H108 (C318) PERSPECTIVES: WORLD TO 1800
Spring 2002
Professor: Xin Zhang TA:
Virginia Garner
Phone: 274-4898 Phone:
278-5729
E-mail: xzhang@iupui.edu E-mail:
vggottma@iupui.edu
Office Hours: Office
Hours:
T and TH
T and TH 12:00—1:15
“When we attempt to answer the question, What is history?, our answer, consciously or unconsciously, reflects our own position in time, and forms part of our answer to the broader question, what view we take of the society in which we live.”
(What is History?, Edward
Hallett Carr, New York: Vintage Books, 1961, p.5)
Description:
This course is a survey of World History from 1500 to 1800. The purpose of this course is to encourage an appreciation for different cultures in the global context and to acquaint students with significant historical events that made an impact on human societies worldwide.
Further, this course is designed to encourage the development of IUPUI’s Principles of Undergraduate Learning in the following ways: Communication and Quantitative Skills are developed through writing a researched paper and taking essay exams enabling the student to develop skills targeted at expressing ideas and facts in a variety of written formats, understanding and interpreting texts, and applying these ideas in order to answer questions. Critical Thinking: By reading text, doing research, and listening to lecture the student gains the ability to take information from a variety of sources, combine and synthesize sources in order to use this knowledge to evaluate and understand different perspectives. Understanding Society and Culture: By studying the history of the world, the student is exposed to a variety of diverse cultural perspectives and required to evaluate history within a different culture perspective of not only time but place. This ability will assist the student in understanding complex cultural questions in today’s world.
Books:
William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel. World History
Requirements:
A. Writing Assignment TBA (10%)
B. Midterm (25%)
C. One paper (30%)
D. Final Exam (35%)
Schedule of Exams and Paper:
Written assignment: February 5th, Tuesday
Fist exam: March 7th, Tuesday
Last exam: Tuesday, April 30th 3:30—5:30 pm
Paper: April 16th
Attendance Policy:
An attendance sheet will be passed around at each lecture. You may miss 4 lectures without any excuses needed. Any subsequent absences will result in the loss of a letter grade. Be no later than 10 minutes to class, you will be counted absent after 10 minutes. You will also be marked absent if you should leave class early. It is your responsibility to make sure you sign the attendance sheet. It is our only record of your presence. Later protests that you were in class on a given day but failed to sign in will not result in a forgiveness of the missing class. It is imperative that you sign the attendance sheet each day!
ONCOURSE, http://oncourse.indiana.edu,
I will use this forum a great deal to communicate with you. Here one will find
the syllabus, class announcements, reviews, paper requirements, ID’s for exams,
and any changes to the class that may occur. Grades will be posted as they
become available using the oncourse gradebook.
You can also reach me through Oncourse e-mail.
Paper Assignment:
The paper will be five to ten
pages long and use at least two books as reference material. These books should be history books, not
textbooks, and on the subject of your paper.
You may use additional books to help fill in material as necessary. Additional material can come from texts or
web pages. Cautionary note: web sites must be of sufficient academic
quality that they are reliable for research purposes. If you have a question about a site, have it checked first by the
instructor.
Papers will be graded on
content and quality of research, but also on grammar and punctuation. All papers should have a well-developed
introduction and conclusion. Any papers
turned in with inadequate editing will receive a lower grade. Papers meeting the minimum requirements will
receive an average grade: C. Rough drafts are welcomed and encouraged.
The papers can be on any topic
of interest so long as the subject meets the following guidelines: the main area of research must be between
the years 1500 and 1800, although background may be before 1500 and the conclusion
could take you past 1800. The topic
must also lie outside North America.
Any papers that fall outside these guidelines will be returned
ungraded. I will be happy to
discuss any paper topics prior to your beginning your research.
Grading Chart:
A+ 98-100 B+ 88-89 C+ 78-79 D+ 68-69 F 59>
A 93-96 B 83-87 C 73-77 D 63-67
A- 90-92 B- 80-82 C- 70-72 D- 60-62
ASSIGNED READINGS
Please note that the readings, and lecture may not always cover the exact same material, however if it is assigned it will be expected that you have read it. The schedule of readings is subject to change depending upon our progression throughout the semester. Any changes will be posted on Oncourse.
Week 1 World, Chapter 15 Introduction
&
January 8 & 10 Protestant Reformation
Week 2 Protestant Reformation
cont. &
January 15 & 17 English Reformation &
Catholic
Counter Reformation
Week 3 Dynastic Wars &
January
22 & 24 Nationalism
Week 4 World, Chapter 18 Scientific Revolution &
January
29 & 31 Movement Toward
Modernity
Week 5 World, Chapter 14 Age
of Discovery & Seafaring: February 5 & 7
Why did people
want to expand?
First Assignment Due
Week 6 Portugal, Spain, and
Explorers
February
12 & 14 Consequences of Exploration
Week 7/8 World, Chapter 16 Muslim Empires
February
19, 21, 26, 28 Mughal Empire
India
& Hinduism
Week 9 March
5 Review
March 7 MIDTERM
Week10 SPRING BREAK! SPRING BREAK! SPRING
BREAK!
Week 11 World, Chapter
17 China
March
19 & 21 Ming Dynasty
Dynastic
Cycle & Examination System
Week 12 March 26 & 28 China cont. & Japan
Week 13 April 2 & 4 Japanese Culture
Week 14
April
9 & 11 Ch’ing/Qing
Dynasty
World, Chapter 23 Late
Ch’ing Dynasty/Opium War
Week 15 World, Chapter 17 Tokugawa
Japan
April 16 & 18
APRIL 16th PAPER DUE
Week 16
April
23 & 25 Review and/or
makeup lecture
APRIL 30TH
FINAL
3:30—5:30 pm LE 100