HIST 1413B1 Global History before 1500 Fall 2012

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1 HIST 1413B1 Global History before 1500 Fall 2012 Hugalu Khan and his wife, Doquz Khatun, from a 14 th C. manuscript Slot 10: Tuesday and Thursday, 12:00 to 1:30, BAC 241 Dr. Stephen Henderson BAC 405, ph stephen.henderson@acadiau.ca Office hours: Tuesdays, 10:30 to 11:30 and 1:30 to 3:00 Wednesdays, 3:00-6:00 Thursdays, 10:00-11:30 and 1:30-2:30 Course description This course uses a thematic and comparative approach to explore major issues in world history. Students will examine different cultural zones and historical eras, from the inception of the agricultural revolution to the emergence of Europe as a dominant region of the globe. Themes include trade, environment, cities, patriarchy, technology, and political systems. Readings There is one required text for the course: Jerry H. Bentley, Herbert F. Ziegler, and Heather E. Streets-Salter, Traditions and Encounters: A Brief Global History, To 1500 Vol. 1, 2nd ed. (New York, McGraw-Hill, 2010). Students are expected to have read the assigned chapters by the time they come to class.

2 Evaluation Quizzes (best 3 of 4) Sept. 27, Oct. 16, Nov. 1, & Nov % Library Assignment September 25 5% Article Summary October 11 10% Primary Source Analysis November 15 10% Essay December 1 25% Final Exam TBA 20% Quizzes There will be four 20-minute quizzes throughout the term. Questions will include multiple choice, map, visual identify and short answers. Only your three best quizzes will be counted in your final mark. Library Assignment This short exercise is designed to familiarize you with the library s resources, to improve the efficiency of your searches and evaluations, and to teach you how to include and cite another author s ideas in your writing. The assignment is due in the ACORN assignment folder by midnight on September 25. Article Summary Students will select an article from the journal History Today choose an article in bold from the list attached which is available in electronic and print form in the library. The assignment is to summarize the article s narrative and the author s thesis in 150 words or less. The assignment is due in the ACORN assignment folder by midnight on October 11. Primary Source Analysis Students will select a primary source from one of the first 14 chapters in the textbook and answer the assigned question(s) in 250 words or less. The analysis is due in the ACORN assignment folder by midnight on November 15. Essay Students will write a 1500-word essay on a topic covered in this course based on three articles from History Today (list provided). Students must use Turabian footnotes and include a Turabian-style bibliography. The assignment is due in the ACORN assignment folder by midnight on December 1. Deadlines and Academic Integrity Tests and assignment due dates are indicated in the syllabus. Make-up tests and extensions will be granted only for illness or family emergencies. In all cases, documentation will be required and should be presented to the Registrar s office. The

3 penalty for late submissions is 5% per day, every day. Because files can be damaged or questions of authorship arise, be sure to keep your essay notes and rough drafts until after the course has been completed and back-up material on your computer regularly. Computer failure is not an acceptable excuse for lateness or loss of material. It is the responsibility of the student to keep a copy of all work submitted. Copying someone's ideas or words without acknowledging their source constitutes academic dishonesty and can result in severe penalties, including failure of the course. Severe penalties will also be incurred in cases where work is purchased, shared, or submitted to more than one instructor. To learn more about plagiarism, please take the You Quote It, You Note It tutorial on the library website. You may also consult pp of the Acadia Calendar for more details, or ask me if you have any questions. Students with Disabilities If you are a student with a documented disability who anticipates needing accommodations in this course, please inform me after you meet with Jill Davies (jill.davies@acadiau.ca or ) or Kathy O Rourke (disability.access@acadiau.ca or ) in Disability Access Services, located in the Student Resource Centre, which is on the lower floor of the Old SUB. Class Schedule September 6 Introduction; surviving university September 11 Intro to historical methods/analysis; Evolution of Homo Sapiens September 13 The Rise of Agriculture September 18 Mesopotamia (Dr. MacDonald) Chapter 1 from Bentley, et al., Traditions and Encounters September 20 Nile Valley and Bantu Migrations (Dr. Whidden) Chapter 2 September 25 India; library assignment due Chapter 3 to p. 55 September 27 China (Dr. Sedgwick); Quiz #1 Chapter 3, pp October 2 The Americas Chapter 4 to p. 78 October 4 Religions and Imperialism

4 October 9 Persia (Whidden) Chapter 5 October 11 Unification of China (Sedgwick); article summary due Chapter 6 October 16 India; Quiz #2 Chapter 7 October 18 Greece and the Roman Republic (MacDonald) Chapter 8 to p. 155 October 23 The Roman Empire (MacDonald) Rest of Chapter 8 October 25 Silk Roads and Byzantium (MacDonald) Chapters 9 and 10 October 30 Islam (Whidden) Chapter 11 November 1 Resurgence of China (Sedgwick); Quiz #3 Chapter 12 November 6 The Indian Basin Chapter 13 November 8 - Nomadic Empires (Sedgwick) Chapter 14 November 15 Sub-Saharan Africa (Whidden); Primary Source Assignment due Chapter 15 November 20 Europe in the Middle Ages (MacDonald) Chapter 16 November 22 The Americas; Quiz #4 November 27 The Americas and Oceania Chapter 4, pp and Chapter 17 November 29 Cross-Cultural Interactions Chapter 18

5 History Today Articles John Ray, Akhenaten: Egypt s Prodigal Son? History Today 40.1 (January 1990): John Ray, Hatshepsut: The Female Pharaoh, History Today 44.5 (May 1994): Joyce Tyldesley, Marriage and Motherhood in Ancient Egypt, History Today 44.4 (April 1994): John Grainger, An Empire Builder: Seleukos Nikator, History Today 43.5 (May 1993): Paul Cartledge, Alexandria the Great, History Today (October 2009): [on Alexander s city-states] Robin Waterfield, Olumpia s Funeral Games, History Today 61.8 (August 2011): [On the political role of Alexander the Great s mother] Marcus Bull, The Pilgrimage Origins of the First Crusade, History Today 47.3 (March 1997): Norman Housley, Saladin s Triumph over the Crusader States: The Battle of Hattin, 1187, History Today 37.7 (July 1987): Robert Irwin, Muslim Responses to the Crusades, History Today 47.4 (April 1997): Sarah Searight, St. Simeon Stylites: Fifth-century Ascetic, History Today 28.4 (April 1978): Andrew Jotischky, Eats Roots and Leaves: Asceticism in the Middle Ages, History Today 61.4 (April 2011): Emma Mason, Monastic Habits in Medieval Worcester, History Today 48.5 (May 1998): Jeri DeBrohun, Power Dressing in Ancient Greece and Rome, History Today 51.2 (February 2001): Mary Harlow and Ray Laurence, Old Age in Ancient Rome, History Today 53.4 (April 2003): Ray Laurence, Childhood in the Roman Empire, History Today (October 2005):

6 John M.D. Pohl, The Aztecs: A New Perspective, History Today (December 2002): Brian Fagan, If Columbus had not Called History Today 42.5 (May 1992): [Aztec and Mayan society aside from European contact] Nicholas James, Native America: Prehistory and Survival, History Today 42.5 (May 1992): Nora C. Buckley, The Extraordinary Voyages of Admiral Cheng Ho, History Today 25.7 (July 1975): Craig Clunas, Intimacy and Painting in Ming China. History Today 52.8 (August 2002): Nora C. Buckley, The Disaster at T u Mu, History Today 26.7 (July 1976): Anne Roberts, The Plague in England, History Today 30.4 (April 1980): Ole J. Benedictow, The Black Death, History Today 55.3 (March 2005): Bruce Campbell, Britain 1300, History Today 50.6 (June 2000): Tom Holland, Where Mystery Meets History, History Today 62.5 (May 2012): [A comparison of the origins of Christianity and Islam] David Abulafia, Propelled by Faith, History Today 61.8 (August 2011): [on Christian and Muslim voyages in the Mediterranean in the 12 th C.] Eamonn Gearon, The Arab Invasions, History Today 61.6 (June 2011): [on the early conquests of the Islamic Empire, 7 th and 8 th C.] Susan Cole, Women and Politics in Democratic Athens, History Today 44.3 (March 1994): Michael Scott, The Rise of Women in Ancient Greece, History Today (November 2009): Dimitris Kyrtatas, The Athenian Democracy and Its Slaves, History Today 44.2 (February 1994):