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1 ***Please note that this is a draft syllabus, and subject to revisions before the beginning of the term*** HIST 122: History of World Civilizations I DCE Spring Term 2016 Professor Sharon Bailey Glasco Campus Office: Pioneer 208A Office Phone: (503) sglasco@linfield.edu; you can always contact me directly through the Blackboard page as well. Please keep in mind that I am not online all the time, and so while I will do my best to get back to you within 24 hours, I do have other responsibilities and demands on my time. I do encourage you, however, to contact me as soon as possible if you are encountering problems, need help, will be absent for an extended period of time, etc. Continual and open communication with the instructor can help you succeed in this class. Course Description: This course explores the development of human civilization from the birth of urban civilization five thousand years ago until the rise of new civilizations and the shift of global power that began about 500 years ago. As is appropriate in an introductory course offering an overview of global events across thousands of years, emphasis is on broad outlines of human development. Specific organizing themes appear throughout the course: *the creation and organization of the state as the centerpiece of each civilization *the universal human search for knowledge through religion, philosophy, and science *the relationship of each civilization to its own past as well as its heritage for the future *contributions each civilization made to its specific time and to the modern world Course Objectives: *to understand the diverse patterns of development and organization in early human urban civilization *to comprehend the cycles of expansion, collapse, and rebuilding that characterized ancient and medieval civilization *to demonstrate an understanding of the importance of world views, both theological and philosophical, in the development of civilizations *to recognize the impact of regional and global cross-cultural exchanges *to demonstrate your mastery of the central skills of historical thinking, including the ability to formulate a historical argument using primary and secondary sources as evidence This course satisfies the Vital Past mode of inquiry in the Linfield Curriculum. Courses in this mode of inquiry explore the human past and offer an opportunity to reflect on the continuities, change, and diversity in human experience across time. They investigate social, cultural, political, and other dimensions of human historical experience. They introduce students to various methods that scholars in different disciplines have developed to study the human past. These courses also encourage students to think critically about the interconnections between past and present. Course readings, class discussions, writing assignments, and exams in this class are designed to ensure that students will meet the learning outcomes adopted by the Linfield faculty for all courses in the Vital Past mode of inquiry. In this class, students will: *learn how to identify, analyze and contextualize primary sources *learn how to identify and critique secondary, scholarly arguments about the past

2 *learn how to develop and defend an analytical or interpretive argument about the past *recognize that differences separate people past and present, though all people share a common humanity This course also carries the Global Pluralisms designation in the Diversity Studies portion of the Linfield Curriculum. Courses with this designation focus students attention beyond their own national boundaries. The use of analytical frameworks challenges students to address and understand the social, political, ethical, cultural, and/or policy discourses of other countries from a global perspective. These courses also include a consideration of multicultural perspectives within other countries. Curricular offerings focusing on the history or culture of a given nation, group, or region may meet this requirement by including a comparative component for the course. This focus may include comparisons between or among countries, as well as comparisons of different time periods. Through the process of examining Global Pluralisms, students prepare for their participation and citizenship in an increasingly diverse world. Global Pluralisms courses are designated GP in this catalog and in each semester s registration materials. In this class, students will: *Develop a better understanding of the issues of identity, politics, culture, history, health care, and/or economics in a context of a culture other than that of the United States. *Reflect upon the relationship that two or more countries share with each other through a comparative analysis of literature, the arts, politics, and/or social movements. *Examine the impact of globalization and interdependence of cultures and economies on the lives of individuals. Readings: The following book is required and are available for purchase at the bookstore. Jerry H. Bentley and Herbert F. Ziegler. Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past. Volume I: From the Beginnings to 1500 (Fifth Edition). Boston: McGraw Hill, Peter N. Stearns, et al. Documents in World History, Volume I: The Great Traditions ~ From Ancient Times to (Sixth Edition). Boston: Pearson Publishing, NOTE: Other selected primary documents, listed under the Primary Sources on Course Page heading in the course schedule, are located on the class Blackboard page in the weekly content folders. Course Requirements and Grading Policies: Engagement in Weekly Discussions: One of the most important components of this course is participation in our weekly discussion conferences, which account for 45% of your total grade. Each week we will have one or two discussion conferences, where you will be expected to post both your original responses to a particular set of questions, as well as carry on discussion with your classmates. Our weeks in this class will start on Mondays, and end the following Sunday, with due dates for components of weekly assignments on Fridays and Sundays. Guidelines and expectations for Class Discussion and Participation can be found in the Information area on the Blackboard page it is very important that you read these guidelines and understand what is expected of you in class discussions before the term begins. Analysis Papers: A three points during the semester, you will submit analysis papers (5 pages each), in which you will examine in greater detail thematic material from our weekly discussions. These are not research papers and do not require ANY materials external to the course. Instructions and guidelines for these papers can be found on the course page, in the content folders for Weeks 5, 10, 14. These papers are 45% of your total course grade. Skill Exercises: You will also complete 5 skill exercises this semester, designed to help you develop skills of constructing thesis arguments, introductions to your papers, and reading/interpreting primary sources. These are all skills regularly

3 employed in history courses here at Linfield College. Collectively, they are worth 10% of your total course grade. Instructions and guidelines can be found in the content area of the classroom. Participation (20 pts. p. week x 11 weeks) Analysis Papers (3 x 75 pts.) Skill Exercises (5 total; value varies) TOTAL 220 pts. 225 pts. 55 pts. 500 pts. Grade Scale A pts. C pts. A pts. C pts. B pts. C pts. B pts. D pts. B pts. D pts. F 299 pts. and below Course Policies: Attendance It is your responsibility to be present in class; regular class attendance is one of the most important factors in doing well in the course; you have to be disciplined about this, since it is very easy to put things off. I have designed the class with the expectation that you will be active in class at minimum 3 days per week; if you are aiming for a grade higher than average (C), then you should be engaged in the class 4-5 days of the week. I would encourage you to schedule regular time in this course much like you would have a schedule of attending class if this was a face-to-face course. Cheating and Plagiarism As in every class at Linfield College, cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated. Any instance of cheating, plagiarizing, or otherwise presenting someone else s work as your own on any assignment will result in an F for that assignment, and at the professor s and Dean of Student s discretion, an F for the course. If you do not know what constitutes plagiarism, please see me for clarification. In all cases, I will adhere to the college policy on academic honesty, as published in the Linfield College Course Catalog. Missed or Late Work My policies for missed or late work are as follows: Incomplete work due to a medical, family, work, or personal emergency will be treated on a case by case basis. It is your responsibility to make up missed assignments, and routine requests to make up work due to absences are not acceptable. I do understand that for many of you, outside responsibilities, especially connected with work and family, will from time to time compromise your ability to participate in a given week. If this is the case, please just let me know ( is best); we can always work around these situations. Late policies for specific assignments in the course are as follows: Class Discussions: Discussion conferences will convert to read only status 48 hours after the end of the discussion week. Anything posted after the due dates, but before the conference is formally closed, will be assessed a one grade reduction (i.e. a B will be lowered to a C) Papers: There are no grace periods for the Analysis Papers. For every 24-hour period that the papers are submitted late, an automatic 5% deduction will be assessed. Incompletes: An incomplete may be awarded only at the end of the semester and at the professor s discretion, and only when a major portion of the course work (60%) has been satisfactorily completed.

4 Disability Statement Students with disabilities are protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. If you are a student with a disability and feel you may require academic accommodations contact Cheri White, Assistant Director of Learning Support Services (LSS), within the first two weeks of the semester to request accommodations. LSS is located in Walker 126 ( ). We also recommend students communicate with their faculty about their accommodations and any special needs an instructor should be aware of. Week Readings/Assignments NOTE ON DUE DATES FOR ASSIGNMENTS THIS SEMESTER: Every week, you will have two components to complete for each discussion assignment: 1) Your initial response to the weekly discussion question (s) ~ these are due on Fridays and 2) Your peer responses and feedback to your classmates and Dr. Bailey Glasco ~ these can be posted throughout the week, but ONE must be submitted by Friday evening; the rest are due no later than Sunday evenings. So by Friday you must submit your initial response for the discussion, along with one peer response; the rest of your peer responses need to be posted by Sunday. When in doubt, always consult the specific assignment in the weekly conferences, or ask Dr. Bailey Glasco. Due Date 1 2 It is very important that you read through the Discussion Guidelines and Expectations document, and understand what is expected of you at the various grade points. I follow the rubric very closely in assessing your weekly discussion work. COURSE INTRODUCTIONS DEVELOPMENT OF CIVILIZATIONS IN THE NEAR EAST AND AFRICA (2/15-2/21) ***NOTE: We start the term quickly - the first formal assignment (in the discussion conference Why Comparative History: The Ancient Near East and Africa) is due on Friday, February 19 th. Discussion Conferences: #1 - Who Are You? #2 - Why Comparative History: The Ancient Near East and Africa Bentley Ziegler: Chs. 2 3 Stearns: Documents #1, #2, #3 In B/Z: "Hammurabi's Laws on Family Relationships" (36); "Israelites' Relations with Neighboring Peoples" (41); "Harkuf's Expeditions to Nubia" (56); "The Great Hymn to Aten" (64) In Content Folder: "The Code of Assura"; "The Epic of Gilgamesh"; "Ancient Mesopotamian Chronicles" CREATING ORDER AND STABILITY IN THE ANCIENT WORLD: ASIA THE AMERICAS (2/22-2/28) Discussion Conference: Creating Order Stability in Asia and the Americas Bentley Ziegler: Chs. 4, 5, 6 Stearns: Document #16; #38 (selection titled Popul Vuh) In B/Z: "The Rig Veda and the Origins of the Castes" (79); "The Mundaka Upanishad on the Nature of the Brahman" (82); "Peasants' Protests" (96); "Family Solidarity in Ancient China" (98) 2/19 2/21 2/26 2/28

5 In Content Folder: Hymns from the Rig Veda ; The Laws of Manu ; "The Mandate of Heaven"; "The Art of War VIDEO: Engineering an Empire: The Maya WEBSITE: SKILL EXERCISE #1 on constructing thesis arguments DUE Friday, February 26th (please submit at the same time you post your initial response for the discussion this week) THE CLASSICAL WORLDS OF ASIA: PERSIA, INDIA, CHINA (2/29-3/6) Discussion Conferences: #1 - Defining the Classical World #2 - What is classical about Chinese and Indian Civilizations?: Working with Primary Documents I (note that Discussion #1 will be assessed as your weekly discussion work; Discussion #2 will be assessed as SE #2) Bentley Ziegler: Chs. 7, 8 9 Stearns: Documents #4-10; #17-19 In B/Z: Zarathustra on Good and Evil" (144); "Confucius on Good Government" (152); "Laozi on Living in Harmony with the Dao" (155); "Ashoka as a Teacher of Humility and Equality" (183); "Caste Duties according to the Bhagavad Gita" (185) SKILL EXERCISE #2 on reading primary sources DUE Friday, March 4th (please submit to Week 2 Conference area under Discussion #2 conference) THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD: CLASSICAL GREECE ROME (3/7-3/13) Discussion Conference: Classical Greece and Rome: Cultural vs. Functional Development Bentley Ziegler: Chs Stearns: Documents #11-15 In B/Z: "Arrian on the Character of Alexander of Macedon" (199); "Socrates' View on Death" (205); "Tacitus on Corruption in the Early Roman Empire" (220); "Jesus' Moral and Ethical Teachings" (228) In Content Folder: "The Spartan War Machine"; Accounts of Hellenic Religious Beliefs"; Documents on Greek Slavery"; "Aristotle: On a Good Wife"; "Xenophon: On Men and Women"; "Josephus: The Roman Army"; "Strabo: The Grandeur of Rome"; "Slavery in the Roman Republic"; "The Women of Rome"; "The Burden of Empire"; "Types of Political Constitution"; "Fear and the Spread of Roman Tyranny"; "Roman Law on Fugitive Slaves (students will not read all of these sources they will choose a select few based on the topic they choose to work on for discussion) ANALYSIS PAPER #1 (3/14-3/20) Spend the week writing your first Analysis Paper SKILL EXERCISE #3 on drafting thesis/intro for Analysis Paper #1 DUE no later than Friday, March 18th ANALYSIS PAPER #1 DUE no later than Sunday, March 20th THE RISE OF THE GREAT POST-CLASSICAL MONOTHEISTIC STATES I: CHRISTIAN EUROPE (3/21-3/27) 3/4 3/6 3/11 3/13 3/18 3/20 3/25

6 Discussion Conference: Foundations of Christian Europe after the Fall of Rome: Comparing East to West 3/27 Bentley Ziegler: Chs. 12 (pgs ) 16 Stearns: Documents #28-30 In B/Z: "St. Cyprian on Epidemic Disease in the Roman Empire" (244); "The Wealth and Commerce in Constantinople" (341); "Life on an Early Medieval Manor" (342) 7 8 In Content Folder: "Arabs, Franks, and the Battle of Tours, 732: Three Accounts"; "Procopius: Secret History (on Justinian); "Procopius: The Roman Silk Industry, c. 550"; Procopius: On the Great Church (Hagia Sophia)"; "Marriage Laws"; Einhard: Life of Charlemagne"; "Abogard of Lyon: On the Insolence of the Jews to Louis the Pious"; "Three Sources on the Ravages of the Northmen in Frankland, CE"; "The Jews of Spain and the Visigothic Code, CE"; "The Sack of Jerusalem (614 CE)"; "Salvian: Romans and Barbarians 440 CE"; "Gregory of Tours: The Conversion of Clovis" (students will not read all of these sources they will choose a select few based on the topic they choose to work on for discussion) THE RISE OF THE GREAT POST-CLASSICAL MONOTHEISTIC STATES II: THE ISLAMIC WORLD (3/28-4/3) Discussion Conference: Islam as a religion and a civilization Bentley Ziegler: Ch. 13 Stearns: Documents #22-24; #33 (read only the selection pertaining to the pilgrimage to Mecca) In B/Z: "The Quran on Allah and His Expectations of Humankind" (263); "Al Maqaddasi on Iraq in the late 10th Century" (276) In Content Folder: "Arabs, Franks, and the Battle of Tours, 732: Three Accounts; "Hadith: The Traditions of the Prophet"; "Baghdad Under the Abbasids"; "The Islamic Conquest of Spain" VIDEO: Islam: Empire of Faith (required for discussion this week; students can access documentary via the Week 7 Content Folder) RESURGENCE OF EMPIRE IN EAST ASIA (4/4-4/10) Discussion Conference: #1 - Comparing and Contrasting the Asian Response Bentley Ziegler: Chs Stearns: Documents #25-27; #31; #33 (read only the selection pertaining to Buddhist pilgrims) In B/Z: "The Poet Du Fu on the Tang Dynasty Wars" (286); "The Arab Merchant Suleiman on Business Practices in Tang China" (294); "Cosmas Indicopleustes on Trade in Southern India" (316); "The Bhagavata Purana on Devotion to Vishnu" (319) In Content Folder: "John of Monte Corvino: Report from China 4/1 4/3 4/ 8 4/10

7 EURASIAN INTEGRATION THE MONGOL EMPIRE (4/11-4/17) Discussion Conference: The Mongols as Empire Builders Bentley Ziegler: Ch. 17 Stearns: Documents #40 and #41 In B/Z: "William of Rubruck on Gender Relations Among the Mongols" (356); "Marco Polo on Mongol Military Tactics" (361) In Content Folder: "Marco Polo: On the Tartars" VIDEOS: Mongol (full-length film); selections from Islam: Empire of Faith (both required for discussion this week; can be accessed via the Content Folder) WEBSITE: ANALYSIS PAPER #2 DUE Spend the week writing your second Analysis Paper SKILL EXERCISE #4 on drafting thesis/intro for Analysis Paper #2 DUE no later than Friday, March 22nd ANALYSIS PAPER #2 DUE no later than Sunday, March 24th LATE-MEDIEVAL RECOVERY IN WESTERN EUROPE (4/25-5/1) Discussion Conference: Revival in Western Europe - Precursors to the Modern World Bentley Ziegler: Ch. 19 (Also read "Crisis and Recovery - The Bubonic Plague" and "Recovery in Europe - State Building and The Renaissance" in Ch. 21) Stearns: Documents #34 #35 In B/Z: "Francesco Balducci on Trade Between Europe and China" (401); "Thomas of Celano on St. Francis of Assisi" (408) In Content Folder: "Adelard of Bath: The Impact of Muslim Science"; "Boccacio: The Decamaron (on the Black Death)"; "Women and Society in the Late Middle Ages"; "Merchants and the Rise of Commerce"; VIDEOS: Documentary on the Black Death (required for discussion this week) AFRICAN AMERICAN CONTEXTS (5/2-5/8) Discussion Conference: Placing Africa the Americas in the Post-Classical World Bentley Ziegler: Chs Stearns: Documents #33 (read selection on Mansa Musa); #38-39 In B/Z: "Sundiata and the Reconstruction of Niani" (378); "Ibn Battuta on Muslim Society at Mogadishu" (381); "Mexica Expectations of Boys and Girls" (420)In Content Folder: "Abu Ulthman al Jahiz : On the 4/15 4/17 4/22 4/24 4/29 5/1 5/6 5/8

8 Zanj"; "Glimpses of the Kingdom of Ghana"; "Al-Bakri on West Africa"; "African Kingdoms and Islam: The Writings of Ibn Battuta"; "Africa Through the Eyes of a European Merchant"; " Aztec Creation Story of the God (H)Uitzilopotchli"; "Aztec and Incan Tribute Systems TRANSITIONS TO THE MODERN WORLD (5/9-5/15) Discussion Conference: The Impact of Cross-Cultural Interaction in a New Age Bentley Ziegler: Ch. 21 Stearns: Documents #37 (review); #39 (review); #42 In B/Z: "Ibn Battuta on Customs in the Mali Empire" (441); "John of Montecorvino on His Mission to China" (443) In Content Folder: "Prince Henry the Navigator's Search for New Lands"; Columbus Letter to the King and Queen of Spain, 1494"; "Columbus: Excerpts from Journal"; Vasco da Gama: Round Africa to India, CE ; "Merchants and Trade: Christian and Muslim Views"; "Sailing to Calicut: Chinese and Portuguese Voyages ANALYSIS PAPER #3 DUE (5/16-5/23) Spend the week writing your third Analysis Paper SKILL EXERCISE #5 on drafting thesis/intro for Analysis Paper #3 DUE no later than Friday, May 20th ANALYSIS PAPER #3 DUE no later than Sunday, 5/23 5/13 5/15 5/20 5/23