Mr. Steve Hopkins; Office: T. Berry Smith Hall rm. 404B; email: shopkins@centralmethodist.edu (Preferred contact) Office Hours: 12:15pm to 1:00pm T/T
CMU Mission Central Methodist University prepares students to make a difference in the world by emphasizing academic and professional excellence, ethical leadership, and social responsibility.
Course Description: 3 hours. A survey from early Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations to the 17th century. Topics include: Classical Greece and Rome; Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the feudal age in Europe, Asia and Africa; the commercial revolution; the Renaissance; and the Protestant Revolt.
Text: World Civilizations Volume I: To 1700 Adler and Pouwels (Wadsworth. 6th Edition) ISBN# 9780534599348
Objectives of the Course:
- To acquaint the students with important geographic locations (MoSPE 2.2.1)
- To give the student an understanding of Historical interpretation (MoSPE 2.2.1)
- To acquaint the student with various theories of Historical interpretation (MoSPE 2.2.1)
- To familiarize the student with important facts and chronology (MoSPE 2.2.1)
General Education Competencies Communication (articulate, multimodal)
- Students are articulate, able to speak and write clearly and effectively.
- Students are multimodal, able to interpret and express ideas through multiple modes of communication.
Curiosity (discover, analyze)
- Students can discover, explore, and seek solutions based on accumulated knowledge and current research.
- Students can analyze, evaluate, interpret, and summarize data.
Community (serve, respect)
- Students will serve others and be ethical and informed citizens.
- Students will understand and respect diversity, including other’s viewpoints, positions, and beliefs.
Assessment Measures: Grades are based on Student outcomes in the following areas:
Participation and in class Notebook (collected prior to each major exam). The Notebook is to be a chronological, organized, dated format – which will be demonstrated in class. = 80 possible. (Rubric):
70-80 points awarded for extensive notes (handwritten) and frequent insightful comments in class discussion.
35-69 points awarded for sparse/disorganized notes (handwritten) and infrequent comments in class discussion
34 points or less awarded for few or no notes or comments during in class discussion.
(Group activities are an opportunity for students to participate – these will be offered periodically during each unit – participate, contribute, collaborate!)
6 map quizzes: = 120 points – place locations and written response
Quiz #1 = 9/5/2017 Quiz #2 = 9/12/2017 Quiz #3 = 9/28/2017 Quiz #4 = 10/10/2017 Quiz #5 = 10/26/2017 Quiz #6 = 11/9/2017
3 Unit Exams = 300 points – including objective and written response/essay
Exam #1 over Unit 1-2; 9/21/2017; (Chapters 1-9)
Exam #2 over Unit 3-4; 10/31/2017; (Chapters 10-20)
Exam #3 over Unit 5-6; 11/16/2017; (Chapters 21-23)
Research Project = 100 points – minimum 5/maximum 8 page Typed Biography Project turned in on or before 11/9 – NO LATE PAPERS ACCEPTED. Rubric: Paper Length (5-8 pages double spaced; 12 font) = 10 points; Typos; Spelling; Grammar; Format – 1” margins; page numbers lower right hand corner = 20 points; Readability; Accuracy and Insight (inclusion of a Thesis Statement and valid proofs) = 70.
Final Exam = 200 points; Objective only – Comprehensive (including chapters 24-28). A review/study guide will be provided.
Letter Grade: Total points = 800 points 720-800 = A; 640-719 = B; 560-639 = C; 480-559 = D; 479 or less = F.
Attendance: Reference the CMU attendance policy in the catalog. HI 101 policy allows each student three unexcused absences. Each additional unexcused absence will subtract one letter grade from the final grade.
Disabilities Policy: Consult the Center for Learning and Teaching as well as the CMU catalog.
Exam policy: Exams are due on the scheduled due date – exceptions must be approved in ADVANCE.
Academic Conduct: Students found to have cheated on an assignment, quiz or exam will earn a zero for that assignment, and will come under auspices of the Academic Conduct Policy of CMU and this will be reported to the Office of the Provost.
Classroom Conduct: It is requested all students remove hats and dark glasses during the class time. Also, we will only postpone the due date of an assignment, test, etc., in events beyond our control – we will never make something due earlier than the dates listed. In order to succeed – we recommend the following:
- Read the book thoroughly in advance of the scheduled class time. Ask questions if a concept is unclear.
- Attend class and take notes and then Collaborate with other students to study together.
- Begin the project paper early and come and see the instructor for help well in advance of due dates!
- Smile and give the class your attention – body language and engagement do matter in life – you will find that together we and your peers will be on your side!
- Come and see me during office hours if you have concerns or need to make advance arrangements for absences or to get help.
- NO CELL PHONES TAKEN OUT DURING CLASS/NO TEXTING DURING CLASS.
TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE CLAS Fall 2017
World History I; HI 101 A
Date Topic Readings/Assignments Due
8/22 Syllabus and Location Activity; Unit 1A Map – World Civilizations (For Quiz on 8/29)
8/24 Intro and Chapter 1-2; (Emphasis on Mesopotamia) – Group activities assigned – “Wonders of the Ancient World”
8/29 Chapters 3-4 Early Africa, Egypt and India – Research topic list presented and specific rubric
8/31 Warriors and Deities of the Near East – Assyria to the Hebrews (Jews) Chapter 5
9/5 Map Quiz 1A – (Location and short answer responses) Group presentations begin. Western Hemisphere Map Unit 2A presented.
9/7 Ancient China to 221 BCE – “Metals, Salt, and Silk” Chapter 6 – Group presentations.
9/12 Agrarian Revolution in the Americas – Chapter 7 Map Quiz 2A (Western Hemisphere)
9/14 Research Project update – Topic selected. Chapter 8 Greece – (emphasis Athens)
9/19 Map Unit 2B (Greece and Rome) presented – Chapter 9 Greek Humanism (Legacy of Greece) Review for Exam over chapter 1-9. Notebooks organized.
9/21 Unit Test Chapters 1-9 Origins of Civilization through the Rise of Greece. (Objective and Written Response – Notebooks collected)
9/23 Unit Introduction – Chapters 10-11 Rome – Roman Empire project groups organized.
9/28 Map Quiz Unit 2 B (Short answer responses) – Classical India Chapter 12 – Caste System develops
10/3 Unit IIIA Map introduction. China’s “Golden” Age – Chapter 13.
10/5 Chapter 13 Conclusion – Buddhism and the Chinese Culture. Rome Project presentations.
10/10 Project Presentations Concluded – Chapter 14 Intro: “The Americas to the 15th Century”. Map Quiz Unit III A. (Location)
10/12 Map IV A presented – Islam – Africa to 1400 – Chapter 15-17.
10/17 Mongols, Japan, SE Asia Ch. 18-19 – (Chinghis “Genghis” Khan Reading distributed) Group Projects organized (Medieval Europe).
10/19 European Middle Ages – Workers (Serfs) vs. Urban Workers. Ch. 20 Intro.
10/24 Warriors and Worshippers – Ch. 20. (Black Death Reading distributed)
10/26 Review for Unit Test (Ch. 10-20) Map IV A Quiz (Location and Written Response). Research project updated – Notebooks organized.
10/31 Unit Test Chapters 10-20 Rise and Fall of Rome through Europe’s “Middle Ages” (Objective and Written Response – Notebooks collected.
11/2 Late Middle Ages and the Renaissance begins – Ch. 21 – Group Projects presented. (Map Unit V A presented).
11/7 (Martin Luther Reading and Presentation). The Church is “attacked”. Ch. 23 Intro.
11/9 Research Project Due. Calvinism and the “Catholic Reformation” – Ch. 23 Concl. Map Quiz Unit V A (Location only)
11/14 Ch. 22 – Era of Exploration begins – Map Unit V B presented. Exam Review. Notebooks organized.
11/16 Unit Test Ch. 21-23 (Objective and Written Response) – Notebooks collected
11/28 Map Unit VI A presented – Asia and Africa – Ch. 24-25 “Slave Trade Reading”.
11/30 China (Ming Dynasty emphasized) and Japan (European Expansion) Ch. 26-27
12/5 Conquest to Colonization in Hispanic America – Ch. 28 Map Unit VI B presented. “Role of the Roman Catholic Church in Colonization Reading”.
12/7 Final Exam Review – Final Map Exam review
12/12 Final Exam – including Map; Objective; 7:30-9:30 am