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HT100 TURNING POINTS IN WORLD HISTORY This sample unit outline is provided by CHC for prospective and current students to assist with unit selection. Elements of this outline which may change with subsequent offerings of the unit include Content, Required Texts, Recommended Readings and details of the Assessment Tasks. Students who are currently enrolled in this unit should obtain the outline for the relevant semester from the unit lecturer. Unit Name Turning Points in World History Unit Code HT100 Awards Bachelor of Education (Middle Years) - History minor Bachelor of Education (Secondary) - History teaching area Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education (Secondary) - History major/minor This unit is able to be undertaken towards other CHC awards according to course rules and the meeting of prerequisite requirements, as applicable. Core/Elective Elective Pre/co-requisites Nil Mode Internal In order to understand the contemporary world, it is necessary to understand the major periods and events which have shaped world history. This unit provides an overview of the major periods and developments in world history with a view to providing a base for future historical studies. It will also focus on decisive moments in history which have played an important role in shaping both western civilisation and the world at large, examination of which will provide a basis for exploring the major periods in world history from the end of the Roman Empire through to the early twenty-first century. By using a close examination of key events as a basis for exploring wider cultural and historical shifts, students will gain understanding of both contingency and continuity in history and a greater understanding of the complexity of historical development and analysis. Learning Outcomes: SA M Unit Rationale 33 hours 44 hours 63 hours 140 hours PL E Delivery/Contact hrs Class contact Engagement with unit materials Assignment preparation Total On completion of this unit, students will have provided evidence that they have: 1. Discussed key events which have shaped world history. 2. Identified important themes and issues in a variety of historical periods. 3. Evaluated the culture of Western Europe and its contribution to shaping the values and ideals governing modern human life and society. 4. Applied appropriate methods of historical analysis and argument to specific topics. 5. Understood the interplay of contingency and continuity in shaping world history. 6. Observed the conventions governing written discourse on historical subjects. 7. Written at an appropriate tertiary standard (with special attention to correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, usage, sentence structure, logical relations, style, referencing and presentation). Content: Week Topic Introduction: ‘Doing’ History; The Roman Age: Republic and Empire (The Conversion of Constantine) 2 The Middle Ages: The Development and Defence of Western Europe (The Defeat of Muslim Expansion in Europe); The Origins of the English Parliament: Magna Carta 3 The Coming of the Renaissance (The Fall of Constantinople 1453); The ‘Flowering of Civilisation’ 4 Developments and Discoveries: Gutenberg and the Printing Press; The Voyages of Discovery: Columbus’ Discovery of the New World 5 Reformation Europe (Luther’s 95 Theses) 6 Changing paradigms: Challenge and Confrontation; Galileo Faces the Inquisition 7 Enlightenment and Revolution (The American War of Independence and the French Revolution) 8 Industry Rampant; The Invention of the Steam Engine; Darwin and The Origin of Species 9 The Age of Empire: European Imperial Expansion and the First ‘Cold War’ 10 World War I: The Modern World Begins 11 The Rise of Totalitarianism and the collapse of Communism SA Set Text Requirements: M PL E 1 Wells, R 1989, History Through the Eyes of Faith: Western Civilization and the Kingdom of God, Harper & Row, San Francisco. Recommended Readings: Bideleux, R & Jeffries, I 2007, A History of Eastern Europe: Crisis and Change, 2 York. nd edn, Abingdon, New Cook, C 1998, Dictionary of Historical Terms: A Guide to Over 2000 Names, Events, Phrases from World rd History, 3 edn, Gramercy, New York. Crossley, PK 2008, What is Global History, Polity, Cambridge, UK. Fisher, H 1960, A History of Europe, Fontana/Collins, Glasgow. Frazee, CA (ed.) 1999, World History: Original and Secondary Readings: Volume 1: From the Stone age to 1500, Greenhaven, San Diego, CA. Frazee, CA (ed.) 1999, World History: Original and Secondary Readings: Volume 2: From A.D. 1500 to the Prsent, Greenhaven, San Diego, CA. th Joll, J 1990, Europe Since 1870: An International History, 4 edn, Penguin, London. Noll, M 2000, Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity, 2 Rapids, MI. nd edn, Baker, Grand Roberts, J 1985, The Triumph of the West, Little Brown, Boston. th Schaeffer, F 2005, How Should We Then Live? 50 anniversary edn, Crossway, Wheaton, IL. Speeches That Changed the World: The Stories and the Transcripts of the Moments That Made History, 2005, Murdoch Books, Millers Point, NSW. th Spielvogel, JJ 2006, Western Civilisation, 6 edn, Thomson Learning Australia, Southbank, VIC. Sweet, W (ed.) 2004, The Philosophy of History: A Re-examination, Ashgate, Burlington, VT. Assessment: Assessment Item Topic/s Group Seminar (30 minutes) Students’ topics are to be chosen from the weekly topics, in consultation with the Lecturer. Paper (2500 words) Student paper on one of the following topics: Learning Outcomes assessed Week Due Weighting 1-4, 6 Weeks 4-6 25% 1-6 Week 10 50% Week 11 25% Site Visit Report (1000 words) SA M PL E - Was conflict among, or within, the medieval civilizations inevitable? - How does the study of the natural world influence religious belief and the understanding of truth? - How do technology and urbanization influence the relationship between humans and nature? - Show how, during the period of ‘Revolutions’, what it is that leads people to challenge conventional ideas and practices. - Are nation states inherently adversarial? - Evaluate whether World War II was a continuation of World War I or a separate conflict in its own right. - Using the Cold War era as your historical context, show how ideology shapes public policy? Undertake a Site Visit and submit a report of the findings. The site concerned must be ‘historical’ in some way, and the report is to contain the following sections (as applicable): 4-6 - A description of the site - An account of the historical context to which it refers - A selection of resources - A personal response Unit Overview: As an introduction to World History, this unit allows students to explore and to understand the major periods, events, and developments that have shaped world civilisations and cultures to the present day. It also broadens their concept of what ‘History’ and its developments are, as well as giving them increasing ability to analyse historical events and developments.