History 105 sec. 02—Course Syllabus
Spring 2013
Survey of Global History M/W/F 11:30-12:20 in UNIV 219 Instructor: Libby Sproat Contact:
[email protected] Office Hours: By appointment in REC 410 History Department: UNIV 231 (I have a box there.)
Course Description This course surveys the cross-continental interactions between the civilizations of Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas since 1300, with attention to cultural comparisons over time, and to the impacts of global interdependence upon ecosystems and economies, cultures and geopolitics. Among the themes we cover are: the politics of religious culture, the rise of land and sea empires, epidemic diseases through history, race and gender relations, revolutionary ideologies and new labor and social relations, the cultures of colonialism and neo-colonialism, the technologies of world wars, and the rise of global production and consumer markets. Our formats include lectures, discussions, classroom interactions; our sources include original documents, histories, maps, literature, and feature films.
Texts • Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: A History of the World: From 1000 CE to the Present (Third Edition) (Vol. 2) by Robert Tignor, et al. ISBN 0393934942 • Primary documents posted on Blackboard Learn and noted in the schedule. These should be printed and brought to class.
Academic Dishonesty Plagiarism refers to the reproduction of another's words or ideas without proper attribution. University Regulations contains further information on dishonesty. Plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty are serious offenses, and will be treated as such in this class. You are expected to produce your own work and to accurately cite all necessary materials. Cheating, plagiarism, and other dishonest practices will be punished as harshly as Purdue University policies allow. Any instances of academic dishonesty will likely result in a grade of F for the course and notification of the Dean of Students Office.
Class Conduct I expect you to participate in class, show respect for yourself and others, and not distract myself or your classmates in any manner. Violations of this guideline include, but are not limited to, talking with neighbors during class, using your cell phone, making inappropriate comments, coming unreasonably late to class, and other behaviors not acceptable in the college classroom. I will not hesitate to ask you to leave class and to take away all participation points without warning if I feel you are behaving inappropriately. Please turn off all cell phones before you come to class. (Notify me in advance in cases of emergency.)
Missing Class You are responsible for anything you have missed by not attending class. You are not required to notify me if you are absent, but letting me know in advance, or as soon as possible afterwards, that you will be gone is a nice way for me to do what I can to help you out. Remember that, for you, other things History 105 sec. 02 Enrollment in the class means you accept the terms outlined in this syllabus.
may be more important than this class, and you may need to focus on other priorities. However, that does not mean I will lower the standards of this class for your personal circumstances. Disclaimer: In the event of a major campus emergency, the above requirements, deadlines and grading policies are subject to changes that may be required by a revised semester calendar. Any such changes in this course will be posted once the course resumes on Blackboard or can be obtained by contacting the professor via email or phone.
Grading Assignments Class Participation “Pop I’s” Culture Clash Paper The Mission Paper Primary Source Analysis 3 Midterm Exams Global Citizenship Final Paper Total Points Possible:
Points 100 100 100 100 200 300 100
A+: 98-100% A: 93-97% A-: 90-92% B+: 87-89% B: 83-86% B-: 80-82% C+: 77-79%
C: 73-76% C-: 70-72% D+: 67-69% D: 63-66% D-: 60-62% F: 59% or below
1000
Class Participation If you are absent or tardy often, fall asleep in class, or distract me or your classmates in any manner, you will lose participation points. If you come to class regularly, pay attention, and take notes, you will have no problem getting full points in this area.
“Pop I’s” Pop in-class quizzes, reading responses, and activities with be unannounced and occur at least weekly. They will typically be based on the most recent Blackboard reading assignment. You cannot make up Pop I’s, but I will drop three of them at the end of the semester.
Culture Clash, The Mission, Primary Source Analysis, and Global Citizenship Papers Specific guidelines for each of these assignments will be posted on Blackboard and discussed in class. Papers should be double spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman font, with 1” margins all around. Place your name, assignment title, and date in the top right corner of the first page. All assignments are due at the beginning of class. Papers turned in after the beginning of class will receive a 10% point reduction for each class period late with a maximum 50% late point reduction. An e-mailed paper will give you credit for turning it in, but I will not grade an assignment until you have given me a hard copy of it.
Exams The three exams will be based mainly on class lectures; however, anything in the readings is also fair game. Study guides for exams will be posted on Blackboard one week before each exam. You should use both lecture notes and course readings to help you prepare for tests—not Wikipedia. Exams will include both short answer and essay questions. You must notify me in advance and provide proper documentation of any emergencies preventing you from taking an exam on the day scheduled.
History 105 sec. 02 Enrollment in the class means you accept the terms outlined in this syllabus.
Class/Assignment Schedule Note: This schedule is tentative. You will be held responsible for any changes announced in class.
Day Date
Lecture Topics
Readings
Introduction to the Course History Study Skills Indian Ocean Trade Afro-Eurasian Networks Rise of Christianity Mongol Empire
Why Study History WTWA Chapter 10 Cities of the Zanj WTWA Chapter 11 Medieval Mongols
M W F M W F M W F
1/7 1/9 1/11 1/14 1/16 1/18 1/21 1/23 1/25
Reordering after the Black Death Atlantic Encounters
M W
1/28 1/30
Ancient American Empires Atlantic Slave Trade
F
2/1
Working with Primary Sources
M W F M
2/4 2/6 2/8 2/11
The Mission The Mission The Mission Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment
W F
2/13 2/15
Exam #1 Atlantic Revolutions
M
2/18
Enlightenment Revolutions
W
2/20
Industrial Revolution
F M W F
2/22 2/25 2/27 3/1
19th-Century Dreamers 19th-Century Dreamers European Nationalism Modern Imperialism
M W F
3/4 3/6 3/8
Modern Imperialism Late Imperial Struggling Exam #2
Assignments Due
MLK, Jr. Day—No Class Nathan the Wise WTWA Chapter 12 Christopher Columbus Letter on His First Voyage; Conquest of the Aztecs Chronicle of the Incas WTWA Chapter 13 Olaudah Equiano Culture Clash Paper
WTWA Chapter 14 Voltaire on Universal Toleration; The Starry Messenger WTWA Chapter 15 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen; Guillotine Bolivar Message to Congress of Angostura The Condition of the Working Class in England WTWA Chapter 16 The Communist Manifesto WTWA Chapter 17 A Secret Plan for Government WTWA Chapter 18 The Taiping Rebellion
The Mission Paper
History 105 sec. 02 Enrollment in the class means you accept the terms outlined in this syllabus.
3/11-3/15
Spring Break—No Class
M
3/18
WWI
W
3/20
WWI
F
3/22
Postwar Peace
M W
3/25 3/27
Nationalism in Third World Interwar Years
F
3/29
WWII
M W F
4/1 4/3 4/5
WWII WWII Cold War
M
4/8
Social Movements
W F
4/10 4/12
Decolonization Decolonization
M W
4/15 4/17
Ending of the Cold War Citizenship in the Global World
F M W F
4/19 4/22 4/24 4/26
Exam #3 Sometimes in April Sometimes in April Sometimes in April
WTWA Chapter 19 Various Accounts Regarding WWI Women and Children in the Armenian Genocide The Bolsheviks Come to Power; Versailles Treaty Wilson’s 14 Points Born of a Need for Action; Mein Kampf Selections WTWA Chapter 20 The Final Solution Rape of Nanjing
Primary Source Analysis
Iron Curtain Speech and Response WTWA Chapter 21 CEDAW (link) Socialism and Nationalism; Sukarno Bandung Speech WTWA Epilogue The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (link); Millennium Development Goals (link)
***Due Date of the Global Citizenship Final Paper is TBA
History 105 sec. 02 Enrollment in the class means you accept the terms outlined in this syllabus.