HIS 101H Fall 2008 (Theme: Order)

World Civilizations 1 Honors

HIS 101H Fall 2008 (Theme: Order)

Times MWF 11:00 to 11:50

LocationLAB 455

Kevin Dougherty

The University of Southern Mississippi

Phone: 601-266-4455 (leave a voice mail at your own risk)

Email:

Website:

Office: Room 449LiberalArtsBuilding (College of Arts and Letters)

OBJECTIVE: This course is designed to examine some of the most important events and trends in the first half of World History and will focus on the theme of order. In the course textbook Jiu-Hwa Upshur writes that “If one were to seek a common denominator, perhaps the most pervasive underlying factor in the human experience was the striving for order” (52). This course will view world civilizations through their efforts to meet this challenge.

TEXTS: Upshur, Terry, Holoka, Goff, and Cassar, World History, Compact Fourth Edition and Envisioning World Civilizations, University of Southern Mississippi History Department

GRADING:

90 to 100A

80 to 89B

70 to 79C

60 to 69D

Below 60F

Exam 1 (Jan 28)100 points

Exam 2 (Feb 13)100 points

Group-led class discussion (Feb 11, Mar 13, Apr 1, Apr15)100 points

Student Presentations(almost daily starting Lsn 6)60 points

Map Quizzes (2 at 20 points each) (Feb 25 and Apr 17)40 points

In-class writing assignment (Apr 24)50 points

Writing Assignment First Paragraph(Feb 27)50 points

Writing Assignment (Apr 3)300 points

Final Exam200 points

-- Exams 1 and 2 will be a combination of Identify and State the Significance (ID & SIG) Terms and Short Essay.

-- The map quizzes will require the student to identify the location of selected places and ID & SIGs on a blank world map.

-- The in- class writing assignment will be an unannounced selection from the Envisioning World Civilizations book.

-- The “Student Presentation” grade will be from the student’s presentation of a topic listed in the syllabus on the prescribed day. The presentation will be 7-10 minutes using powerpoint and will be graded per the rubric at the end of the syllabus.

-- The “group-led class discussion” grade will be determined by the student’s performance as a member of a team designed to teach and lead a class discussion of one of the assigned topics from Envisioning World Civilizationsand graded according to the rubric at the end of the syllabus. The day before each group-led discussion is a mandatory prep period for that group to come rehearse in the classroom. There is no class that day for the other students.

--Writing assignments are due as soon as class begins and will be considered late after that. Except in a case of truly extraordinary circumstances in which a substantial amount of preparatory time was unavoidably lost due to reasons beyond the student’s control, papers will not be accepted late. If the student cannot make it to class for an excused reason the period the paper is due, he will email it to the instructor’s account to ensure it arrives prior to the beginning of the class. It remains the student’s responsibility to ensure any work emailed to the instructor is actually received by the instructor. You must turn in your graded first paragraph with your final paper. The paper will be a 700 to 1000 words-- typed, doublespaced, and stapled-- defending a thesis built around one of the following topics:

1. In this essay you must read the selections in Envisioning World Civilizations on the Vikings (155), the Shi’a and Sunni (177), and the Black Death (265) and describe some of the causes of order breaking down and how people responded to it in these three instances.

2. In this essay you must read the selections in Envisioning World Civilizations on Augustus (129), Cyrus (41), and Hammurabi (23) and describe the importance of maintaining order in a society and how these individuals proposed to do so.

Papers will be graded based on the rubric at the end of this syllabus. At least four sources are required, of which no more than two can be from the internet. Students may use class sources if properly cited, but they will not count as one of the four required sources. Use either APA or MLA format. The USM Library has a style guide tutorial at

History students at USM may use the History Writing Lab (HWL) which is staffed by graduate students who can assist at any stage of studying or writing history. If you need some help or guidance, call or email to make an appointment or just stop by for a free, friendly consultation.

Location: Room 464, LiberalArtsBuilding (LAB)

Phone: 601-266-4086

Email: .

Web:

--The final exam will be comprehensive and will be a combination of ID & SIGs, short answer, and essay.

--Students can earn up to 10 extra credit points per movie by attending a movie shown at the World Civ Film Series and writing a one page, typed, doublespaced paper answering the question “What was the movie’s message?” Do not merely do a plot summary. In the first sentence answer the question and then use examples from the plot to prove it. No outside references such as movie reviews are authorized for use, even if documented. Papers are due the class period after the showing.

SCHEDULE:

Introduction.

Lsn 1 and 2 Jan 12 and 14Intro and Characteristics of a Civilization

During this lesson we will go over the syllabus and the course requirements, identify the learning objectives, and outline the semester.

Block 1: Centralized Societies

Lsn 3 Jan 16Egypt(Upshur, 24-31) ID & SIG: Amon-Re, hieroglyphs, Lower Egypt, Memphis, mummification, Nile River, pharaoh, pyramids, Queen Hatshepsut, Thebes, Upper Egypt

Jan 19 No Class: MLK Day

Lsn 4 Jan 21Byzantium (Upshur, 262-270) ID & SIG: Byzantine bureaucracy, Byzantine Empire, caesarpapism, Constantine, Constantinople, Council of Nicea, Eastern Orthodox Church, iconoclasm, Justinian Code, Schism, theme system

Bring in three blank blue books. Hand out Exam 1 Study Guide.

Lsn 5 Jan 23Roman Empire and Review (Upshur, 168-185) ID & SIG: Augustus (Octavian), dictators, empire, Julius Caesar, patricians, plebeians, latifundia, pax romana, republic, tribunes

Lsn 6 Jan 26 Incas( Upshur, 361-369) ID & SIG: Cuzco, Inca roads, forced labor, public relief, Inca religion, terrace farming Presentation: Chavin Society

Lsn 7Jan 28Exam 1

Block 2: Alternatives to Centralized Societies

Lsn 8Jan 30Sub Sahara Africa (Upshur, 369-387) ID & SIG: Bantu migrations, chiefdoms, gold trade, Great Zimbabwe, Islam in Africa, kin-based society, Kilwa, Kingdom of Kongo, Kingdom of Mali, Mansa Musa, Swahili Coast, Timbuktu, trans-Sahara trade routePresentation: Christian Ethiopia

Lsn 9 Feb 2 Persia (Upshur, 40-45) ID & SIG: Darius, Persepolis, Royal Road, satrap, religious tolerance, legal tolerance, standardized taxesPresentation: Zorastrianism

Lsn 10Feb 4Greece (Upshur, 32-35, 38-40, 106-111)ID & SIG: advantages of women in Sparta, cults,Hellenikon,helot, patriarchal society,polis, Athens, Corinth, democracy, oligarchy, Pericles, Solon, Sparta, tyrantsPresentation: Melian Dialogue

Hand out Exam 2 Study Guide.

Lsn 11 Feb 6 Medieval Europe(Upshur, 235-262) ID & SIG: chivalry, feudal system, lords, manors, serfs, “three estates”Presentation: Charlemagne

Lsn 12Feb 9 Group-led discussion prep

Lsn 13 Feb 11Group-led discussion: Book of the Dead (27), Pericles (75), and Plutarch (117).Bring Envisioning World Civilizations.

Lsn 14Feb 13 Exam 2

Block 3: When Centralization is Lost and Breakdowns in Order

Lsn 15 Feb 16Ancient (Shang and Zhou)China(Upshur, 73-91) ID & SIG: Book of Songs, dynasty, bronze production monopolization in Shang and Zhou China, mandate of heaven, Shang Dynasty, tian, veneration of ancestors, Yellow River, Zhou DynastyPresentation: Chinese Writing

Lsn 16 Feb 18Resurgent (Tang and Song) China(Upshur, 309-328)ID & SIG: bureaucracy of merit, equal-field system, fast-ripening rice, Grand Canal, gunpowder, letters of credit, movable type, paper money, Song Dynasty, Tang DynastyPresentation: Empress Wu

Lsn 17 Feb 20Greece and Alexander the Great (Upshur, 111-113 and 157-164)

Delian League, Marathon, Peloponnesian War, Persian Wars, Thermopylae, Alexander the Great, Darius, Gaugamela (Arbela), phalanx, Philip, siegePresentation: Xenophon

Feb 23-24 No Class: Madri Gras

Lsn 18 Feb 25Bubonic Plague, Hundred Years War, and Renaissance (Upshur, 463-474) ID & SIG: Bubonic Plague, da Vinci, humanists, Hundred Years’ War, movable type, Renaissance, Renaissance art, state building

Map Quiz #1 Byzantium, China,Constantinople, Euphrates River, Gao, Great Zimbabwe, Greece, Inca civilization, India, Israel, Kilwa, Kingdom of Mali, Mayan civilization, Mecca, Medina, Memphis, Mesopotamia, Nile River, Persepolis, Swahili Coast, Thebes, Tigris River, Tikal, Timbuktu, Trans-Sahara trade route, Yellow River

Lsn 19 Feb 27Writing Workshop. Turn in typed introductory paragraph containing your thesis statement, three proofs, and concluding sentence.

Lsn 20 Mar 2No class. Writing assignment prep.

Block 4: Order Through Law and Beyond Law

Lsn 21 Mar 4Mesopotamia (Upshur, 16-23) ID & SIG: Babylon, Code of Hammurabi, cuneiform, Epic of Gilgamesch, lex talionis, metallurgy, temple communities, Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, wheelPresentation: Sumeria

Lsn 22 Mar 6 Judaism (Upshur, 101-106) ID & SIG: Abraham, Canaan, covenant, diaspora, Joshua, Kingdom of David, Kingdom of Solomon, Moses, Passover, Talmud, Temple, Ten Commandments, Torah, Yahweh, Yom KippurPresentation:Battle of Ai

Lsn 23 Mar 9Christianity (Upshur, 225-234, 252-255, 478-489) ID & SIG: Calvin, epistles, Gentiles, Hermensen (Arminius), Jesus, Luther, New Testament, Paul (Saul), Pharisees, Reformation, salvation by faith, spread of early Christianity, St. Augustine

Lsn 24 Mar 11 Group-led discussion prep

Lsn 25 Mar 13 Group-led discussion:Exodus (63), Cicero (125), and Sermon on the Mount (137).Bring Envisioning World Civilizations.

Mar 16-20 Spring Break

Block 5: Order Through Community

Lsn 26 Mar 23Islam (Upshur, 270-279, 396-405)

ID & SIG: Allah, Five Pillars of Islam, jihad, Mecca, Medina, Muhammad, Quran, Ramadan, sharia, Shia, Sufi, Sunni, ummaPresentation: Uthman

Lsn 27 Mar 25Guest Speaker

Block 6: Order Through Society

Lsn 28 Mar 27Indiaand Hinduism(Upshur, 56-73) ID & SIG: caste system, jati, untouchables, varna, Bhagavad Gita, moksha, reincarnation, Upanishads, Vedas

Presentation: Jainism

Lsn 29 Mar 30Group-led discussion prep

Lsn 30 Apr 1 Group-led discussion: Aristotle (87), Ashoka (111), and Bhagavad Gita (115).Bring Envisioning World Civilizations.

Block 7: Order Through Philosophy

Lsn 31 Apr 3China(Upshur, 132-147) ID & SIG: Confucianism, Daoism, dynasty, Han Feizi, junzi, legalism, mandate of heaven, Period of the Warring States

Greece(Upshur, 113-118, 165-167)Aristotle, Plato, epicureans, stoics, skeptics, Socrates, The RepublicPresentation: Plato’s Academy/Aristotle’s Lyceum/

Papers Due

Apr 6 Buddhism

Apr 8 Group-led discussion prep

Apr 10 No Class: Good Friday

Lsn 33. Apr 15 Group-led discussion: Confucius (97), Mencius (101), Han Fei Tzu (107)Bring Envisioning World Civilizations.

Block 8: Order Through Trade

Lsn 34 Apr 17Long-distance Trade and the Silk RoadsNetwork (Upshur, 211-212) ID & SIG: Antioch, Antonine Plague, Bubonic Plague, classical empires, Dunhuang, influences of long distance trade, Manichaeism, silk and spices, Silk Roads, Taklamakan Desert

Map Quiz #2 Antioch, Athens, Caspian Sea, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Constantinople, India, Jerusalem, Macedonia,Mediterranean Sea, Mexico, Mongolia,Persia,Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Rome,Sparta,TaklamakanDesert, Tenochtitlan,Tyre, Spain

Lsn 35 Apr 20Nov 20European Exploration (Upshur, 489-505) ID & SIG: Columbian Exchange, conquistadors, de Gama, global trade, joint-stock companies, motives for European explorations, Seven Years’ War, smallpox, trading posts, volta do marPresentation: Henry the Navigator

Hand out final exam study guide.

Block 9: Order Through Conquest

Lsn 36 Apr 22Mongols(Upshur, 414-422) ID & SIG: Genghis Kahn, Genghis Kahn’s military advances, MongolsPresentation: Marco Polo

Lsn 37 Apr 24Aztecs(Upshur, 359-361) ID & SIG: Aztecs, Aztec warriors, Cortes, Huitzilopochtli, Mexica, Tenochtitlan, sacrificial bloodletting, tribute

Presentation: Moctezuma II

Bring Envisioning World Civilizations book for In-class Writing Assignment

Final Exam. The final exam will be comprehensive and will focus on the five themes presented throughout the course.

Lsn 38 Apr 27Final Exam Review

Lsn 39 Apr 29Final Exam Review

May 1 No Class

OFFICE HOURS: Except on rare occasions, I will be in my office on Mondays and Fridaysfrom 1:00 to 2:00for walk-ins and would be happy to meet with you by appointment at other times.

ACADEMIC HONESTY: Refer to the Student Handbook and Undergraduate Bulletin for specific guidance on academic honesty and plagiarism. Suffice it to say that any representation of another’s work as your own or other form of cheating will not be tolerated and may result in getting an F for the work involved or in the course as well as other disciplinary action to include probation, suspension, and/or expulsion. Papers will be documented using MLA parenthetical documentation. Among other places, the MLA format may be obtained at the USM library’s website Upon request, students will turn in a disc copy of the paper, and the instructor reserves the right to use plagiarism detection software on any product a student submits for a grade.

ABSENCES: It is the student’s responsibility to make necessary arrangements with the instructor surrounding absences. Excused absences must be verified by a note from student services, the clinic, a doctor, a parent, the police, the Student Academic Enhancement Program, or some other authority. It is the student’s responsibility to provide the note, coordinate with the instructor, and make up any missed work within five days of the absence. If the student does not do this or if the absence is unexcused, the student will receive a 0 for the missed work.

CLASSROOM CONDUCT: The goal is to have an environment that facilitates learning, respects both students and the instructor, and fosters an atmosphere of civility and proper decorum. Students who create disturbances by arriving late, talking, having cell phones ring, engaging in activities unrelated to the academic subject matter, interrupting, distracting other students, being rude, or any other conduct inappropriate for a learning environment will be told to leave the classroom and will receive an F for that day’s grade.

AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA): If a student has a disability that qualifies under the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and requires accommodations, he/she should contact the Office for Disability Accommodations (ODA) for information on appropriate policies and procedures. Disabilities covered by ADA may include learning, psychiatric, physical disabilities, or chronic health disorders. Students can contact ODA if they are not certain whether a medical condition/disability qualifies.

Address:

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Voice Telephone: (601) 266-5024 or (228) 214-3232 Fax: (601) 266-6035

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World Civilization First Paragraph Writing Assignment

Grading Rubric (50 points total)

Introductory sentence (thesis)10 points

First proof10 points

Second proof10 points

Third proof10 points

Concluding sentence5 points

Overall readability5 points

World Civilization Writing Assignment

Grading Rubric (300 points total)

Introduction

___/10pts. Thesis: Articulation of clear, coherent, and forceful thesis statement. Thesis is related to one of the subjects assigned in the syllabus. Thesis is first sentence.

___/10pts. Proofs: Paragraph clearly states three proofs that best prove the thesis.

___/5pts. Conclusion: Concluding sentence summarizes introductory paragraph.

Body

___/50pts. Cause and Effect: Discussion of proofs demonstrates cause and effect.

___/25pts. Factually Correct: Paper is historically correct, includes necessary relevant facts, and does not become an editorial or opinion piece.

___/25pts. Vocabulary and Development: Paper shows familiarity with the vocabulary associated with the subject. Uses ID & SIGS as appropriate. Student demonstrates ability to put thoughts in his own words. Sufficiently develops the subject. Conforms to length requirement in syllabus.

Conclusion

___/25pts. Conclusion: Concluding paragraph is a restatement of thesis/argument without sounding redundant or introducing new material beyond the scope of the paper.

Writing

___/25pts. Grammar: Punctuation, capitalization, spelling, verb tense, sentence structure, voice, etc conform to rules of standard English.

___/50pts. Structure/Organization: Ideas flow logically from one another and all point back to the thesis statement. Paper can be read in a single rapid reading. Each paragraph has a topic sentence that reflects the main idea of the paragraph. Bottom line up front (BLUF).

___/25pts. Citations and Format: Proper formatting and use of citations IAW APA or MLA format.

___/50pts. Sources: Reliable, college level, and expert sources. No overreliance on a single source. Not a simple regurgitation of material presented in class. Reflective of significant outside research. Conforms to requirement for sources in the syllabus.

Paper Outline

Write your first sentence of your introduction which is your thesis statement (something you can argue and prove). Then write a sentence about your first proof. Then write a sentence about your second proof. Then write a sentence about your third proof. Write a concluding sentence for the paragraph that combines your thesis and proofs.

Write a topic sentence for the paragraph about your first proof. Then write five or so sentences that explain that proof and provide specific details about it. The idea is to show cause and effect and explain how this proof supports your thesis. Write a concluding sentence that summarizes this paragraph.

Write a topic sentence for the paragraph about your second proof. Then write five or so sentences that explain that proof and provide specific details about it. Remember that each paragraph represents one main idea. If you want to start a new idea, start a new paragraph. When you have said everything you want to say about that idea, write a concluding sentence that summarizes this paragraph.

Write a topic sentence about your third proof. Then write five or so sentences that explain that proof and provide specific details about it. Remember to document anything that is not an original thought of yours using the MLA style. Our library has a good MLA tutorial at Be sure you have met the guidelines for sources in the syllabus. Write a concluding sentence that summarizes this paragraph.

Write a topic sentence for your concluding paragraph. The conclusion summarizes the paper without being redundant or introducing new material. As a starting point, consider rewriting your introduction using different words. Then supplement that with key points you made in the body.

The group-led class discussion format will be:

Opening (Summarize the readings)

Question and Answer (Generate a Q&A period with the students in which both the leaders and class ask and answer questions.)