World History / Andrews –
Fall 2012
Schedule
of Activities & Assignments
August 29
Introductions. Syllabus. Definitions. FAQ.
August 31
Early Homo. Evolution
and spread of Homo sapiens.
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September 3 – Labor Day Holiday
September 5
Paleolithic migrations; Population of the planet.
DUE: WW
Prologue, Introduction to Part One, and Chapter 1 (First Peoples)
September 7
Water, technology & human civilizations
DUE: DGP
Chapter 1 The Need for Water in Ancient Societies
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September 10
How to write an analytical paper; Evaluation rubric
September 12
The Neolithic revolution and the development of agriculture
DUE: WW
Chapter 2 (First Farmers)
September 14
The Neolithic revolution and the development of agriculture
DUE: Analytical
Paper on DGP Chapter 1
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September 17
The “civilizing” of human beings: Gilgamesh
September 19
Gilgamesh brought to life
DUE: Prepare
an oral interpretation of your assigned segment of Gilgamesh
September 21
The power of words; Creation stories of early civilizations
DUE: DGP
Chapter 2 Writing & Power; Compare two or more of the creation narratives
in this chapter. What insight do these versions of human beginnings provide
about our relationship to the earth and its other occupants? Bring discussion
notes to class.
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September 24
Ancient civilizations
DUE: WW
Chapter 3 (First Civilizations)
September 26
World History Library Session
DUE: Complete the three Information Literacy Tutorials
located at:
http://www.ndnu.edu/academics/Library/Tutorials.aspx
Also, bring in your graded copy of Analytical Paper #1,
along with any questions you have about using in-text citations or creating a
Works Cited / Bibliography
September 28
Ancient civilizations
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October 1
Comparing Ancient Civilizations
DUE: Prepare
to present & lead a brief class discussion comparing 2 ancient
civilizations
October 3
The Classical Era, Aegean Greeks & Classical Greeks
DUE: WW
Introduction to Part Two, and Chapter 4 (Eurasian Empires)
October 5
Classical Greeks & Persians
DUE: READ
Herodotus excerpt from The Persian Wars; HIGHLIGHT as you read anything that
illustrates the notions of “humanism” or “hubris”
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October 8
Classical China
October 10
Eurasian cultural traditions; Confucian notions of leadership
DUE: WW
Chapter 5 (Eurasian Cultural Traditions)
October 12
Review session for Midterm Exam
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October 15
Midterm Exam – written portion
October 17
Midterm Exam – non-written portion
October 19 – Midterm Break
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October 22
One-on-one midterm status review.
October 24 – Alternative Class Today
October 26
Classical Era – the Roman Republic and Empire
DUE: WW
Chapter 6 (Eurasian Social Hierarchies)
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October 29
Evolving social hierarchies of Europe and Asia
October 31
Africa & the Americas
DUE: WW
Chapter 7 (Classical Era Variations)
November 2
The Golden Age of China
DUE: WW
Chapter 9 (China and the World)
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November 5
Commerce & Culture: Silk Roads, Sand Roads & Sea
Roads
DUE: WW Introduction to Part Three, & Chapter 8
(Commerce and Culture)
November 7
Writing Workshop Part 1 for Research Project: brainstorming
and structure
DUE: Handout
on Polynesian Migrations
November 9
Writing Workshop Part 2 for Research Project: thesis and
evidence
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November 12
Christendom
DUE: WW
Chapter 10 (The Worlds of European Christendom)
November 14
Islam
DUE: WW
Chapter 11 (The Worlds of Islam)
November 16
Islam
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November 19
Peoples who leave no written record; Nomadic civilizations:
The Mongols
DUE: WW
Chapter 12 (Pastoral Peoples on the Global Stage)
November 21
Debate: The Mongols got a bad rap from historians
DUE: Prepare talking points for in-class debate
November 23 – Thanksgiving Holiday
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November 26
The European Renaissance; early Modern thought world
November 28
The Worlds of the 15th Century
DUE: WW
Chapter 13 (The Worlds of the Fifteenth Century)
November 30
Semester review and preparation for the Final Exam.
DUE: Research
Project
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December 3
Final Exam – written portion
December 5
Final Exam – non-written portion
December 7
Final Exam – non-written portion, continued
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