Week 1:
8/23 (F): Discussions sections meet. Attendance mandatory.
Week 2:
8/26 (M):
From Africa to the River Valleys
8/28 (W):
Everyday Life in the Oldest Civilization
8/30 (F): Discussion of Discovering, ch. 2 (Writing and Power). Civilization, ch. 1. (Short Essay No. 1 Due)
Week 3:
9/2 (M):
HOLIDAY
9/4 (W):
From Babylon to the Nile
9/6 (F): Discussion of Epic of Gilgamesh. (Short Essay No. 2 Due)
(Go to Study Guide for Part II)
Week 4:
9/8 (M):
The World According to Homer
9/11 (W):
Political History of Greece
9/13 (F): Discovering, ch. 3 (Representing the Human Form). (Short Essay No. 3 Due)
Week 5:
9/16 (M):
Greek Religion & Philosophy
9/18 (W):
From the Classical to Hellenistic World
9/20 (F): Discussion of Last Days of Socrates, 29-92. Civilization, ch. 3. (Short Essay No. 4 Due)
Week 6:
9/23 (M): Exam I
9/25 (W):
Writing History and Introduction to Empire. Print and bring to class the
handout on writing, posted here.
9/27 (F): No discussion. All sections meet in PA 101 from 9:00-9:50 for film, Messages from the Past: China (VH 6996).
(Go to Study Guide for Part III)
Week 7:
9/30 (M):
China: Birth of an Empire.
Read Civilization, pgs. 45-59.
10/1 (W):
Rome: From Republic to Empire.
Read Civilization, ch. 4.
10/3 (F): Discussion of Discovering, ch. 4 (Han and Rome). (Short Essay No. 5 Due)
Week 8:
10/7 (M):
Themes in World History: Labor, Class, and Slavery (Long Paper No. 1 Due)
10/9 (W): Themes in World History: War and Society
10/11 (F): Discussion of Sun Tzu, The Art of War. (Alternate link to The Art of War.)
Week 9:
10/14 (M):
History of God (guest lecture on Judaism)
10/16 (W):
Eastern Religious Traditions: Hinduism, Buddhism, & Shinto
10/18 (F): Discussion of Civilization, pgs. 34-45 and Online Documents Listed Below. (Short Essay No. 6 Due)
·
The Creation Of The World According To The Upanishads
·
Bhagavad
Gita - The song of God (exerts)
·
The Buddha: Sermons and Teachings (6th century B.C.E.)
Week 10:
10/21 (M):
Origins of Christianity
10/23 (W):
Origins of Islam (guest lecture, mandatory)
10/25 (F): Discussion of Discovering, ch. 5
(Religious Communities).
And Civilization, pgs. 97-102, and ch. 7. (Short Essay No. 7 Due)
Week 11:
10/28 (M):
Intersections: Religion and
Empire
10/30 (W):
Holy Wars: Of Crusades and Jihads
11/1 (F): Discussion of Discovering, chapter 7 (Holy War). (Short Essay No. 8 Due)
Week 12:
11/4 (M):
Exam II
11/6 (W):
Themes in World History: The Women’s History of the World
11/8 (F): No discussion. All sections meet in PA 101 from 9:00-9:50 for film: Asante Market Women (VH 748)
Week 13:
11/11 (M):
No Class: Holiday
11/13 (W):
The Women’s History of the World Part II
11/15 (F): Discussion of Discovering, chapter 8. (Short Essay No. 9 Due)
Week 14:
11/18 (M):
Europe in the Middle Ages
11/20 (W):
Film, The Scourge of the Black Death (VH 6168)
11/22 (F): Discussion of Discovering, ch. 9 (Black Death). Civilization, chapter 6. (Short Essay No. 10 Due)
Week 15:
11/25 (M): Contact and Conflict in the Far East
11/27 (W):
Film, Marco Polo: Journey to the East (VH 6182) (Long Paper No. 2 Due)
11/29 (F): No Class: Holiday. Read Civilization, chapters 9 and 12.
Week 16:
12/2 (M):
The Golden Hordes
12/4 (W):
Rethinking the History of the World
12/6 (F): Final Exam: 745:-10:15, PA 101.
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