World History / Andrews – Fall 2015 Schedule
of Activities & Assignments
September 2
Introductions. Syllabus. Definitions. FAQ. Universe history.
Early Homo. Evolution and spread of Homo sapiens. Upper division credit
requirements.
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September 7 – Labor Day Holiday
September 9
Paleolithic migrations; Population of the planet.
DUE: Create your blog. Reading Blog Post #1. READ WW
Prologue, Introduction to Part One, and Chapter 1 (First Peoples), Sections:
Out of Africa & The Ways We Were
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September 14
The Neolithic revolution and the development of agriculture.
Primary sources. Evaluating evidence… how do we know anything about the
pre-literate past?
DUE: Reading Blog Post #2. READ WW Chapter 1
(First Farmers), Sections: Agriculture to end of Chapter & Nissa’s Story in
the Documents section – what do you think of Nissa’s account as a description
of what Paleolithic peoples might have been like?
September 15 [16]
Workshop: How to write an analytical paper
DUE: READ Handout from Discovering the Global Past.
What do you think of Claudius and Xinchen as leaders? Which one is the better
leader… why? Make extensive notes in the margins of the handout as you read and
reflect.
September 21
The “civilizing” of human beings: Gilgamesh
DUE: Analytical Paper
September 23
Ancient civilizations
DUE: READ WW Chapter 2 (First Civilizations), Blog
post #3
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September 28
Primary Sources
DUE: WW Chapter 2 Read Documents, Blog post #4 –
choose one introductory question in the Documents section and respond to it in
a blog post
September 30
Comparing Ancient civilizations
DUE: Come to class prepared with notes comparing
two of the ancient civilizations discussed in this chapter. You may compare any
of the two EXCEPT that you may not compare Egypt and Mesopotamia
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October 5
The Classical Era in Eurasia
DUE: Read WW Intro to Part Two & Chapter 3
(State & Empire in Eurasia), Blog post #5
October 7
Primary Sources, Confucian reflections on leadership
DUE: READ WW Chapter 3 Documents.
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October 12
Eurasian cultural traditions
DUE: READ WW Chapter 4 (Culture & Religion)
October 14
Primary Sources
DUE: READ WW Chapter 4 Documents, Blog post #6 –
choose one introductory question in the Documents section and respond to it in
a blog post
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October 19 October
21
Midterm Review Midterm
Exam
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