HISTORY V101
Section 002
Dr. Powers
Fall, 2008
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES AND
ASSIGNMENTS
[UPDATED 21 AUGUST 2008]
DATE |
TOPIC(S) FOR DISCUSSION |
ASSIGNMENT FORNEXT CLASS* |
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THU
21 AUG |
INTRODUCTION:
History and Historians |
“Facts”,
Kerber, R:1 |
|
TUE
26 AUG |
History
and Historians |
S:1;
R:2 |
|
WED
27 AUG |
LAST DAY TO CHANGE SCHEDULE, CHANGE AUDIT STATUS, OR
DROP A CLASS WITHOUT A “W” |
|
|
THU
28 AUG |
The
Ancient Near East |
S:2;
R:3 |
|
TUE
02 SEP |
The
Ancient Near East |
S:3;
R:4 |
|
THU
04 SEP |
The
Greeks |
R:5-6 |
|
TUE
09 SEP |
The
Greeks |
S:4;
R:7 |
|
THU
11 SEP |
The
Hellenistic World |
|
|
TUE
16 SEP |
The
Hellenistic World |
S:5;
R:8-9 |
|
THU
18 SEP |
The
Roman World |
S:6;
R:10 |
|
TUE
23 SEP |
The
Roman World |
|
|
THU
25 SEP |
The
Roman World |
STUDY
FOR TEST |
|
TUE
30 SEP |
TEST
1: 20 points |
S:7 |
|
THU
02 OCT |
The
World of “Late Antiquity” |
|
|
THU
02 0CT |
LAST DAY TO DROP A COURSE WITHOUT A “WF” |
|
|
TUE
07 OCT |
The
World of “Late Antiquity” |
S:8 |
|
THU
09 OCT |
NO CLASS: Fall Break |
|
|
TUE
14 OCT |
The
Early Middle Ages |
S:9 |
|
THU
16 OCT |
The
High Middle Ages |
S:10 |
|
TUE
21 OCT |
The
High Middle Ages |
S:11 |
|
THU
23 OCT |
An
Age of Transition |
|
|
TUE
28 OCT |
An Age of Transition
|
STUDY
FOR TEST |
|
THU
30 OCT |
TEST: 20 points
|
S:12 |
|
TUE
04 NOV |
NO CLASS: Election Day |
|
|
THU
06 NOV |
The
Renaissance |
S:13 |
|
TUE
11 NOV |
The
Reformations |
|
|
THU
13 NOV |
The
Reformations |
|
|
TUE
18 NOV |
The
Reformations |
S:14 |
|
THU
20 NOV |
Europe
and the World |
STUDY
FOR TEST |
|
TUE
25 NOV |
TEST:
20 points |
S:15 |
|
THU
27 NOV |
NO CLASS: Thanksgiving |
|
|
TUE
02 DEC |
Early
Modern Europe |
|
|
THU
04 DEC |
Early
Modern Europe |
STUDY
FOR EXAM |
|
|
|
|
|
SAT
06 DEC |
READING DAY |
|
|
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TUE
09 DEC |
FINAL EXAM – 2:30 – 5:00 pm
|
|
Key
to abbreviations in the “Assignments” Column:
S = Spielvogel, Western Civilization 7th
ed, Vol. 1
R = Reading on “Readings”
page of the course website/Blackboard (numbers refer to reading numbers.) [note:
other readings may be assigned and posed to the “Readings” page as the semester
progresses. Keep checking the “Readings” page and watch your e-mail.]
Kerber = Linda Kerber,
"The Challenge of Opinionated Assurance," (available
from “Handouts” on the class server, on the
course website and through Blackboard)
"Facts" =
discussion on facts in history (available from “Handouts” on the class server,
on the class website, and through Blackboard))
Numbers in the “Assignments”
column refer to chapter numbers in Spielvogel and
Reading Numbers for Readings”