HIST H108 (section 354) Prof. Michael Snodgrass
Fall 2001 Office: Ca 503S 278-7761
Cavanaugh 219 Hours: Tues 2-3, Thur 11-12
T/Th 9:30-10:45 E-mail: misnodgr@iupui.edu
PERSPECTIVES
ON THE WORLD TO 1800
Course description/objectives:
While the mass media recently discovered the issue of ‘globalization,’ world history is in fact one of ever more intensive stages of contact and exchange between different global communities. This course introduces students to the political, economic, and technological factors that made those encounters possible from the 1200s to c.l800. Lectures, readings, and exams will focus on two major themes: 1) the nature of political authority and 2) the causes and consequences of cross-cultural global interactions. First, students will learn to compare and contrast the distinct systems of political rule that evolved during our period of study. Particular emphasis will be placed on the rise and decline of empires. Secondly, we will analyze various patterns of interaction between different cultures and civilizations, including military conquest, religious missions, trade, and human migrations. The course highlights how Europe emerged from the shadows to exert increasing influence over Asia, Africa and the Americas by l800.
Perspectives on the World introduces students to the common features and key distinctions of the cultures and early histories of major world civilizations. The course develops skills in critical and comparative analysis, improves writing proficiency, and enhances students’ capacity to organize and express their thoughts. Students will sharped these skills by analyzing historical documents, writing short papers, engaging in classroom discussions, and preparing for quizzes and examinations.
Required readings:
Richard Bulliet, et. al., The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History, Vol. B: From 1200 to 1870 (Second Edition)
A. Andrea and J. Overfield, The Human Record: Sources of Global History, Vol. II: Since 1500 (Fourth Edition)
This syllabus, the course schedule, class announcements, lecture outlines, study questions, assignments, and grades will be posted to Oncourse (https://oncourse.iupui.edu/). Students unfamiliar with Oncourse may find a “Getting Help” guide at the website or see the professor for assistance.
Course requirements and grading (based upon 1,000 total points):
Final grades will be determined by student performance on two exams (200 + 300 points), one 4-5 page essay (300 points), five 20-point quizzes (100 points), a two-part map assignment (50 points), and class participation (50 points).
Regular attendance is required and will be recorded. Students who miss more than 3 classes without prior notification and without valid and documented excuses will be penalized as follows: 10 points will be subtracted from semester point total for each absence in excess of three (i.e., a student missing six classes will have 30 points subtracted from his or her final grade).
Final grade scores: A (1,000-930), A- (929-900), B+ (899-880), B (879-830), B- (829-800), C+ (799-780), C (779-730), C- (729-700), D (699-600), F (599 or less).
Remember...
* Persistent absenteeism results in lower class participation grades, inferior quiz results, and poor test preparation. Students must make prior arrangements with the professor if extraordinary circumstances cause them to miss an exam. In-class quizzes may not be made up under any circumstances, since only six of eight quiz scores count towards the overall grade.
* It is expected that all students will 1) read, 2) think critically about, and 3) arrive to class prepared to discuss and be quizzed upon assigned readings. Preparation is the key to effective participation. Students must not only read the assigned material. They must do so actively by a) taking notes and b) preparing comments, critiques, or questions that the readings provoke. Passively outlining the text is not an effective means of critical reading and thought.
* All late assignments will be penalized as follows: 1/3 grade for assignments not turned in on due date (B to B-), one full grade for first week late (B to C), two full grades thereafter (B to D).
* Students who do not complete all written assignments and exams will not pass the course.
* University policy states that incomplete grades may be taken only by students who have completed 75% of course requirements.
* Plagiarism and cheating will be punished in accordance with university policy, as outlined in the Indiana University Academic Handbook (p.123) and the IUPUI Campus Bulletin, 2000-2002 (p.36). Following is the School of Liberal Arts official statement on plagiarism:
“Plagiarism is the use of the work of others without properly crediting the actual source of the ideas, words, sentences, paragraphs, entire articles, music or pictures. Using other students’ work (with or without their permission) is still plagiarism if you don’t indicate who initially did the work. Plagiarism, a form of cheating, is a serious offense and will be severely punished. When an instructor suspects plagiarism, he/she will inform the student of the charge; the student has the right to respond to the allegations. Students whose work appears to be plagiarized may be asked to produce earlier drafts of work or all the books/articles used in a paper or speech. Students should, for this reason and as a protection in cases of lost papers, retain rough drafts, notes, computer files and other work products for three weeks after the end of each semester. The penalties for plagiarism include reprimands, being failed for a particular take-home exam, paper, project or the entire course, disciplinary probation, or dismissal. Faculty, after consulting with their chair and/or the School of Liberal Arts Dean of Students must notify students in writing of their decision. Students have the right to appeal such decisions by submitting petitions to the Academic Affairs Committee. Petitions can be obtained in CA 401. For further information, see “Code of Student Ethics, available in CA 401.”
Week 1 Introduction to World History
Week 2 The rise and fall of the Mongol Empire
I. Conquest, trade, and empire building in the Middle East and Europe (8/28)
Chapter 13. Western Eurasia
II. Mongol rule and its consequences in East Asia (8/30)
Chapter 14. Eastern Eurasia
* Map assignment due today *
Week 3 The Islamic World, 1200-1500
I. Indian Ocean trade and the spread of Islam (9/4)
Chapter 15. Tropical Africa and Asia
II. Islamic empires of Africa and Asia (9/6)
Week 4 Native Peoples of the Americas
I. The Aztec Empire (9/11)
Chapter 12. Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas
II. The Inca Empire (9/13)
Weeks 5-6 Christian Europe to 1492
I. Countryside and city in pre-industrial Europe (9/18)
Chapter l6. The Latin West
II. The Reconquest of Iberia (9/20)
III. Documentary screening (9/25)
Mid-term examination, Thursday, Sept. 27
Week 7 European Exploration and Expansion
I. The Maritime Revolution (l0/2)
Chapter 17. The Maritime Revolution to l550 (pp.4l8-3l)
The Human Record, Prologue (P1-P20) + pp.1-4
II. Commercial encounters in Africa and Asia (l0/4)
Chapter 17. The Maritime Revolution to l550 (pp.431-440)
The Human Record, pp.44-64 (#ll-#l5)
Weeks 8-9 Colonialism in the Americas, l500-l800
I. Conquest and colonization in the Americas (l0/9)
The Human Record, pp.19-26, 38-41, 65-70 (#4, #5, #9, #l6)
II. Spanish Colonialism in Latin America (l0/l1)
Chapter 19. The Diversity of American Colonial Societies (pp.472-84)
The Human Record, pp.74-85 (#l8-#20)
III. English and French Colonialism in North America (l0/l6)
Chapter 19. The Diversity of American Colonial Societies (pp.485-95)
The Human Record, pp. 71-74 (#17)
October 18 - NO CLASS
Weeks 10-11 Sugar, Slavery, and the Atlantic System
I. Colonizing the Caribbean (Oct. 23)
Chapter 20. The Atlantic System and Africa (pp. 497-512)
The Human Record, pp.2l4-l8 (#50)
II. The Slave Trade (Oct. 25)
III. Africa and Slavery (Oct. 30)
Chapter 20. The Atlantic System and Africa (pp. 5l2-20)
The Human Record, pp.203-l4 (#48-#49)
IV. The African Diaspora (Nov. 1)
* Essays due today *
Week 12 The Islamic World, 1500-1800
I. The Ottoman and Safavid Empires of Central Asia (Nov. 6)
Chapter 21. Southwest Asia and the Indian Ocean (pp.522-35)
The Human Record, pp. 86-98 (#21, #22), 111-12 (#26)
II. The Mughal Empire (India) and South Asian Trade Networks (Nov. 8)
Chapter 21. Southwest Asia and the Indian Ocean (pp.535-44)
The Human Record, pp.99-103 (#23) + pp.103-4, l07-110 (#25)
Weeks 13-14 Europe and the Eurasian Empires
I. Missionaries, Merchants, and Cultural Exchange (Nov. 13)
Chapter 22. Eastern Eurasia, l500-l800
The Human Record, pp.141-47 (#34, #35)
II. The Russian Empire (Nov. 15)
The Human Record, pp.l74-82 (#41, #42)
III. Imperial China (Nov. 20)
Chapter 22. Eastern Eurasia, l500-l800 (review pp. 554-68)
The Human Record, pp.115-23 (#28) + pp.237-247 (#55, #56)
November 22 - THANKSGIVING BREAK
Weeks 15-16 The Age of Revolution
I. Social Protest and Political Dissent in 18th Century Europe (11/27)
Chapter 18. The Transformation of Europe
The Human Record, pp. 165-73(#39, #40)
II. The French Revolution (11/29)
The Human Record, pp.l82-93 (#43-#45)
III. Revolution in the Americas (12/4)
The Human Record, pp.l93-202 (#46, #47)
IV. The World in l800 (12/6)
Final examination: Tuesday, Dec. 11, 10:30-12:30