Dr. Karen Jolly
University of Hawai`i at Manoa
History 151, Spring 1998 Spalding 155 Tu Th 10:30-11:45
office hours: Th 1:00-2:00 p.m., Wed 9-11 a.m. or by appointment
WORLD CIVILIZATIONS TO 1500
OBJECTIVES:
- To give you a broad overview of the major developments and themes in the course of world history up to C.E. 1500.
- To teach you how to make the past meaningful by looking at global issues and different perceptions of common concerns--such as governance, social relationships, warfare, beliefs and values--with special emphasis on cross-cultural contacts.
- To develop your analytical skills in reading, thinking, and writing by teaching you to analyze primary sources as evidence and use them to write a comparative essay.
THEMES:
Since world civilizations is such a broad subject, we will focus on one comprehensive theme to unite all the other aspects of civilization and to provide a basis for comparison: worldviews. To study worldviews is to try to understand how people perceived and organized their relationships to nature, each other, and the divine or supernatural. In order to understand worldviews, we must look at geography, economy, social structure, politics, religion, literature, and art.
BOOKS:
- Bentley, Jerry H. and Herbert F. Ziegler, Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past, Vol. 1 (Boston: McGraw-Hill, 1998).
- Reilly, Kevin, Readings in World Civilizations, Vol. 1 The Great Traditions, 3rd ed. (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995).
GRADING:
|
points |
| Test #1 in lab 6, essay |
50 |
| Test #2 in lecture, 10/20, essay and identifications |
100 |
| Test #3 in lab 13, essay |
50 |
| Test #4 final exam, essays and identifications |
150 |
| Lab (attendance, discussion, quizzes) |
50 |
| TOTAL POINTS |
400 |
| A 360-400 |
B 320-359 |
C 280-319 |
D 240-279 |
F 000-239 |
DISCUSSION LAB:
The purpose of the lab is to help you think about the material you are reading through discussion and writing exercises, guided by a history graduate student assistant. Discussions are focused on the primary sourcebook Readings in World Civilizations. The readings are assigned in the following outline, but your Teaching Assistant will give you more specific assignments. You are required to do the reading prior to lab and be prepared to discuss it during the lab. Active participation in these weekly meetings will dramatically improve your understanding of the material and hence your performance on the tests.
TESTS:
The four tests are designed not just to find out how much you know of the course content but also how well you have assimilated and thought about the material. Consequently, the testing is primarily essay, with some identification items (major documents and concepts). The essay questions are thematic and designed to enable you to make cross-cultural comparisons. Study guides listing the bank of questions and terms from which the test will be drawn will be handed out before each test and will be available on the course website.
MAKE-UP POLICY:
There will be no scheduled make-up tests. In case of an emergency or medical problem, you must: 1) notify your T.A., Professor Jolly, the History office or the dean ASAP; 2) supply written evidence (from a doctor, officer or counselor) showing just cause for your absence from a test. For missed lab sections or work, consult your T.A. In our experience, the later you wait in the semester to come to us with a problem, the harder it is for us to help you effectively.
LECTURES AND ASSIGNMENTS:
Attendance at lecture is not required, but is strongly advised since the tests reflect the themes developed in lecture. The lectures contain material not available in the textbook, including web images, audio recordings, and videos.
The attached outline lists the topic for each lecture as well as the assigned readings. I highly recommend that you read the textbook material over the weekend (sometime between Thursday afternoon and Tuesday morning) and then review the topic briefly before lecture. The Readings assignments listed under "Lab" for each week designate the chapters you should be prepared to discuss in your lab for that week.
You are strongly encouraged to explore the Web as a resource for this class. This course website includes the syllabus with links to individual lecture outlines as well as web resources. Since these outlines will be displayed on screen during lecture, you may want to print them before class to facilitate notetaking. I will have each outline link "active" on the web at least a week prior to the lecture so that you can begin your explorations of the topic. Many lectures contain further links to images and interesting websites (links with just an asterisk symbol and no title are for lecture use only, because the item is proprietary and cannot be put on the web).
Internet Access: You may access the web either from your own home machine via modem or from one of the computer labs on campus. The PC lab is in Keller 213-214; the Mac Lab is in Keller 204; CLIC lab is in Sinclair Library 128; in addition, a few machines in Hamilton Library have web access. For lab hours see Information Technology Services at UH; for library hours, see UH Library welcome page.
HELP!
For study skills, disability-related needs, counseling, or support organizations, seek help at the many offices at Student Services.
Early Societies to 500 B.C.E.
Empires and Religions 500 B.C.E. - 500 C.E.
| Essay on material in lecture through 9/24, Readings 1-5, and Trad&Enc. 1-10 minus religions and philosophies |
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| Essay on lectures 9/15-10/15, Trad&Enc. 6-11, document ids from Readings 1-8 | PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN DATES OF LECTURES COVERED
Cultures and Values, 500-1000 C.E.
| Lab 13: |
week of 11/16-20 |
Test #3 IN LAB: |
| Essay on materials in lecture 10/22-11/12, Trad&Enc. 12-16, Readings 9-12 |
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Cross-Cultural Interactions, 1000-1500 C.E.
- Essay on lectures 11/17-12/10, Trad&Enc. 17-21, Readings 13-16
- Identifications on Readings 9-16
- Global essay on concepts from whole course
- Test #4 Study Guide
PLEASE NOTE ABOVE SPECIAL TIME AND LOCATION FOR FINAL EXAM
kjolly@hawaii.edu 12/08/98
updated with blanks filled to make up for Tuesday's technological failure!