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Course: Time: Place: Email: Text: San Diego State University, Department of History History 100 - Spring 2014 Early World History before 1500 Dr. Bonnie Harris - Instructor T & Th 8:00am – 9:15am Storm Hall SH 105 [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! 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 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 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 30 pts 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 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 – 1/21 & 1/23 ASSIGNMENT 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 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ #2 – 1/28 & 1/30 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 – 2/4 & 2/6 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ #4 – 2/11 & 2/13 TOPICS: (T) India: From Harappans to Mauryans (R) China: From Neolithic to Ming Dynasty REVIEW: Dr. Harris Weekly Announcement, if any READ: (T)Duiker & Spielvogel, World History Vol. 1, Chapters 2 & 9 (R) Duiker & Spielvogel, World History Vol. 1, Chapters 3 & 10 + pgs. 146-158 ASSIGNMENT: – DUE 2/15/2014 Reading Quiz Week #4 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ #5 – 2/18 TUES. 2/20 THURS TOPIC: (T) 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 – 2/25 & 2/27 TOPICS: (T) Minoans & Mycenaeans (R) 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 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ #7 – 3/4 & 3/6 TOPIC: (T) The Greeks, cont . . . (R) 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 – 3/11 & 3/13 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 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ #9 – 3/18 & 3/20 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 – 3/25 Tues - 3/27 Thursday 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 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SPRING BREAK HOLIDAY MARCH 31 – APRIL 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 – 4/8 & 4/10 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 !! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ #12 – 4/15 & 4/17 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 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ #13 – 4/22 & 4/24 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 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ #14 – 4/29 & 5/1 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 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ #15 -5/6 & 5/8 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 #16 –TUESDAY 5/13 FINAL EXAM ASSIGNMENTS: DUE 5/17/2014 Themed Research Paper END OF THIRD GRADING PERIOD & SEMESTER _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________