Syllabus 2013 Master
Transcript of Syllabus 2013 Master
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Instructor: Matthew J. Voz September 30 October 22, 2013
Section One: The Tapestry of PowerDay One: The World View of Catholicism and the Political Economy of Feudalism
Activity: Invisible Pyramids of PowerDiscussion: Choosing a Subject
Day Two: The Non-European World at the Dawn of the Renaissance
Activity: Reading of Anti-Semitic Legends
Discussion: Why are cultures different?
Due: 1000 word Paper Topic
Section Two: Unraveling the TapestryDay Three: The Political and Economic Foundations of the Renaissance
Activity: Choosing a Map
Discussion: Is art important?
Day Four: The Human Form in the Renaissance
Activity: Slideshow
Discussion: What does our culture say about our bodies and what does that say
about or souls?
Day Five: Two Case Studies in the Scientific Revolution
Activity: Map or Paper Work Time
Discussion: What is your soul made out of?
Day Six: The Reformation
Activity: 95 Theses
Discussion: Why Do People Listen to God?Due: 500 word Paper Topic
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Day Seven: And More Reformations
Activity: On Christian Liberty
Discussion: Sticks and StonesHow Do We Judge?
Section Three: A New Weaving
Day Eight: Wars of Religion or Statehood
Activities: Map or Paper Work Time
Discussion: Just War Theory
Day Nine: The English Civil War and the Birth of Constitutionalism
Activity: Read Locke
Discussion: When Is Violent Revolt Justified
Day Ten: The French Revolution and the Spread of Nationalism
Activity: Read Declaration of the Rights of Man
Discussion: What is Equality?
Due: 1000 Word First Draft
Day Eleven: The Agricultural Revolution
and the Foundation of Demographic Change
Activity: Agricultural Revolution PotluckDiscussion: Is Industrial Agriculture the Savior of Mankind?
Due: Map
Day Twelve: The Industrial Revolution
Activity: Product Comparisons
Discussion: Where has the Industrial Revolution Gone?
Due: 500 Word First Draft
Day Thirteen: 1830 & 1848
Activity: Portrait Work
Discussion: Does the Government Owe Us a Living?
Day Fourteen: The Unification of Germany and Italy
Activity: Ethnicity Puzzles The Game!
Discussion: Why Do People From the Same Country Feel Like They Are Connected?
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Section Four: The Tapestry Reborn
Day Fifteen: The European System of World Domination
Activity: Read Article
Discussion: Discuss Article
Due: Portrait
Day Sixteen: The Non-European World at the Dawn of World War One
Activity: Colonialism Dart Game
Discussion: Europe: Savior or Satan?Due: Final Draft Both Papers
Day Seventeen: Final Exam and Portrait and Map Unveilings
This class will focus on the revolutionary changes in the ideal and material culture of Westerncivilization. We will begin with a short review of the High Middle Ages but will focus on the threepillars of modernity: the Renaissance, The Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution. We will followthese three cultural revolutions as they ripple like shockwaves across the sea of time, inspiring andcoloring the great events of history, leaving us with the legacy of the governments which rule us, theobjects that populate our environment, and even the thoughts inside our heads.
Evaluative Tasks:
Attendance and Punctuality (10%)
Participation in Class Discussion and Activities (20%)
Final Project (40%)
o 1,000 Word Paper on an event or concept (15%)o Map depicting the event or concept (on provided paper) (8%)o 500 Word paper on historical figure (10%)o Portrait of historical figure (on provided paper) (7%)
Final Essay exam (30%)