Tentative Schedule

Tentative Schedule of Meetings & Assignments

MAY 13/14    Introductions. Syllabus and guidelines. Course overview. Blog setup. Big History –
      Cosmic, Gaic. Early humans.

MAY 20/21    Neolithic and Ancient civilizations.
      Due: WW Prologue & Part 1:
                  Intro, Ch 1 (First Peoples), Ch 2 (First Civilizations)

MAY 27/28    Early Classical Era.
      Due: WW Part 2:
                  Ch 3 (State & Empire), Ch 4 (Culture & Religion), Ch 5 (Society & Inequality),
                  Ch 6 (Africa & Americas)

JUNE 3/4        Late Classical Era. Quiz 1 on WW Prologue to Chapter 6. Writing workshop for RA #1.
      Due: WW Part 3:
                  Intro, Ch 7 (Commerce & Culture), Ch 8 (China & the World),
                  Ch 10 (the Worlds of Christendom)

JUNE 10/11    Late Classical Era. Research methodologies.
      Due: RA #1, WW Part 3:
                  Ch 9 (Worlds of Islam), Ch 11 (Pastoral Peoples), Ch 12 (Worlds of 15^th Century)

JUNE 17/18    Early Modern World. Quiz 2 on WW Chapters 7-12. Writing workshop for RA #2.
      Due: WW Part 4:
                  Intro, Ch 13 (Empires & Encounters), Ch 14 (Commerce & Consequence),
                  Ch 15 (Religion & Science)

JUNE 24/25    Western expansion & globalization.
      Due: RA #2, WW Part 5:
                  Intro, Ch 16 (Atlantic Revolutions), Ch 17 (Revolutions of Industrialization),
                  Ch 18 (Colonial Encounters), [Ch 19 intentionally omitted]

JULY 1/2        The 20^th Century. Quiz 3 on WW Chapters 13-18.
      Due: Draft of Research Paper ( > 80% complete). WW Part 6:
                  Intro, Ch 20 (Collapse at the Center), Ch 21 (Rise & Fall of World Communism)

JULY 8/9        21^st Century conflicts & issues. Quiz 4 on WW Chapters 20-23.
      Due: Research Paper. WW Part 6:
                  Ch 22 (End of Empire), Ch 23 (Capitalism & Culture)

JULY 15/16    Semester review. World Historical Feast. Project presentations.
      Due: Preparation for formal presentation of research results.