HIST H108 (25597) Prof.
Michael Snodgrass
Spring 2006 Cavanaugh
503S 278-7761
CA 217 Office
hours: M 10-11/W 4-5
M/W 2:30-3:45 E-mail:
misnodgr@iupui.edu
PERSPECTIVES
ON THE WORLD TO 1800
Course objectives:
While the media recently
discovered the issue of globalization, world history is in fact marked by ever
more intensive stages of contact and exchange between different global
communities. This course introduces students
to the political, economic, cultural and technological factors that made those
encounters possible from the 1200s to the early l800s. Lectures, readings, and exams will focus on
two interrelated themes: 1) the rise and decline of regional and then global
empires and 2) the patterns of interaction among and between the peoples of
Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, including military conquest, religious
missions, trade, and human migrations.
Perspectives on the World
introduces students to the common features and key distinctions between the
histories and cultures of world regions.
Consistent with IUPUI’s Principles of Undergraduate Learning (see http://www.iupui.edu/~history/ugprinciples.html),
this course is also designed to develop student skills of critical and
comparative analysis, improve writing proficiency, and enhance one’s capacity
to organize and express his or her thoughts.
Students will sharpen these skills through a variety of assignments:
analyzing historical documents, writing essays, engaging in classroom
discussions, and preparing for quizzes and examinations.
This syllabus, class
announcements, discussion questions, lecture outlines, assignments, and grades
will be posted to the original Oncourse system.
Required readings (available at IUPUI Bookstore & Indy’s
College Bookstore,
1) Richard Bulliet, et. al., The Earth and Its Peoples: Vol. B, 1200 to
1870 (3nd ed.)
2) Bartolomé de las Casas, A Short Account of the Destruction of the
Indies (original l542)
3) Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano
(original 1791)
4) Online documents: these historical documents are available
online at the web addresses listed or as links through the class syllabus posted
at Oncourse or at the History Department website (http://www.iupui.edu/~history/www/spring06/spring06.html). Students should print or save these documents
immediately to avoid future difficulties accessing them.
Course requirements and grading (based upon 1,000 total points):
Two exams = 400 points; two 4-5
page essays = 400 points; three quizzes = 75 points; one map assignment = 25
points; and, class participation = 100 points.
Assignments:
Exams involve multiple
choice questions, matching, essays, and identification terms.
Essays will address specific issues and questions related to the
Las Casas and Equiano books.
Four unannounced quizzes will be given during the semester - your
three highest grades count
toward final grade. Quizzes may
involve multiple choice questions, matching, and short essays and cover the
online and textbook readings assigned for that day. Be prepared.
Class participation grades are not a reward for attendance,
although absenteeism obviously undermines one’s capacity to engage in
discussions. The grade of A will go to
those students who eagerly participate and demonstrate consistent preparation;
occasional participation and steady attendance will earn one a B; a consistent
but otherwise silent presence in the classroom earns a C; and poor attendance
results in a grade of D or lower.
Final grade scores: A+ (1,000-980), A(979-930), 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...
...that all late assignments
will be penalized as follows: one grade (B to C) for assignments not turned in
on due date, and two full grades (B to D) for assignments turned in more than one
week late. ASSIGNMENTS MORE THAN TWO
WEEKS LATE ARE NOT ACCEPTED.
...the attendance policy:
history tells us that persistent absenteeism results in lower grades. That is especially the case for this class
since students will take four unannounced quizzes during the semester AND since
no makeup quizzes are given except in
documented emergencies, in accordance with IUPUI policy.
...to save all papers on
your hard drive and a diskette and to retain graded assignments.
...to check the Oncourse grade
book to ensure your grades are recorded correctly.
...that all students are
expected to take notes on the lectures as a means of remaining focused
and preparing for the exams. Note taking
advice is available from the professor during office hours. Students will not read newspapers,
balance checkbooks, do crosswords or puzzles, use cell phones, or employ
laptops for anything other than note taking.
Student who violate these rules will see their final grade penalized by
20 points.
...that plagiarism and
cheating will be punished in accordance with IUPUI’s Code of Student
Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct (see the IUPUI Campus Bulletin, 2004-2006, p.36). For example, any student found to have
submitted work taken from an Internet site will receive zero points for the
assignment (and not just an F grade) and be subjected to full disciplinary
procedures as administered by the School of Liberal Arts Dean of Student
Affairs, or by officials in whichever school the student may be enrolled. The School of Liberal Arts’ policy states
that:
“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...The penalties for plagiarism
include reprimands, being failed for a particular take-home exam, paper,
project or the entire course, disciplinary probation, or dismissal.”
COURSE
SCHEDULE
The
Rise and Fall of the Mongol Empire
Jan. 9 Empires in
World History
Jan. 11 Conquest, commerce, and
empire in Western Eurasia
The Earth and Its Peoples, 336-51
Jan. 16 ** Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day **
Jan. 18 Consequences and Decline of
Mongol Rule in China
The Earth and Its Peoples, 351-64
Map assignment due
The
Islamic World to l500
Jan. 23 Conquest, commerce and the
spread of Islam
Jan. 25 Islamic Empires in Africa
and India
The Earth and Its Peoples, chapter 14
The
Atlantic World before 1492
Jan. 30 The Aztec and Inca Empires
The Earth and Its Peoples, chapter 12
A
Spanish conquistador describes the Aztec capital (today’s Mexico City):
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1520cortes.html
Feb. 1 Countryside and
city in pre-industrial Europe
The Earth and Its Peoples, chapter 15
Feb. 6 The Reconquest
of Iberia
A
first-hand account of the Jews’ expulsion from Spain (l492):
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/jewish/1492-jews-spain1.html
Feb. 8 The Maritime
Revolution
The Earth and Its Peoples, pp. 417-31
Feb. 13 Europe’s
Commercial Encounters with Africa and Asia
The Earth and Its Peoples, 431-35
A captain’s
log of Portuguese encounters and plundering along eastern coast of Africa
(c.l500):http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1505mayr.html
Feb. 15 Examination #1
Colonialism
in the Americas
Feb. 20 Conquest and
colonization
The Earth and Its Peoples, pp. 435-37,
440-41
Feb. 22 Spaniards and
Indians
Las
Casas, A Short Account of the Destruction
of the Indies
Essay #1 due today
Feb. 27 Spanish America
The Earth and Its Peoples, pp. 473-88
The
Black Legend reconsidered:
http://muweb.millersville.edu/~columbus/data/art/CERIO-01.ART
Mar. 1 ** NO CLASS **
Mar. 6 British America
The Earth and Its Peoples, pp. 488-98
Mar. 8 French America
Mar. 13-15 ** Spring Break Week
**
Mar. 20 Colonizing the
Caribbean
The Earth and Its Peoples, chapter 19
Mar. 22 Africa and the
Slave Trade
Equiano,
The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah
Equiano
Essay #2 due today
Mar. 27 Slave Life in the
Americas
Eastern
Empires and Challenges from the West
Mar. 29 Ottoman and
Persian Empires
The Earth and Its Peoples, 526-41
Apr. 3 India’s Mughal
Empire
The Earth and Its Peoples, 541-48
Apr. 5 Missionaries,
Merchants, and Cultural Exchange
The Earth and Its Peoples, chapter 17
Apr. 10 From Mughal to
British Rule in India
The Earth and Its Peoples, 673-88
British
colonial policy on education of Indian subjects:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1833macaulay-india.html
Indian elite
discusses merits/shortcomings of British rule in India (l870s):
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1871britishrule.html
Apr. 12 Imperial China
and the Opium War
The Earth and Its Peoples, 550-65
China’s
Emperor rejects trade with Britain (l793):
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1793qianlong.html
China
protests against influx of British opium merchants (l839):
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1839lin2.html
Apr. 17 Peter the Great’s
Russian Empire
The Earth and Its Peoples, 565-73
The
Age of Revolution in the Atlantic World
Apr. 19 Seeds of
Democracy
The Earth and Its Peoples, 580-87
The
(English) Bill of Rights (1689):
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1689billofrights.html
Apr. 24 The French
Revolution
The Earth and Its Peoples, 592-606
Declaration
of the Rights of Man (1789):
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/rightsof.htm
Apr. 26 Independence in
the Americas
The Earth and Its Peoples, 587-91,
633-38
May 1 Examination #2