COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course will survey the history of World Civilization from its earliest beginnings to 1650
REQUIREMENTS:
Students are required to attend and to participate in class and to complete all reading and writing assignments and exams. All students are required to activate their Loyola e-mail accounts by the second week of the semester unless they have their own account through an ISP. Every student MUST subscribe to the class listserv. Instructions on subscribing to the listserv will be distributed in class.
Stavrianos, The World To 1500
Additional internet readings will be assigned on a Daily basis. If you do not have a PC, you may use the facilities available on campus, especially the Humanities Lab BO 448.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Students are required to attend all classes. I will allow two absences. Upon the third absence ten points (one letter grade) will be deducted from the student’s final grade with an additional ten point deduction for each further absence. Tardiness will not be tolerated. Students who are habitually late will be informed by me as such after which time their late arrivals will be counted as absences. If you have an extraordinary reason for missing class, you must notify me in advance of the absence (or after in cases of emergency) and have supporting material, e. g., doctor's notes, etc.
SPECIAL NEEDS:
If you have special needs related to physical or learning disabilities, please make arrangements through the Office of Academic Enrichment.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Students will be required to read approximately one to two chapters of the Stavrianos text for each class. Daily assignmentss will be based on these readings. Additional internet readings and e-mail assignments will be required. Students will also be required to write one short position paper on a reading of their choice (more to follow on this).
MAKE-UP TESTS AND EXTENSIONS:
Make-up tests and/or extensions will be allowed only in extraordinary circumstances. To receive permission for a make-up test or paper extension, the student must contact me BEFORE the scheduled test or assignment deadline except in cases of emergency.
GRADING:
Grades will be assessed on a standard ten point scale (90-100=A, 87-89=B+, 80 86.9=B, etc., 59 or below = F). The short position paper will be worth 10% of your final grade; the daily assignments will be worth 25%, and class participation will be worth 5%, the exams will be worth 60% (30% each) of your final grade. The in-class writings and email will receive a check “*” or an “x.” The cumulative number of *’s and x’s will be used to determine your numerical grade for the in-class exercises which will be figured in to my subjective assessment of your class participation. These two items will be the basis of your class participation grade.
INTEGRITY OF SCHOLARSHIP AND GRADES:
Please read the “Integrity of Scholarship and Grades” statement on pp. 45-46 of the Undergraduate Bulletin. Any student caught plagiarizing or cheating will receive an “F” for the entire course and the incident will be reported in writing to the Dean.
REVISION OF SYLLABUS:
I reserve the right to revise this syllabus at any time during the semester.
ASSIGNMENTS AND DEADLINES:
Readings:
Week One
July 2 -- Stavrianos, ch. 1: Humans as Food Gatherers
July 3 -- Stavrianos ch. 2: Humans as Food Growers; "What It Means
for Us Today."
July 5 -- Stavrianos ch. 3: First Eurasian Civilizations
July 6 -- Stavrianos ch. 4: Classical Civilizations
Week Two:
July 9 -- Stavrianos, ch. 5: Greco-Roman Civilization
July 10 -- Stavrianos, ch. 6: Indian Civilization
July 11 -- Stavrianos, ch. 7: Chinese Civilization
July 12 -- Stavrianos, ch. 8: End of Classical Civilizations
July 13 -- Stavrianos, ch. 9: Medieval Civilizations Complete Eurasian
Unification
Week Three:
July 16 -- Stavrianos, ch. 10: Rise of Islam
July 17-- Stavrianos, ch. 11: Turco-Mongol Invasions
July 18 -- Stavrianos, ch. 12: Traditional Byzantine Civilization
July 19 -- Stavrianos, ch. 13: Traditional Confucian Civilization
July 20 -- Mid Term Exam
Week Four:
July 23 -- Stavrianos, ch. 14: Revolutionary Western Civilization
July 24 -- Stavrianos, ch. 15: Africa
July 25 -- Stavrianos, ch. 16: Americas and Australia
July 26 -- Stavrianos, ch. 17: The World on the Eve of Europe's Expansion
July 27 -- Stavrianos, ch. 18: Moslem World at the Time of the West's
Expansion
Week Five:
July 30 -- Stavrianos, ch. 19: Confucian World at the time of the West's
Expansion; JSTOR abstract due.
July 31 -- Stavrianos, ch. 20: Expanding Civilization of the West:
Renaissance and Reformation
August 1 -- Stavrianos, ch. 21: Expanding Civilization of the West
August 2 -- Course Summary
August 3 -- Final Exam
Abstract Assignment:
Choose an article on a relevant topic for this course from JSTOR. Read
the article carefully, then write a 1-3 page
double-spaced essay that does the following:
1. Provides a concise summary of the article, including identification
of the thesis, in your own words.
2. Assesses the contribution of the article to the prevailing views
on the subject.
3. Identifies the major primary and secondary sources the author uses.
Be sure to note any innovative methodologies.
4. Assesses his/her effectiveness in crafting the argument.
5. Include your own conclusion about the contribution of the essay.
6. Consult the history department guidelines to writing papers.
N. B. Students may submit a rough draft of the short paper to me at any time in the semester with the exception of the week before the deadline.