World Civilization I

Fall 1999

TR 11-12:15

Room 217 Main Hall

Dr. Leslie Heaphy

Office: 310F

Phone: ext. 306

e-mail: Lheaphy@stark.kent.edu

Office Hours: MW 4-5 p.m.; TR 9-10 a.m. and S 11-12 noon

Or by appointment.

In this course students will explore the earliest recorded history of mankind. Topics for exploration include things such as the Egyptians, the Greeks, the Romans, the beginnings of Christianity, the Crusades, the Middle Ages, Islam, Hinduism etc. Students will be introduced to these topics through lectures, discussions, films and readings.

The World to 1500 (7^th ed) by L. S. Stavrianos

Sources of World History, Vol. I (2^nd ed) by Mark Kishlanksy

3 Map Quizzes …………………….. 10 points each

3 Exams …………………………….. 100 points each

4 Short Papers …………………………….. 30 points each

Class Attendance and Participation ……….. 50 points

Total: 500 points

A (Excellent Scholarship) 450-500 points (90-100)

B (Good Scholarship) 400-449 points (80-89)

C (Average Scholarship) 350-399 points (70-79)

D (Poor Scholarship) 300-349 points (60-69)

F (Failure) 299 and below (59 and below)

All students are expected to attend regularly and are responsible for all material covered even when they miss class. Class participation is expected and when you miss class you will lose points for your participation. In-class work cannot be made up if you miss these assignments and this will affect your participation points.

All three exams will be essay exams-short answer and longer essays. Dates for the exams are listed later in the course outline. Make-up exams are not automatically given but are at the discretion of the instructor. There must be some kind of emergency to grant a make-up and it is the student's responsibility to get in touch with the instructor as soon as they are aware of a problem before the exam (calling while the class is taking the exam does not work). All make-up exams will be done in the testing center and will be different from those taken in class. The test must be taken within one week of the original date scheduled.

Review #1

Review # 2

Students will complete three map quizzes on the dates listed in the schedule. If you must miss one of these classes the quiz will be sent to the testing center later that day for a make-up. You do not have to call, just go to the testing center and take the quiz before class the following week. After that all quizzes will be returned to the instructor.

Students will complete 5 short papers during the semester and the lowest grade will be thrown out. (Only four grades will be counted). Due dates and instructions will be handed out separately. Late papers will lose 3 points for every school day they are late (ie. If it is due on a Thursday and you hand it in on the following Tuesday it will lose 12 points).

This year's campus theme continues from last year and is "Ways of Knowing." Events, speakers, discussions around campus have been designed to focus on this theme and students are encouraged to participate. You will hear this theme mentioned in class as we talk about how historians know.

The use of the intellectual property of others without attributing it to them is considered a serious academic offense. Cheating or plagiarism will result in receiving a failing grade for the work or course. Repeat offenses result in dismissal from the University.

Testing Center (Basement of the Library)

9/7-11/23 MT 9 a.m.- 8 p.m. Walk-ins

WR Closed

F 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. Walk-ins

Writing Center (Room 202)

The writing center opens September 7^th. You are encouraged to make use of their services on all your writing assignments. Check out their web site as well for tutorials and other services.

All reading assignments are tentative and subject to change as the course moves along. Changes will be announced in class.

Week 1 Introduction and Background

Chapter 1 and 2 in Stavrianos

Week 2 Earliest Civilizations

Chapter 3 and 15 in Stavrianos; p. 2-34 in Kishlansky

Week 3 Beginnings of Unification

Chapter 4 in Stavrianos

Map Quiz 9/14 and 1^st Paper 9/16

Week 4 Greco-Roman Period

Chapter 5 in Stavrianos; p. 39-61 and 208-232 in Kishlansky

Week 5 Greco-Roman Continued

p. 100-118 in Kishlansky

1^st Exam September 30th

Week 6 India

Chapter 6 in Stavrianos; p. 62-75 in Kishlansky

2^nd Paper due Oct. 7th

Week 7 China and Japan

Map Quiz on Oct. 12th

Week 8 Declining Classical Civilizations

Chapter 8 in Stavrianos; p. 180-189 in Kishlansky

Week 9 Medieval World

Chapter 9 in Stavrianos; p. 189-196 in Kishlansky

3^rd Paper due Oct. 28th

Week 10 Islam and the World

Chapter 10 and 18 in Stavrianos; p. 128-146 in Kishlansky

Second Exam on Nov. 4th

Week 11 Islam continued

p. 320-338 in Kishlansky

No class on Veteran's Day 11/11

Week 12 Turkish-Mongolian Invasions

Chapter 11 in Stavrianos

Map Quiz on 11/16 and 4^th paper due Nov. 18th

Week 13 Byzantium

Chapter 12 in Stavrianos; p. 340-359 in Kishlansky

No class on 11/25--Happy Thanksgiving

Week 14 Byzantium and China on the move

Chapter 13 and 19 in Stavrianos; p. 157-179 in Kishlansky

Week 15 Revolutionary Developments

Chapter 14 in Stavrianos; p. 235-262 in Kishlansky

5^th Paper due on Dec. 9th

Final Exam Week Exam on Dec. 16^th at 10 a.m.

Each student will complete five 3 page papers during the semester. The lowest grade will be dropped so that only four papers will count. Each paper is worth 30 points and will lose 3 points each day a paper is turned in late. All papers must be typed and double-spaced. The papers are based on the readings in the Kishlansky text and do not involve outside research. Since this is the only book used when you quote, paraphrase or use ideas you simply have to give the page number in parantheses after the information. Failure to properly credit the source will result in an F for that paper and if it happens repeatedly then you will receive an F for the course since this is PLAGIARISM.

Paper #1: due on Thurs. September 16^th

The paper will focus on the readings found on p. 3-38. Each of these readings is a primary source and presents information about the past from the actual voices of the past. Students should use examples from the various documents to support their ideas. Each paper should focus on the following questions:

What can I learn about the societies that produced these documents?

Who wrote the documents and why?

What do these documents mean to me now?

Reading the introduction entitled "How to read a document" will help you in answering these questions.

Paper #2: due on Thurs., October 7^th

The paper will focus on the readings found on p. 40-61 or p. 63-81. Each of these readings is a primary source and presents information about the past from the actual voices of the past. Students should use examples from the various documents to support their ideas. Students may chose one of the two sets of readings to focus their paper on and not both. Each paper should focus on the following questions:

What can I learn about the societies that produced these documents?

Who wrote the documents and why?

What do these documents mean to me now?

Reading the introduction entitled "How to read a document" will help you in answering these questions.

Paper #3: due on Thurs., October 28^th

The paper will focus on the readings found on p. 83-98, p. 157-179 or p. 100-118. Each of these readings is a primary source and presents information about the past from the actual voices of the past. Students should use examples from the various documents to support their ideas. Students need to choose one set of readings to focus on and not all three for this paper. Each paper should focus on the following questions:

What can I learn about the societies that produced these documents?

Who wrote the documents and why?

How were the documents created--in other words how did the author know this information? (did they participate directly? Did they just observe? Did someone tell them? Etc.)

What do these documents mean to me now?

Reading the introduction entitled "How to read a document" will help you in answering these questions.

Paper #4: due on Thursday, November 18^th

The paper will focus on the readings found on p. 121-155, p. 181-207 or p. 209-232. Each of these readings is a primary source and presents information about the past from the actual voices of the past. Students should use examples from the various documents to support their ideas. Students need to choose one set of readings to focus on and not all three for this paper. Each paper should focus on the following questions:

What can I learn about the societies that produced these documents?

Who wrote the documents and why?

How were the documents created--in other words how did the author know this information? (did they participate directly? Did they just observe? Did someone tell them? Etc.)

What do these documents mean to me now?

Reading the introduction entitled "How to read a document" will help you in answering these questions.

Paper #5: due on Thursday, December 9^th

The paper will focus on the readings found on p. 235-249, p. 251-262 or p. 285-318. Each of these readings is a primary source and presents information about the past from the actual voices of the past. Students should use examples from the various documents to support their ideas. Students need to choose one set of readings to focus on and not all three for this paper. Each paper should focus on the following questions:

What can I learn about the societies that produced these documents?

Who wrote the documents and why?

How were the documents created--in other words how did the author know this information? (did they participate directly? Did they just observe? Did someone tell them? Etc.)

What do these documents mean to me now?

Reading the introduction entitled "How to read a document" will help you in answering these questions.