HISTORY V101

Section 002

Dr. Powers

Fall, 2008

 

SCHEDULE OF CLASSES AND ASSIGNMENTS

 

[UPDATED 21 AUGUST 2008]

 

 

DATE

 

TOPIC(S) FOR DISCUSSION

ASSIGNMENT FOR

NEXT CLASS*

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 Holiday

 

TUE 02 DEC

Early Modern Europe

 

THU 04 DEC

Early Modern Europe

STUDY FOR EXAM

 

 

 

SAT 06 DEC

READING DAY

 

 

 

 

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”