Post on 02-Jan-2016
Who is Dr. BH?
• Historian– Antiquity &
Byzantium– Middle East– Central Asia
• Archaeologist– Egypt, Jordan, London– Byzantine– Early Islamic
Books to Purchase• Historical Texts
– Lysistrata– Ibn Battuta– Sailing from Byzantium– Life Along the Silk Road– Books of the Dead
• Historical Novels:– Akhenaten – The Rock
• Traditions and Encounters (Brief World Text)
How to access Class Materials
• MOODLE > Witt homepage• AOL IM: brooksdl HST• Paper Syllabus at Moodle
Student Assessment
Quizzes (best 6 of 7) 60 pointsHistorical Biography Presenation 50 pointsDocument & Artifact Analysis (4 of 5) 100 pointsExam 1 75 pointsExam 2 100 pointsExam 3 150 pointsActive Participation 50 points
Total Possible 585 points
How to Succeed in HIST 105
• Be prepared: Reading & Assignments
• Be engaged: Active Participation• Attend Class: Absences affect grade• Attend SI Sections with Jacquelyn
Nair• Talk with Dr. Brooks Hedstrom
Inquiry Based History• 1.) What facts about the object help you to describe it
(as if for a museum display)?– Material– Iconography– Language
• 2.) Based upon the description, what interpretation could you make about the purpose of the object?
• 3.) Where do you think it was found? What was it context? – In a temple– In a child’s room– In a kitchen– In a private stash
• What does the object convey about what the society valued and what society is it?\– Make an educated guess, based upon the above answers
to present a hypothesis.