HIS 101H Fall 2008 (Theme: Order)

World Civilizations 1 Honors

HIS 101H Fall 2008 (Theme: Order)

Times TT 9:30 to 10:45

TT 11:00 to 12:15

LocationLAB 455

Kevin Dougherty

The University of Southern Mississippi

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

Email:

Website:http://ocean.otr.usm.edu/~w416373/

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 (Sept 9)100 points

Exam 2 (Sept 23)100 points

Debate (Sept 18, Oct 23, Nov 6, Nov 13)100 points

Map Quizzes (2 at 20 points each) (Oct 2 and Nov 18)40 points

Objective Quizzes (6 at 10 points each)60 points

Writing Assignment First Paragraph(Oct 7)100 points

Writing Assignment (Nov 11)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 objective quizzes will focus on ID & SIGs and will be unannounced. The debate grade will be determined by the student’s performance as moderator or debater in one of the assigned debates and graded according to the rubric at the end of the syllabus. The writing assignment first paragraph is due on Oct 7and the entire paper is due on Nov 11. Papers 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 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 (123), 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 five 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 five required sources. Use either APA or MLA format. The USM Library has a style guide tutorial at http://www.lib.usm.edu/help/style_guides.html.

History students at USM have a special opportunity to get help writing history papers, studying for history exams, and/or doing historical research. The History Departmentsponsors a History Writing Lab (HWL). The HWL is staffed by advanced graduate students who can assist at any stage of studying or writing history, from generating ideas to polishing final drafts, and with any type of history writing project, from book reviews to research papers to preparing for exams. Be aware, the HWL does not provide an editing service where the consultants only correct grammatical errors and typos—the goal of every consultation is to help students become better writers, a process that happens gradually and that occurs through the active participation of students in consultations.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: http://www.usm.edu/~history/writinglab.php

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 Aug 21 and 26Intro 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 Aug 28Egypt(Upshur, 24-31) ID & SIG: Amon-Re, hieroglyphs, Lower Egypt, Memphis, mummification, Nile River, pharaoh, pyramids, Queen Hatshepsut, Thebes, Upper Egypt

Incas( Upshur, 361-369) ID & SIG: Cuzco, Inca roads, forced labor, public relief, Inca religion, terrace farming

Lsn 4 Sept 2Byzantium (Upshur, 262-270) ID & SIG: Byzantine bureaucracy, Byzantine Empire, caesarpapism, Constantine, Constantinople, Council of Nicea, Eastern Orthodox Church, iconoclasm, Justinian Code, Schism, theme system

Lsn 5 Sept 4Roman Empire and Review (Upshur, 168-185) ID & SIG: Augustus (Octavian), dictators, empire, Julius Caesar, patricians, plebeians, latifundia, pax romana, republic, tribunes

Lsn 6 Sept 9Exam 1

Block 2: Alternatives to Centralized Societies

Lsn 7 Sept 11Sub 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 route

Persia (Upshur, 40-45) ID & SIG: Darius, Persepolis, Royal Road, satrap, religious tolerance, legal tolerance, standardized taxes

Lsn 8 Sept 16Greece (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, tyrants

Medieval Europe(Upshur, 235-262) ID & SIG: chivalry, feudal system, lords, manors, serfs, “three estates”

Lsn 9 Sept 18Debate: Pericles (75)

Lsn 10 Sept 23 Exam 2

Block 3: When Centralization is Lost and Breakdowns in Order

Lsn 11 Sept 25Ancient (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 Dynasty

andResurgent (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 Dynasty

Lsn 12 Sept 30Greece 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, siege,

Lsn 13Oct 2Bubonic 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 14Oct 7Writing Workshop

Turn in typed introductory paragraph containing your thesis statement, three proofs, and concluding sentence.

Lsn 15 Oct 9 No class. Writing assignment prep.

Block 4: Order Through Law and Beyond Law

Lsn 16Oct 14Mesopotamia (Upshur, 16-23) ID & SIG: Babylon, Code of Hammurabi, cuneiform, Epic of Gilgamesch, lex talionis, metallurgy, temple communities, Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, wheel

and 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 Kippur

Fall Break Oct 16-17

Lsn 17Oct 21Christianity (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 18Oct 23Debate: Cicero (125)

Block 5: Order Through Community

Lsn 19Oct 28Islam (Upshur, 270-279, 396-405)

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

Lsn 20Oct 30Active Learning Activity

Block 6: Order Through Society

Lsn 21Nov 4Indiaand Hinduism(Upshur, 56-73) ID & SIG: caste system, jati, untouchables, varna, Bhagavad Gita, moksha, reincarnation, Upanishads, Vedas

Lsn 22Nov 6Debate: Aristotle (87)

Block 7: Order Through Philosophy

Lsn 23Nov 11China(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 Republic

Papers Due

Lsn 24Nov 13Debate: Confucius (97)

Block 8: Order Through Trade

Lsn 25Nov 18Long-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 26 Nov 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 mar

Hand out final exam study guide.

Block 9: Order Through Conquest

Lsn 27 Nov 25Mongols(Upshur, 414-422) ID & SIG: Genghis Kahn, Genghis Kahn’s military advances, Mongols

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

No Class Nov 26-28 Thanksgiving

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

Lsn 28Dec 2Final Exam Review

Lsn 29Dec 4Final Exam Review

OFFICE HOURS: Except on rare occasions, I will be in my office on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridaysfrom 8:30 to 9:30for 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 http://www.lib.usm.edu/. 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.

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World Civilization First Paragraph Writing Assignment

Grading Rubric (100 points total)

Introductory sentence (thesis)20 points

First proof20 points

Second proof20 points

Third proof20 points

Concluding sentence10 points

Overall readability10 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 http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/tutorials/mlatutorial/tutorialindex.php. 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 debate format will be:

Introduction by the moderator of the topic and the debaters (5 minutes)

Opening statement by Debater 1 (5 minutes)

Opening Statement by Debater 2 (5 minutes)

Summary of opening remarks by the moderator (2 minutes)

Introduction of a subtopic by the moderator (2 minutes)

Question 1 posed by moderator (1 minute)

Answer by Debater 1 (3 minutes)

Answer by Debater 2 (3 minutes)

Summary by moderator and follow up question(s) by moderator and/or class (6 minutes)

Repeat for next subtopic/question (14 minutes total)

Repeat for next subtopic/question (14 minutes total)

Closing statement by Debater 1 (2 minutes)

Closing statement by Debater 2 (2 minutes)

Closing comments by moderator (5 minutes)

After action review (4 minutes)

Debate Grade Sheet (Debaters)

20 points Opening Statement

20 points Answer 1

20 points Answer 2