Global History to 1500 Syllabus - Spring 2015-2

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Global History to 1500

Course: HST 100 / Section: 27727

Spring 2015

1/12/15 to 3/3/15

Instructor: Dr Dustin GannEmail: [email protected]

(Please include the course name / section # in all email correspondence)

Office: Coor 41Office hours: !ues/!hurs. "$ % 1&:'&11:4 or * appt. +,*pe/-oogle hangout also aailale.

Teac!ing "ssistant: Scott #lsen

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Course Description

eginning 0ith the rise of comple societies this course considers the deelopment of earl*0orld cultures in regions including the 2ertile Crescent the 3ndus ier alle* China and

5frica. Particular attention is gien to geographic influence origin stories religious eliefs and

political structures. Continuing through the rise of -reece and ome this course concludes *eamining the rise of Europe and the eginnings of coloni6ation.

!his course 0ill pa* particular attention to the deelopment of 0estern societ* and its

relationship 0ith the rest of the 0orld. !racing Christianit* from its emergence 0ithin the omanEmpire through doctrinal deelopments during the medieal period proides clear eidence of

ho0 the idea of Christendom united Europe through religion. 3n contrast eploration of the

theological and militar* rise of 3slam demonstrates the challenges Europeans faced in formeroman territories and highlights the intellectual achieements of 3slamic scholars. * loo,ing at

0estern societ* 0ithin the larger contet of 0orld histor* this course 0ill proide a fuller

understanding of the cultural eliefs political eents and conflicts that hae shaped therelationship et0een 0esterners and non0esterners.

Course $uestions

1) 7o0 did political and social arrangements in an* premodern culture reflect that culture8scircumstances (i.e. enironment proimit* to other cultures religious eliefs)9 7o0 did

such arrangements incorporate common and uniue solutions to the prolems all human

societies face9

;) Eer* culture orro0ed from others if the* had outside contact ut to 0hat etent 0ere the*

0illing to admit it9 3n other 0ords ho0 open 0ere cultures to their neighors9


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) 7o0 do historians learn aout the interaction of European and nonEuropean cultures during

this period9 7o0 does the identit* of the author/creator of each source influence the source8s

perspectie9

%e&uire' %ea'ings: (a)ailable in "S* boo+stores,

• A History of World Societies to 1600

• Sources of World Societies

Course -aterials

+ince this is an online onl* course the most important resources *ou hae are the assignedreadings and discussion forums. !etoo, reading is imperatie ? this is 0here the maorit* of

ui6 items eam uestions and pertinent terminolog* can e found. 3n addition the source oo,

readings proide eamples of primar* materials that historians use to learn aout past cultures.oth tetoo, and source oo, readings must e completed in order to participate in the

discussion forums.

5t arious points during the session 3 0ill post lecture material short ideos and Po0erPointslides. !hese items 0ill supplement the assigned readings and dra0 particular attention to

information pertaining to the course uestions.

2inall* it is imperatie that *ou log into the course page regularl*. !hrough this portal *ou can

find s*llaus updates course schedules stud* guides and all assignments. Anless other0ise

noted/announced 0ee,l* assignments (including ui66es eams and forum uestions) 0ill e posted * $ a.m. on Bonda* and due * p.m. the .olloing +unda*.

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aper "ssign-ents: 35

Paper assignments as, *ou to anal*6e assigned primar* source material. !he* reuire that *ou

loo, e*ond road historical assumptions and appl* critical thin,ing and anal*tical s,ills. !heseassignments are designed to help *ou deelop s,ills *ou can appl* in future courses and in future

historical research.

%esponse aper: 15

!his assignment as,s *ou to select one (1) chapter from chapters 1 ? $ in the source oo, and

ans0er the follo0ing uestions.

• =hat indiidual or group perspectie is epressed 0ithin each source9

• 7o0 do these perspecties differ from *our o0n9

• =hat does the comination of sources 0ithin the chapter tell *ou aout cultures during this

time period9

• 5s an outside oserer 0ould *ou 0ant to e a part of an* of the cultures 0ithin this

chapter9 =h* or 0h* not9

Jour response paper should e a minimum of 3 'ouble space' pages in length and since this is

ased on JOA reaction it should 8#T use etended uotations.

Co-parati)e aper: 20

!his assignment as,s *ou to select (1) chapter from chapters 1&1I in the source oo, and then

ans0er one of the comparatie uestions found at the end of the chapter. Jour paper 0ill need to

anal*6e all of the sources 0ithin the selected chapter and include eamples from seeral of them

in *our response. !he comparatie paper must e et0een 4 to doule spaced pages in length.

apers olicies: Each assignment reuires *ou select and use onl* one (1) chapter from the source oo,.

5ssignment deadlines are listed in the course schedule and 0ill also e posted 0ithin the

online course portal. Papers must e uploaded in the course shellK the* 0ill 8#T e accepted ia email.

apers lose 5 points .or e)ery 'ay t!ey are late .

")oi' lagiaris-999 =hile it eists in man* forms all plagiarisms refer to the same act:

representing someod* elseLs 0ords or ideas as oneLs o0n. Plagiarism cannot e tolerated in

an academic communit*. 3t ma* constitute grounds for a failing grade proation suspensionor epulsion.

ou -ust turn in bot! papers to pass t!e course.

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3t is *our responsiilit* to reie0 and as, an* uestions concerning eam content P3O to

eginning the eam.

Each eam 0ill e open from $:&& a.m. to 11:$ p.m. on the dates indicated. #8C #*H"= #8D TH >"? #* C"88#T C@#S/%ST"%T +ince it is open for an

etended period 3 0ill e uite s,eptical of emergenc*/technical difficult* and 0ill ealuatethese occurrences on a case * case asis.

#nAline learning co--unity policies

5s 0ith an* facetoface course a respectful atmosphere is reuired for the free and open

echange of ideas. On the discussion oards students are epected to engage in scholarl*

discussion 0ith their classmates. Personal attac,s insults or ausie language 0ill not e

tolerated and 0ill result in sanctions. Please isit the follo0ing site to learn more aout properetiuette for distance learning. http://000.alion.com/netiuette/corerules.html . 2ailure to

adhere to this polic* 0ill result in a 0arning for the first incident and an automatic remoal from

the course for a second infraction. Plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonest* 0ill not

e tolerated. !hese and other prohiited actiities as 0ell as sanctions are outlined in the+tudent Code of Conduct 0hich is aailale on the course 0esite or in the Andergraduate

Enrollment section of the 5+A -eneral Catalog.

SCHD*@ #6 T#ICS "8D %"DI8GS:

!etoo, G A History of World Societies / +ource oo, G Sources of World Societies

=ee, one: 3ntroductions and Origins

Nanuar* 1;1":

!etoo, % +ource oo,: chapter 1

=ee, t0o: Emergence of Comple +ocieties

Nanuar* 1$;:!etoo, % +ource oo,: chapters ;4

=ee, three: -ree, and omeNanuar* ;I2eruar* 1:

!etoo, % +ource oo,: chapters I

=ee, four: Political and eligious Change2eruar* ;":

!etoo, % +ource oo,: chapters H$

?i'ter- e;a- open 2/2 to 2/5

%esponse paper using selecte' c!apter 'ue by 2/B

=ee, fie: 5frica and the 5mericas

2eruar* $1:

!etoo, % +ource oo,: chapters 1&1;

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=ee, si: =est . East

2eruar* 1I;;:

!etoo, % +ource oo,: chapters 1'14

=ee, seen: 3nternal dissension and Eternal eploration

2eruar* ;'Barch 1: !etoo, % +ource oo,: chapters 11I

2inalBarch ;':

6inal ;a- open 2/2 to 3/3

Co-parati)e paper using selecte' c!apter -ust be turne' in by 3/3

Global History to 1500 Syllabus - Spring 2015-2

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