Schedule 1101 Fall 2018

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Schedule: World History 1101, Fall 2018

Week 1, August 27-31: History Bootcamp I

Read or Screen: Read this first
Quiz Read the Readings for Week 2(History Bootcamp II) and take the quiz on D2L by Sunday night at 8 p.m.

  • Video intro to historical thinking
  • Intro to primary vs. secondary sources
    • Plagiarism tutorial. For a plagiarism tutorial and read these two short introductions to avoiding plagirism one two and take this four-question quiz to test your knowledge of plagiarism.
      Do: Read the Read this first document, read the syllabus, take the syllabus quiz on D2L and tell me a bit about yourself in the get-to-know-your form
      Do Introduce yourself on our discussion boards in D2L.

Week 2, September 3-7: History Bootcamp II

Read or Screen: You will need your Star ID to log in to our Library Databases for these sources.

  • “Homo Sapiens Migrate from Africa.” Global Events: Milestone Events Throughout History. Ed. Jennifer Stock. Vol. 1: Africa. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2014. 7-10. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 18 Aug. 2015. Link
  • “Aborigines Arrives in Australia.” Global Events: Milestone Events Throughout History. Ed. Jennifer Stock. Vol. 2: Asia and Oceania. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2014. 6-8. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 18 Aug. 2015. Link
  • “The First Settlers Arrive in South America.” Global Events: Milestone Events Throughout History. Ed. Jennifer Stock. Vol. 3: Central and South America. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2014. 7-9. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 18 Aug. 2015.
    Link
  • “Agriculture Develops in the Fertile Crescent.” Global Events: Milestone Events Throughout History. Ed. Jennifer Stock. Vol. 5: Middle East. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2014. 7-10. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 23 Aug. 2015.
    Link
  • “The Second Wave of Bering Strait Migration Begins.” Global Events: Milestone Events Throughout History. Ed. Jennifer Stock. Vol. 6: North America. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2014. 9-12. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 23 Aug. 2015.
    Link
  • “The City of Caral Is Built.” Global Events: Milestone Events Throughout History. Ed. Jennifer Stock. Vol. 3: Central and South America. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2014. 10-12. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 23 Aug. 2015.
    Link
  • Leftwich, Brent. “Prehistoric Europe: Overview.” Daily Life through History. ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 23 Aug. 2015.
    Link
    Do: Markdown Tutorial
    History Bootcamp II Assignment
    Quiz: Time I Readings (Open Thursday at noon until Sunday at 8 p.m.)
    Do: Week 2 Discussion Posts (online) or Response Documents (face to face)

Week 3, September 10-14, Time I

Read or Screen:

  • “Harappa Emerges as Major Indus Valley City.” Global Events: Milestone Events Throughout History. Ed. Jennifer Stock. Vol. 2: Asia and Oceania. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2014. 13-16. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 1 Sept. 2015.Link
  • “The New Kingdom Begins in Egypt.” Global Events: Milestone Events Throughout History. Ed. Jennifer Stock. Vol. 1: Africa. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2014. 18-22. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 1 Sept. 2015. Link
  • “Sargon the Great Founds the Akkadian Empire.” Global Events: Milestone Events Throughout History. Ed. Jennifer Stock. Vol. 5: Middle East. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2014. 25-27. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 1 Sept. 2015. Link
  • “Aspasia of Miletus (c. 464 BCEñc. 420 BCE).” Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages. Ed. Anne Commire and Deborah Klezmer. Vol. 1. Detroit: Yorkin Publications, 2007. 92. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 1 Sept. 2015. Link
  • “Aryans Compose the Vedas.” Global Events: Milestone Events Throughout History. Ed. Jennifer Stock. Vol. 2: Asia and Oceania. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2014. 33-35. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 1 Sept. 2015. Link
  • Do: Online Login page for our Omeka website.
    Face to face Login for our Omeka website.
    Time I Assignment
    Complete the Markdown Tutorial
    Quiz: Time II Readings(Open Thursday at noon until Sunday at 8 p.m.)
    Do: Week 3 Discussion Posts (online) or Response Documents (face to face)

Week 4, September 17 – 21, Time II

Read or Screen:

  • “Hammurabi Establishes a Legal Code.” Global Events: Milestone Events Throughout History. Ed. Jennifer Stock. Vol. 5: Middle East. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2014. 38-40. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 1 Sept. 2015. Link
  • “Zoroastrianism Is Founded in Persia.” Global Events: Milestone Events Throughout History. Ed. Jennifer Stock. Vol. 5: Middle East. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2014. 58-61. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 1 Sept. 2015. Link
  • Code of Hammurabi Laws 25, 108, 129, 130, & 132
  • Sita Sings the Blues: Clip from full-length movieThe entire movie is a cartoon that intertwines the story of Rama and Sita with the story of the artist who made the movie, who experienced a similar treatment by her man. The score is a 1920s American jazz singer. As you’ll read and see, Rama is a god, Sita his human wife who is kidnapped by another god, and then rescued by Rama, his brother, and their friend the Monkey King. I’ve included other links if you’re interested in exploring more about the movie.

Once you’ve had a chance to digest the clip of Sita Sings the Blues consider how he movie was created. The director, Nina Paley, set the myth of the Ramayana to Jazz singer Annette Harshaw 1920’s music, with modern day Indians telling the story. As an additional layer, Paley interweaves her story of heartbreak into the film. To say this is a complex mix of history and pop culture would be an understatement.

For your information
Sita Sings the Blues (full movie)
Movie Review of Sita Sings the Blues
"Quick guide to the Ramayana" From our friends at the British Library

Do: Time II Assignment
Quiz: Images I Readings (Open Thursday at noon until Sunday at 8 p.m.)
Do: Week 4 Discussion Posts (online) or Response Documents (face to face)

Week 5, September 24 – 28, Images I

Read or Screen:

  • Loy, Pamela S. “Lysistrata.” World Literature and Its Times: Profiles of Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events That Influenced Them. Joyce Moss. Vol. 8: Classical Literature and Its Times. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 209-217. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 14 Sept. 2015. Link
  • “Chandragupta Founds the Mauryan Empire.” Global Events: Milestone Events Throughout History. Ed. Jennifer Stock. Vol. 2: Asia and Oceania. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2014. 50-53. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 14 Sept. 2015. Link
  • Sacks, David. “Alexander the Great.” Encyclopedia of the Ancient Greek World, Third Edition. New York: Facts On File, 2015. Accessed September 14, 2015.
    Link
  • O’Neal, Michael J. “Art in Ancient Greece.” Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient World. New York: Facts On File, 2007. Accessed September 14, 2015. Link
  • Brown, Robert. “Guptan Period Art.” Encyclopedia of India. Ed. Stanley Wolpert. Vol. 2. Detroit: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 2006. 164-167. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 14 Sept. 2015. Link

Do: [Images I Assignment](Images I Assignment
Quiz: Images II Readings (Open Thursday at noon until Sunday at 8 p.m.)
Do: Week 5 Discussion Posts (online) or Response Documents (face to face)

Week 6, October 1 – 5, Images II

Read or Screen:

Do: Images II Assignment
Quiz: Maps I Readings(Open Thursday at noon until Sunday at 8 p.m.)
Do: Week 6 Discussion Posts (online) or Response Documents (face to face)

Week 7, October 8-12, Maps Week I

Read or Screen:

  • “Geography” World Eras. Ed. John T. Kirby. Vol. 3: Roman Republic and Empire, 264 B.C.E.- 476 C.E. Detroit: Gale, 2001. 396-398. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 14 Sept. 2015. Link
  • “Augustus Becomes the First Roman Emperor.” Global Events: Milestone Events Throughout History. Ed. Jennifer Stock. Vol. 4: Europe. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2014. 40-43. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 14 Sept. 2015.Link
  • “The Han Dynasty Is Established.” Global Events: Milestone Events Throughout History. Ed. Jennifer Stock. Vol. 2: Asia and Oceania. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2014. 62-65. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 14 Sept. 2015.Link
  • Introduction to GIS Click on link to Download pdf.
  • “Cleopatra VII Commits Suicide.” Global Events: Milestone Events Throughout History. Ed. Jennifer Stock. Vol. 1: Africa. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2014. 49-53. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 29 Sept. 2015. Link
  • “The Mound Builders: Poverty Point, Adena, Hopewell, and Mississippian Cultures.” UXL Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Ed. Laurie J. Edwards. 3rd ed. Vol. 1: Northeast, Subartic. Detroit: UXL, 2012. 165-181. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 29 Sept. 2015. Link

Do: Maps I Assignment
Quiz: Maps II Readings(Open Thursday at noon until Sunday at 8 p.m.)
Do: Week 7 Discussion Posts (online) or Response Documents (face to face)

Week 8, October 15 – 19, Maps II Note: October 18th and 19th are MEA days, but our due dates for all assignments remain the same.

Read or Screen:

Do: Maps II Assignment
Quiz: Words I Readings(Open Thursday at noon until Sunday at 8 p.m.)
Do: Week 8 Discussion Posts (online) or Response Documents (face to face)

Week 9, October 22 – 26, Words I

Read or Screen:

Do: Words I Assignment
Citation Assignment
Quiz: Words 2 Readings (Open Thursday at noon until Sunday at 8 p.m.)
Do: Week 9 Discussion Posts (online) or Response Documents (face to face)

Week 10, October 29 – November 2, Words 2, Quiz 9

Read or Screen:

Do: Words II Assignment
Quiz: Numbers I Readings (Open Thursday at noon until Sunday at 8 p.m.)
Do: Week 10 Discussion Posts (online) or Response Documents (face to face)

Week 11, November 5-9, Numbers I

Read or Screen:

Do: Numbers I Assignment
Quiz: Numbers II Readings (Open Thursday at noon until Sunday at 8 p.m.)
Do: Week 11 Discussion Posts (online) or Response Documents (face to face)

Week 12, November 13-16, Numbers II

Read or Screen:

Do: Numbers 2 Assignment
Select Per Capita GDP World History Excel File
Quiz: Conversations I Readings (Open Thursday at noon until Sunday at 8 p.m.)
Do: Week 12 Discussion Posts (online) or Response Documents (face to face)

Week 13, November 19-23, Conversations IRegular due dates apply.

Read or Screen:

Also, see Conversations I assignment for additional instructions. You will find social media writings on Mansa Musa, the Mongols, and the Black Death. Both these background readings and your knowledge of twitter, pinterest, and wordpress will be tested in this week’s quiz.

Do: Conversations 1 Assignment
Quiz: Conversations I Readings (Open Thursday at noon until Sunday at 8 p.m.)
Do: Week 13 Discussion Posts (online) or Response Documents (face to face)

Week 14, November 26-30, Conversations II

Read or Screen:

Do: Conversations 2 Assignment
Quiz: None
Do: Week 14 Discussion Posts (online) or Response Documents (face to face)

Week 15, December 3-7, Final Exhibit I

Read or Screen: Introduction to Omeka
Do: Exhibits 1 Assignment
Quiz: None
Do: Week 15 Discussion Posts (online) or Response Documents (face to face)

Week 16, December 10- 15

Read or Screen:
Do: Week 16 Exhibits 2 Assignment: Peer Review (html)
Exhibits 2 Assignment: Peer Review (txt file)
Do: Week 16 Discussion Posts (online) or Response Documents (face to face)

Week 17 (Finals), December 17 – 21

Do: Turn in Final Exhibit