97-94%)
B = 345 - 333 (86-84%)
A- = 374 - 360
(93-90%)
B- = 332 - 320 (83-80%)
150 pts
30 pts
40 pts
C+= 319 - 304 (79-76%)
C = 303 - 280 (75-70%)
D = 279 - 240 (69-60%)
F = 239 - below (59- 0%)
SDSU Early World History – HIST 100 SPRING 2014 CALENDAR
FIRST GRADING PERIOD STARTS - ANCIENT SOCIETIES, Pre-history – 600 BCE.
WEEK
#1 – 1/20 & 1/22
1/20
1/22
ASSIGNMENT
HOLIDAY
TOPIC: Prehistory – Paleolithic/Neolithic Origins & Cultural Diffusion
REVIEW: Course Syllabus, Texts, Blackboard, and Assignments
READ: Duiker & Spielvogel, World History Vol. 1, Chapter 1
READ: “Diffusion and Acculturation” at
http://www.as.ua.edu/ant/Faculty/murphy/diffusion.htm
ASSIGNMENT: – DUE 2/1/2014
 Reading Quiz Week #1
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#2 – 1/27 & 1/29
TOPIC: Mesopotamia: Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians
REVIEW: Dr. Harris Weekly Announcement, if any
READ: Duiker & Spielvogel, World History Vol. 1, Chapter 1
ASSIGNMENT: – DUE 2/1/2014
 Reading Quiz Week #2
#3 – 2/3 & 2/5
TOPIC: Egypt and the Hebrews
REVIEW: Dr. Harris Weekly Announcement, if any
READ: Duiker & Spielvogel, World History Vol. 1, Chapter 1
ASSIGNMENT: – DUE 2/8/2014
 Reading Quiz Week #3
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#4 – 2/10 & 2/12
TOPICS: (M) India: From Harappans to Mauryans
(W) China: From Neolithic to Ming Dynasty
REVIEW: Dr. Harris Weekly Announcement, if any
READ: (M)Duiker & Spielvogel, World History Vol. 1, Chapters 2 & 9
(W) Duiker & Spielvogel, World History Vol. 1, Chapters 3 & 10 + pgs. 146-158
ASSIGNMENT: – DUE 2/15/2014
 Reading Quiz Week #4
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#5 – 2/17 MONDAY
2/19 WEDNESDAY
TOPIC: China: From Neolithic to Ming Dynasty, cont . . .
REVIEW: Dr. Harris Weekly Announcement, if any
READ: Duiker & Spielvogel, World History Vol. 1, Chapters 3 & 10 + pgs. 146-158
MIDTERM EXAM #1
ASSIGNMENTS: DUE 2/22/2014
 Reading Quiz Week #5
 Primary Document Essay #1
END OF FIRST GRADING PERIOD
SDSU Early World History – HIST 100 SPRING 2014 CALENDAR
SECOND GRADING PERIOD STARTS - CLASSICAL SOCIETIES, 600 BCE – 600 CE
WEEK
ASSIGNMENT
#6 – 2/24 & 2/26
TOPICS: (M) Minoans & Mycenaeans
(W) The Greeks
REVIEW: Dr. Harris Weekly Announcement, if any
READ: Duiker & Spielvogel, World History Vol. 1, Chapter 4
ASSIGNMENT: DUE 3/1/2014
 Reading Quiz Week #6
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#7 – 3/3 & 3/5
TOPIC: (M) The Greeks, cont . . .
(W) Hellenistic World
REVIEW: Dr. Harris Weekly Announcement, if any
READ: Duiker & Spielvogel, World History Vol. 1, Chapter 4
ASSIGNMENT: DUE 3/8/2014
 Reading Quiz Week #7
#8 – 3/10 & 3/12
TOPIC: The Roman Republic
REVIEW: Dr. Harris Weekly Announcement, if any
READ: Duiker & Spielvogel, World History Vol. 1, Chapters 5
ASSIGNMENT: DUE 3/15/2014
 Reading Quiz Week #8
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#9 – 3/17 & 3/19
TOPIC: The Roman Empire & Christianity
REVIEW: Dr. Harris Weekly Announcement
READ: Duiker & Spielvogel, World History Vol. 1, Chapter 5
ASSIGNMENTS: DUE 3/22/2014
 Reading Quiz Week #9
#10 – 3/24 MONDAY
- 3/26 WEDNESDAY
TOPIC: Islam: From Origins to Empire
REVIEW: Dr. Harris Weekly Announcement
READ: Duiker & Spielvogel, World History Vol. 1, Chapters 7 & 8
MIDTERM EXAM #2
ASSIGNMENT: DUE 3/29/2014
 Reading Quiz Week #10
 Primary Document Essay #2
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SPRING BREAK HOLIDAY MARCH 31 – APRIL 5
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END OF SECOND GRADING PERIOD
SDSU Early World History – HIST 100 SPRING 2014 CALENDAR
THIRD GRADING PERIOD STARTS - MEDIEVAL SOCIETIES, 600 - 1500
WEEK
ASSIGNMENT
#11 – 4/7 & 4/9
TOPIC: Asia: The Mongols & Imperial Japan
REVIEW: Dr. Harris Weekly Announcement
READ: Duiker & Spielvogel, World History Vol. 1, Chapter 10 & 11
ASSIGNMENT: DUE 4/12/2014
 Reading Quiz Week #11
 MOVIE REVIEW!!
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#12 – 4/14 & 4/16
TOPIC: Europe’s Middle Ages
REVIEW: Dr. Harris Weekly Announcement
READ: Duiker & Spielvogel, World History Vol. 1, Chapter 12
ASSIGNMENT: DUE 4/19/2014
 Reading Quiz Week #12
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#13 – 4/21 & 4/23
TOPIC: The Byzantine Empire
REVIEW: Dr. Harris Weekly Announcement
READ: Duiker & Spielvogel, World History Vol. 1, Chapters 13
ASSIGNMENTS: DUE 4/26/2014
 Reading Quiz Week #13
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#14 – 4/28 & 4/30
TOPIC: Renaissance & Reformation
REVIEW:Dr. Harris Weekly Announcement
READ: Duiker & Spielvogel, World History Vol. 1, Chapters 13 & 15
ASSIGNMENTS: DUE 5/3/2014
 Reading Quiz Week #14
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#15 -5/5 & 5/7
Last week of class
TOPIC: Exploration and the Americas
REVIEW:Dr. Harris Weekly Announcement
READ: Duiker & Spielvogel, World History Vol. 1, Chapters 6 & 14
ASSIGNMENT: DUE 5/10/2014
 Reading Quiz Week #15
 Primary Document Essay #3
WEDNESDAY 5/14
FINAL EXAM
3:30 – 5:30 pm
bring scantron and pencil
ASSIGNMENTS: DUE 5/17/2014
 Themed Research Paper
END OF THIRD GRADING PERIOD & SEMESTER
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