Schedule

World History – Andrews // Summer 2019

Tentative Schedule of Meetings & Assignments

Week 1            Introductions. Syllabus and guidelines. Course overview. Blog setup. Big History:

(May 8)           Cosmic, Gaic. Early humans. Timeline of major eras.

Week 2      Neolithic and Ancient civilizations.

(May 15)   Due:          WW Prologue, Intro to Part 1, Ch 1 (First Peoples), Ch 2 (First Civilizations)

Week 3      Early Classical Era.

(May 22)   Due:          WW Intro to Part 2, Ch 3 (State & Empire), Ch 4 (Culture & Religion),
                  Ch 5 (Society & Inequality), Ch 6 (Africa & Americas)

Week 4      Late Classical Era. Quiz 1on WW Prologue to Chapter 6. Writing workshop for RA.

(May 29)   Due:          WW Intro to Part 3, Ch 7 (Commerce & Culture), Ch 8 (China & the World),
                  Ch 10 (the Worlds of Christendom)

Week 5      Late Classical Era. Research methodologies.

(June 5)     Due:          RA, WW Intro to Part 3, Ch 9 (Worlds of Islam), Ch 11 (Pastoral Peoples),
                  Ch 12 (Worlds of 15^thC)

Week 6      Early Modern World. Quiz 2on WW Chapters 7-12. RP check-in.

(June 12)   Due:          WW Intro to Part 4, Ch 13 (Empires & Encounters),
                  Ch 14 (Commerce & Consequence), Ch 15 (Religion & Science)

Week 7      Western expansion & globalization.

(June 19)   Due:          WW Intro to Part 5, Ch 16 (Atlantic Revolutions),
                  Ch 17 (Revolutions of Industrialization), Ch 18 (Colonial Encounters)

Week 8      The 20^thCentury. Quiz 3on WW Ch’s 13-18.

(June 26)   Due:          RP. WW Intro to Part 6, Ch 19 (Empires in Collision),
                  Ch 20 (Collapse at Center), Ch 21 (Rise & Fall of World Communism)

Week 9      21^stCentury conflicts & issues. Semester review.

(July 3)      Due:          Ch 22 (End of Empire), Ch 23 (Capitalism & Culture)

Week 10    Quiz 4on WW Ch’s 19-23. World Historical Feast. Project presentations.

July 10      Due:          Preparation for formal presentation of research results.