Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Campus Success Resource Work Session Guidelines

Student’s Name
World History, Andrews
Due July 11/12, 2017


Guidelines for Work Session & Reflection on Work Session

            One class session will be dedicated to a work session utilizing NDNU’s library, writing center or other success resources, such as the counseling center, career center, center for spirituality, etc. Students may spend part of their work session meeting as a student study group.
            The work session replaces an entire class meeting, minus the holiday time off. This equates to approximately 3 hours of time and students should plan their activities so as to spend approximately 3 hours taking best advantage of campus resources to improve their success in the class. This may involve more than one campus resource. If it is not possible to utilize a success resource in person, students may conduct some or all of the work session via phone or internet.
            Upon completion of the work session, please write a 2-3 page reflection outlining which resource(s) you used and describing how this did / did not help improve your success in the course this summer. You do not need to share personal details in this reflection.
            Campus Success Resources include, but are not limited to:
· Counseling Center. Dr. Karin Sponholz, 650-508-3714, ksponholz@ndnu.edu

· Library for research / documentation assistance. 650-508-3748, library@ndnu.edu

· PASS Program for academic accommodations and appropriate assistance. http://www.ndnu.edu/academics/academic-success-center/disability-services/

· Tutorial Center. http://www.ndnu.edu/academics/academic-success-center/tutoring/

· Writing Center. Marc Wolterbeek, 650-508-3708, mwolterbeek@ndnu.edu

· Career Services. http://www.ndnu.edu/campus-life/career-services/

· Center for Spirituality. http://www.ndnu.edu/campus-life/spirituality/

· Engagement. http://www.ndnu.edu/dorothy-stang/


· Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (SNDs). If you would like to meet with a Sister, please request that from Ms Andrews and she will connect you

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Quiz 1 Study Guide

World History Summer 2017
Quiz 1 Study Guide


If you can write good 6-minute answers to these questions, you will do well on next week’s quiz.


1) What was the significance of the development of agriculture?

2) Discuss the evidence that Paleolithic societies were more egalitarian than later societies. Is this evidence convincing? Why or why not?

3) What did it mean to be civilized to the Mesopotamians who created the Gilgamesh story?

4) How is an empire different from other forms of political organization? Give examples.

5) What is “Big History?” Why do some historians include universe history (the Cosmic and Gaiaic eras) in their explorations of world history? Does their reasoning have merit?

6) Who were the Big 5 seminal thinkers of the Classical era? What can you say about them in five minutes?

7) Is it possible to have a human society that is orderly but not oppressive? Cite examples that might make you more confident in your answer.

8) Why does Strayer change the term “hunter-gatherer” to the term “gatherer-hunter”? Is this change consistent or inconsistent with the values of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur as outlined in the Hallmarks? ( Here is a link to the Hallmarks: http://www.ndnu.edu/about/mission-strategy/hallmarks-of-a-notre-dame-de-namur-learning-community/ )Should other scholars who write textbooks on World History adopt this change?


9) Please discuss the accomplishments of the Ancient peoples of the Indus Valley. Why don’t scholars know more about them?

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