Sunday, April 30, 2017

Schedule

World History
Summer 2017
Andrews

Tentative Schedule of Meetings & Assignments

MAY 9/10                  Introductions. Syllabus and guidelines. Course overview. Blog setup. Big History –
      Cosmic, Gaic. Early humans. Timeline of major eras.
MAY 16/17    Neolithic and Ancient civilizations.
      Due: WW Prologue & Part 1:
                  Intro, Ch 1 (First Peoples), Ch 2 (First Civilizations)
MAY 23/24    Early Classical Era.
      Due: WW Part 2:
                  Ch 3 (State & Empire), Ch 4 (Culture & Religion), Ch 5 (Society & Inequality),
                  Ch 6 (Africa & Americas)
MAY 30/31    Late Classical Era. Quiz 1 on WW Prologue to Chapter 6. Writing workshop for RA.
      Due: WW Part 3:
                  Intro, Ch 7 (Commerce & Culture), Ch 8 (China & the World),
                  Ch 10 (the Worlds of Christendom)
JUNE 6/7        Late Classical Era. Research methodologies.
      Due: RA, WW Part 3:
                  Ch 9 (Worlds of Islam), Ch 11 (Pastoral Peoples), Ch 12 (Worlds of 15th Century)
JUNE 13/14    Early Modern World. Quiz 2 on WW Chapters 7-12. Work session & RP check-ins.
      Due: WW Part 4:
                  Intro, Ch 13 (Empires & Encounters), Ch 14 (Commerce & Consequence),
                  Ch 15 (Religion & Science)
JUNE 20/28    Western expansion & globalization. NOTE NO CLASS MEETING ON JUNE 21!
      All students: complete your work session before July 3.
      Due: WW Part 5:
                  Intro, Ch 16 (Atlantic Revolutions), Ch 17 (Revolutions of Industrialization),
                  Ch 18 (Colonial Encounters), [Ch 19 intentionally omitted]
JUN/JUL 27/5            The 20th Century. 21st Century conflicts & issues. Quiz 3 on WW Ch’s 13-18.
      NOTE NO CLASS MEETING JULY 4!
      All students: complete your work session before July 3.
      Due: Research Paper. WW Part 6:
                  Intro, Ch 20 (Collapse at the Center), Ch 21 (Rise & Fall of World Communism)
                  Ch 22 (End of Empire), Ch 23 (Capitalism & Culture)

JULY 11/12    Quiz 4: WW Ch’s 20-23. Semester review. World Historical Feast. Project presentations.
      Due: Reflection on work session.
      Due: Preparation for formal presentation of research results.

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