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History 1007: World History Since 1500
Fall 2010
Professor: David Lindenfeld
Office: 223-A Himes Hall
email: [email protected]
phone: 578-4490 (o); 766-1983 (h)
office hours: Mon. 2:30-4, Wed. 3-4 AND BY APPOINTMENT
History 1007 is part of the General Education curriculum. It is designed to increase your
understanding of other cultures and other times, as well as to enhance your command of written
English through taking notes in the lectures and essay exams. Class attendance and doing the
assigned readings are essential to doing well in this course.
Course Requirements:
Percentage of grade:
1. Hour test, Sept. 17
2. Hour test, Oct. 18
3. Hour test, Nov. 12
4. Final exam, Dec. 3 (map quiz) & Thurs., Dec. 9, 12:30 PM
25%
25%
25%
25%
The tests will consist predominantly of essay questions. They are designed to fulfill the
History Department’s criteria for general education in history. Those criteria are: 1) to make
sense of the past by reconstructing causal patterns, identifying trends, and making informed
comparisons between different historical cases; 2) the ability to evaluate a position or argument;
3) to grasp the influence of varied historical factors on the lives of individuals in societies. The
exams will be drawn from questions that will be handed out in advance. A map quiz, based on a
list of IDs to be given out in advance, will also be included (10%). Part of the final exam will be
comprehensive, covering the broader themes of the course. The tests will be graded on your
ability 1) to present a coherent, well-organized essay, and 2) to support your general points with
lots of specific information.
Note: You must take all four tests in order to pass the course. You may not simply skip
one test and have it count as a "zero". Makeup tests for those who miss an hour test will be given
later in the semester at a date and time to be announced in class. Normally, you will only be
allowed to make up one test. If you miss an hour test, you must notify me within two weeks
of that test (within one week of the third test). If you fail to do so, or miss more than one test,
or miss the makeup without a prior excuse, you will be allowed to take the test, but at the
expense of a full letter grade!
Books:
1. Required: A. Andrea & J.Overfield, The Human Record, vol. 2. 6th edition (use only this
edition).
3. Optional: J. Bentley and H. Ziegler, Traditions and Encounters, vol. 2, 3rd ed..
Other materials: maps and occasional readings will be distributed to you via Moodle.
Required viewing: The film Gandhi in its entirety, to be shown November 1 (the first part in
class, the remainder that evening). If you cannot attend the evening showing, you will be
responsible for viewing and assimilating the film on your own.
Classroom etiquette: A lecture class such as this one requires concentrated attention. Talking
during class is distracting to other students and will not be tolerated. Coming late and leaving
early is also distracting and should be kept to a minimum. If you must do so, please sit near the
door.
Extra credit option. You may earn extra credit by attending a public lecture on campus that bears
on the course material. I will announce these in class. To gain extra credit, you will write a twopage essay on the lecture, covering: 1) what you consider to be the main points of the talk; 2)
how it fits in with the material in History 1007; 3) points on which you agree or disagree with the
lecturer. If you do this, your next exam grade will be “upgraded” by a third, e.g. from a C minus
to a C, a C to a C plus, or a C plus to a B minus.
Comprehensive questions for final exam. Choose one.
1. Modern world history has witnessed the rise and fall of several great empires, or as we call
them today, superpowers. Compare and contrast the rise and fall of the following, being specific
as to times and places.:
1) China under the Ming and Qing dynasties; 2) The Spanish Empire; 3) The Ottoman Empire;
4) The British Empire; 5) The Soviet Union. As the leading superpower in the world today, what
lessons can the United States learn from these examples, in your opinion?
2. “Religion has played an important role in world history, but this role has varied according to
time period. In the age of Eurasian expansion (1500-1750), it was a primary factor in explaining
the actions of nations and empires. In the age of western dominance (1750-1914), it took a back
seat to secular ideas and values. In the current emergence of world culture (1914--), religion is
regaining its former place.”
Do you agree with the statement or not? You may partially agree or disagree.
Support your position by using at least three examples from each of the three periods in the
course (nine examples in all). For each period, one example should be from Europe or North
America; one from Asia; one from the Middle East, Africa, or Latin America. Then draw your
own conclusions.
Schedule of classes and assignments
Human Record
Traditions and Encounters
required
Aug. 23: Introduction
3rd ed
optional
P1-P7
594-5
PART ONE: THE AGE OF EURASIAN EXPANSION, 1500-1750
Aug. 25: China around 1500
209-213, 81-85
723-
741
Aug. 27: Japan around 1500
89-92, 78-81
749
Aug. 30: The World of Islam
Sept. 1: The Ottoman Empire
66-69
47-51
753-759
Sept. 3:
India and the Mughals
62-65
759-774
Sept. 8: Africa around 1500
no assignment
741-
695-705
Sept. 10: Western explorations
102-106
597-626
Sept. 13: Colonial Latin America
111-15, 125-28
665-
686
Sept. 15:Western Christendom around 1500
8-11, 28-30
631-642
Sept. 17: HOUR TEST
PART TWO: THE AGE OF WESTERN DOMINANCE, 1750-1914
Sept. 20: From Christendom to Europe
32-34, 140-44
Sept. 22: The Atlantic Slave Trade
180-84
642-657
706-
718
Sept. 24: The Industrial Revolution
241-48
778-9,
815-824
Sept. 27: The Enlightenment
to be distributed via Moodle
658-59, 781-
786
Sept. 29: The French Revolution
157-62
786-
793,798-805
Oct. 1: Latin American Revolutions
167-70
793-798,
854-860
Oct. 4: Northern Hemisphere Imperialisms
No assignment
847-854, 860-
872
Oct. 6: Spread of Enlightenment Ideas
249-53, 170-76
833-836,
799-801
Oct. 8: The Ottoman and Russian Empires 199-202
805-811, 879-
892
Oct. 11: The British in India
303-08
915-
919, 936-938
Oct. 13: Decline of Imperial China
311-17
892-
900
Oct. 15: Japan=s Response
321-23
900-904
Oct. 18: HOUR TEST
Oct. 20: European Nationalism & Imperialism
259-62,267-74
41,
909-15, 930-36
Oct. 25: Colonialism in Africa
919-925
287-90
824-33, 836-
PART THREE: THE EMERGENCE OF A WORLD CULTURE, 1914--PRESENT
Oct.27: World War I
347-49, 359-62
945-966
Oct. 29: The 1920s
396-400
966-974, 985-
988, 994-96
Nov. 1:
Indian Independence
Gandhi (film)
1006-1008, 1097-
363-71
988-994, 996-
1102
Nov. 3: The 1930s
1000, 1013-14
Nov. 5: World War II
372-76, 377-87
1031-1055
Nov. 8: The Cold War
430-37
1055-
1079, 1102-03
Nov. 10: The Chinese Revolution
422-26
1008-12, 1079-81,
1113-15
Nov. 12: HOUR TEST
Nov. 15: Industrial Revolution in Asia
Nov. 17: Changes in the West
455-60
460-63
1131-1138
1081-1090,
1138-42
Nov. 19: The Middle East I
No assignment
1103-1106
Nov. 22: The Middle East II
400-03, 464-68
1116-
1118
Nov. 29: India & Pakistan
451-4
1115-1116
Dec. 1:
Africa
443-45
1123-26
Dec. 3: Latin America
1119-1123
412-18
1107-13,