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HISTORY 1370
MODERN WORLD HISTORY
1500-1800
Jorge A. Nállim
405 Fletcher Argue.
Office Hours: M-W,
2:30 -3:30 pm or by
appt.
Ph.: 474-6387
Fall 2011
215 Tier Bldg.
M-W-F, 1:30 – 2:20 pm
[email protected]
William Blake, “Europe Supported by Africa and
America (1796)
Satisfies "Written English Requirement”
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Between 1500 and 1800, the world experienced major transformations that had a
powerful impact on later historical periods. Focusing on the rise of Europe as the dominant
geopolitical actor, the course will provide a broad overview of world history along two lines.
First, it will discuss the most relevant processes that led to a much closer interconnection of
different geographical areas, such as the rise of European imperialism, the development of world
capitalist structures, the creation of multicultural societies, and the growth of trans-Atlantic
slavery. Second, and based on evidence provided by the readings (textbook and primary
documents), the course will pay attention at how different social classes and groups shaped and
experienced those processes.
REQUIRED READINGS
There are two required texts for this course, which can be purchased at the bookstore and
will be on reserve at the Dafoe library:
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-A textbook, by Jerry Bentley and Herb Ziegler, Traditions and Encounters. A Global
Perspective on the Past. Volume 2: From 1500 to Present, McGraw Hill. You could use either
the new edition (5th edition, 2011) or the previous one (4th ed., 2008); the bookstore have both
editions available. For the syllabus, assigned pages for the textbook will be noted for both the
new and the old editions, as the information is the same but located in different parts of the book,
for example: T&E-2008, pp. 596-616/ T&E-2011, pp. 464-480.
-A course packet with documents from three sources: Alfred Andrea and James
Overfield, The Human Record. Sources on World History. Volume 2: Since 1500 (Houghton and
Mifflin, 2009); P. Stearns, S. Gosch, and E. Grieshaber, Documents in World History- Vol. 2.
The Modern Centuries: From 1500 to the Present (Pearson and Longman, 2009; and K. Reilly,
World of History. A Comparative Reader. Vol. 2: Since 1400 (Bedord/St. Martin’s, 2007)
Another group of primary documents is available through the University’s JUMP system.
ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING
The class will meet three times a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Two lectures
on a period/topic will be followed by a class devoted to discussion of the indicated assigned
material. Active participation is expected and attendance for discussion sessions is mandatory
(attendance will be taken). The final grade in the course will be the result of:
-Three papers of 3-5 pages (1000 words), worth 27% (9% each one).
-A midterm exam, worth 23% of the final grade.
-A final exam, worth 35% of the final grade.
-Attendance and participation, worth 15% of the final grade.
Important: Since this is a course that meets the University Senate’s W (written) requirement,
students must pass the requirement for written English to pass the course. Please note that
late and/or e-mailed papers will not be accepted, as students are responsible for bringing a
printed copy for the sessions when papers are due. In addition, students should note that the
University’s regulations regarding plagiarism, cheating, and impersonation will be strictly
enforced. Students are advised to consult those regulations, found in Section 8 of the general
Academic Regulations in the online Academic Calendar and the Faculty of Arts regulation
(online at umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/media/Arts_Academic_Integrity_2009_pdf), which reads:
The common penalty in Arts for plagiarism on a written assignment is a grade
of F on the paper and a final grade of F (DISC) (for disciplinary action) for the
course. For the most serious acts of plagiarism, such as purchase of an essay
and repeat violations, this penalty can also include suspension for a period of
up to five (5) years from registration in courses taught in a particular
department/program in Arts or from all courses taught in this Faculty.
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The Faculty also reserves the right to submit student work that is suspected of
being plagiarized to Internet sites designed to detect plagiarism or to other
experts for authentication.
The common penalty in Arts for academic dishonesty on a test or examination is
F for the paper, F (DISC) for the course, and a one-year suspension from
courses acceptable for credit in the Faculty. For more serious acts of academic
dishonesty on a test or examination, such as repeat violations, this penalty can
also include suspension for a period of up to five years from registration in
courses taught in a particular department or program in Arts or from all
courses taught in or accepted for credit by this Faculty.
Assignment schedule
-First 3-5-page paper: question distributed on September 23, assignment due on September 30.
-Second 3-5-page paper: question distributed on October 7, assignment due on October 17
-Mid-term exam: October 31
-Third 3-5 page paper: question distributed on November 16, assignment due on November 23
-Final exam: to be scheduled during exam weeks in December.
Evaluation of term work, including the midterm, will be provided by the voluntary
withdrawal (VW) date, November 16th, 2011. Students who wish to appeal a grade given for
term work must do so within 10 working days after the grade for the term work has been made
available to them. Uncollected term work will become the property of the Faculty of Arts and
will be subject to confidential destruction.
Grading scale
A+: 4.1 / 4.5
A: 3.8/ 4
B+: 3.3/ 3.7
B: 2.8/ 3.2
C+: 2.3/ 2.7
C: 1.8/ 2.2
D: 1/ 1.5
F: 0 / 0.9
SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS, READINGS, AND ASSIGNMENTS
Sept. 9: Introduction to Modern World history
I - WESTERN EXPANSION AND GLOBAL CONTACTS
European Overseas Expansion, 15th/17th century
Lectures on Sept.12 and Sept 14, discussion on Sept 16
Readings: Tradition and Encounters (T&E)-2008, pp. 596-617 / T&E-2011, pp. 464-480.
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Documents in JUMP: Christopher Columbus’s “Journal” (Excerpts, 1492) and
“Letter to the Luis de Santángel” (1493)
Global Exchanges: Animal, Plants, and Germs
Lectures on Sept. 19 and Sept. 21, discussion on Sept. 23Î (question for Assignment 1
distributed today)
Readings: T&E-2008, pp 621-627 / T&E-2011, pp. 486-491.
Document in course packet: “The Columbian Exchange in the Early Modern
Period,” in Stearns, Gosch, and Grieshaber, Documents in World History, pp. 2030.
II - EUROPE: REFORMATION, STATE-FORMATION, AND EARLY CAPITALISM
Europe: Religion and Culture
Lectures on Sept. 26 and Sept. 28
Discussion on Sept. 30 Î(Assignment 1 due today)
Reading: T&E-2008, pp. 630-637, T&E-2011, pp. 492-498.
Documents in JUMP: Martin Luther, “Address to the Christian Nobility of the
German Nation” (1520) and “Against the Robbing and Murdering Hordes of
Peasants” (1525)
Europe: Politics, Economy, and Society
Lectures on Oct. 3 and Oct. 5, discussion on Oct. 7 Î (question for Assignment 2
distributed today)
Readings: T&E-2008, pp. 637-655/ T&E-2011, pp. 498-512
Documents in course packet: doc. 26 by Jean-Benigne Bossuet, “Politics Derived
from the Words of Holy Scripture” and doc. 4: Lodovico Guicciardini,
“Description of All the Low Countries,” in Andrea and Overfield, Human Record,
pp. 20-23, 133-137.
Oct 10: No class, Thanksgiving
III - THE AMERICAS, AFRICA, AND THE ATLANTIC WORLD
The Americas 1
Lectures on Oct. 12 and 14, discussion on Oct. 17ÎAssignment 2 due today
Readings: T&E-2008, pp. 664-676 / T&E-2011, pp. 522-532
Document in JUMP: “The Requirement” (in JUMP)
Document in course packet: doc. 10, David Pieterzen deVries, “A Dutch
Massacre of the Algonquins” in Reilly, Worlds, pp. 68-71
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The Americas 2
Lectures on Oct. 19 and 21, discussion on Oct. 24
Readings: T&E-2008, pp. 676-686 / T&E-2011, pp. 533-541
Documents in course packet: doc. 24 by Alonso de Zorita, “The Brief and
Summary Relation of the Lords of New Spain” and doc. 25 by Antonio Vazquez
de Espinosa, “Compendium and Description of the West Indies,” in Andrea and
Overfield, Human Record¸ pp. 118-128.
Africa and the slave trade
Lectures on Oct. 26 and Oct. 28, discussion on Oct. 31ÎMID-TERM
Readings: T&E-2008, pp. 694-720 / T&E-2011, pp. 548-569
Documents in course packet: doc. 11 by King Nzinga Mbemba (Alfonso I),
“Appeal to the King of Portugal,” in Reilly, Worlds, 71-74; doc. 37 by Thomas
Philips, “A Journal of a Voyage Made in the Hannibal of London in 1694,” in
Andrea and Overfield, Human Record, 185-189.
Document in JUMP: Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of
Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa the African (1789)-Excerpts
Nov. 2, Nov. 4, and Nov. 7: Film projection and discussion, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, The Last
Supper
IV-ASIA: THE ISLAMIC EMPIRES, CHINA, AND JAPAN
The Islamic Empires: Ottoman/Mughal/Persian
No class on Nov. 11, Remembrance day. Lectures on Nov. 9 and Nov. 14, discussion on Nov.
16 Î (question for Assignment 3 distributed today)
Readings: T&E-2008, pp. 753-776 / T&E-2011, pp. 594-614.
Documents in course packet: doc 9 by Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, “Turkish
Letters,” and doc. 10 by Eskander Beg Monshi, “History of Shah Abbas the
Great,” in Andrea and Overfield, Human Record, 46-55
East Asia: China and Japan
Lectures on Nov. 18 and Nov. 21, discussion on Nov. 23 Î (Assignment 3 due today)
Readings: T&E-2008, pp. 722-751 / T&E-2011, pp. 570-593.
Documents in course packet: doc. 46 Honda Toshiaki, A Secret Plan for
Government (1798), in Andrea and Overfield, Human Record, pp. 223-226
Documents in JUMP: doc. 44 by Emperor QianLong, Letter to George III (1793)
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V-TOWARDS A NEW WORLD: THE EMERGENCE OF STRUCTURES OF
CONTEMPORARY WORLD HISTORY, 1750s-1850s
The Atlantic Revolutions
Lectures on Nov. 25 and 28, discussion on Nov. 30
Reading: T&E, pp. 778-805/ T&E-2011, pp. 618-640
Documents in JUMP: “Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen”
(France, 1789); Thomas Paine, “Common Sense” (1776)
The Industrial Revolution and its World Impact
Lectures on Dec. 2 and 5, discussion on Dec. 7
Readings: T&E-2008, pp. 814-844/ T&E-2011, pp. 618-640.
Documents in course packet: doc. 41, Peter Stearns, “The Industrial
Revolution outside the West” and doc. 45, Arnold Pacey, “Asia and the
Industrial Revolution,” in Reilly, pp. 229-233, 252-259.