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History 101Western Civilization I, 10,000 BCE to 1492Fall 2014T/R 8:00-9:15Room A208Instructor: Jamie StoopsInstructor Email: jstoops@pima.eduThis course is a survey of Western Civilization from prehistoric humans to the global explorations of the late 15th century. Topics and time periods discussed in this course include the rise of agriculture, Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, and the European Middle Ages. Throughout this semester, we will constantly interrogate the concept of “Western Civilization” as a cultural construction. How and when did Western Civilization emerge as a category? Is it based on any underlying reality or is it purely constructed? Why are certain places included and other excluded from the category of Western Civilization? This exploration of Western Civilization will be in the form of primary source analysis, in-class discussion, and independent research and writing assignments. By the end of the course, students will have a strong grasp of major events and processes in the history of Western Civilization, as well as the ability to analyze relevant primary and secondary source material.Readings:There is no textbook for this class. Readings consist of primary and some secondary sources available at the links provided in the class calendar.Assignments and GradingParticipation: 30% of final grade. This is a verbal activity that will occur on a daily basis. No makeups.4 Tests: 40% of final grade, each test equally weighted. These will be in class, written, in bluebooks.Primary Source Paper 1: 10% of final grade. Typed, 500 words, with selected primary source attached. This will be submitted by email. One letter grade will be deducted for each day it is late, up to three days.Primary Source Paper 2: 20% of final grade. Format and requirements same as above.Peer Review Workshops: Each paper will include a peer review workshop that is worth 10% of the paper grade. On the day specified in the calendar, you must bring in a draft of your paper and be prepared to critique another student’s work. Class CalendarTuesday August 26th: Introduction to the CourseThursday August 28th: Historical MethodsReading: “Reading Primary Sources: An Introduction for Students.” Available at . Appeals #3, #16, and #19 from “Select Pleas of the Crown.” Available at. Tuesday September 2nd: Prehistoric Humans. Deadline to add.Reading: Virtual Tour of the Lascaux Cave. Please explore all of the panels and take notes for primary source discussion. Available at ; Browse the sculpture gallery from “The Art of the Ice Age” and take notes on specific examples. Available at . Thursday September 4th: The Transition to Agriculture and the First CitiesReading: Explore the Ur Royal Tombs by clicking on the blue sections of the diagram and then on the blue sections within those images to see individual artifacts. Take an especially close look at the Standard of Ur. Available at . Monday September 8th: Drop/Refund/Audit DeadlineTuesday September 9th: Mesopotamian EmpiresReading: Epic of Gilgamesh, Tablet 1. Available at . Thursday September 11th: Egyptian Civilization and Ancient IsraelReading: Princess Ahura, The Magic Book. Available at September 16th: Archaic and Classical Greece Reading: Herodotus, “The Founding of Cyrene.” Available at . Thursday September 18th: The Hellenistic WorldReading: Theocritus, Idylls XII and XXIX. Available at . Tuesday September 23rd: Test 1Thursday September 25th: The Roman RepublicReading: Textbook, 119-132.Assignment: Peer review workshop. Bring a draft of your Primary Source Paper 1. Those who do not participate will have a 10% grade penalty on their paper.Sunday September 28th: Primary Source Paper 1 due 10:00 pm via email to jstoops@pima.edu. Tuesday September 30th: Imperial Rome and the Pax RomanaReading: Translations of Pompeii Graffiti. Available at . Thursday October 2nd: The ProvincesReading: Tacitus, “Germania.” Read only the first half, through the section on funeral rites. Available at October 7th: ChristianityReading: Ritual Cannibalism Charge Against Christians. Available at ; Cato the Elder, “The Planting Ritual” and “The Harvest Ritual.” Available at . Thursday October 9th: The Germanic InvasionsReading: Pricus, “Court of Attila of the Huns.” Available at . Tuesday October 14th: The Byzantine EmpireReading: Procopius, “Justinian Suppresses the Nika Revolt.” Available at . Thursday October 16th: The Franks and the Carolingian EmpireReading: Inventory of One of Charlemagne’s Estates. Available at . Excerpts from The Life of Charlemagne, Sections 19-28. Available at . Tuesday October 21st: Test 2Thursday October 23rd: The Church in the Early Middle Ages Reading: The Monk Jonas, “The Life of St. Columban,” sections 6-8, 11-13. Available at . Tuesday October 28th: Women and Peasant Life Reading: Gregory of Tours, “Harsh Treatment of Serfs and Slaves.” Available at ; Christine de Pizan, “How Ladies and Young Women Who Live on a Manor Ought to Manage Their Estates,” Available at October 30th: The Rise of Islam Reading: Accounts of the Arab Conquest of Egypt. Available at and Secondary Source Workshop: Please bring your laptops and/or tablets to class.Tuesday November 4th: The Great SchismAssignment: Peer review workshop. Bring draft of primary source paper #2. Those who do not participate will have a grade penalty of 10% on their paper. Thursday November 6th: The CrusadesReading: Soloman bar Samson, “The Crusaders in Mainz,” May 27 1096. Available at Sunday November 9th: Primary Source Paper #2 due 10:00 pm via email to jstoops@pima.edu Tuesday November 11th: No Class, Veterans DayWednesday November 12th: Withdrawal deadlineThursday November 13th: States and Kingdoms in the High Middle AgesReading: The Bayeux Tapestry. The full tapestry can be viewed (along with translations) by clicking on the thumbnail images here: . Tuesday November 18th: Test 3Thursday November 20th: The Hundred Years’ WarReading: Transcript of the Trial of Joan of Arc, pages 1-4, 38-47 (skip the intro). Available at Tuesday November 25th: The Black DeathIn-class film: Medieval Apocalypse: The Black DeathReading: Boccaccio, Introduction to the Decameron. Available at Thursday November 27th: Thanksgiving, No ClassTuesday December 2nd: The Italian RenaissanceReading: Lorenzo de Medici, “Paternal Advice to a Cardinal.” Available at . Thursday December 4th: The Northern RenaissanceReading: Hieronymus Bosch, “The Garden of Earthly Delights.” Available at ; “Haywain.” Available at . Be sure to zoom in and pay close attention to the details of the paintings. Tuesday December 9th: The ReformationReading: Martin Luther, Introduction from “Address to the Nobility of the German Nation.” Available at ; Malleus Maleficarum Question VI. Available at . Thursday December 11th: Global Exploration in the 15th CenturyReading: Vasco de Gama, Round Africa to India, entries from beginning until May 28th. Available at . Tuesday December 16th: Test 4/Final ExamCaveatsI reserve the right to make changes to the syllabus and will notify students of those changes in class. I also reserve the right to give pop quizzes or other unannounced activities if I feel that students are not completing the reading ................
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