History 1010 World Civilizations I I

Thompson Learning Community

Spring 2012

Instructor: Dr. John Grigg Office: ASH 287F
Hours: M 3 5:30pm, Tu 10:00am 12:45pm, Th 9:45 10:30am.
Other times by appointment.
E-Mail (preferred contact method): jgrigg@unomaha.edu Office Phone: x2302

The best way to contact me is via e-mail. Keep in mind that e-mail is a form of
correspondence & should include a salutation and a signature. Failure to observe
reasonable protocol may result in e-mails being ignored.

Please note, I am happy to answer almost any and all questions pertaining to assessment,
assignments, lecture material, etc. etc. In particular, students should feel free to meet with
me if they are uncertain about material covered in the lectures, if they have questions
about exams, or need assistance or input on assignments. However, please keep in mind
that this syllabus includes a significant amount of information. I will not respond to
questions if the answer is included on the syllabus (e.g. when are your office hours?).

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successful. The TLC Office is located in Kayser Hall, Room 314. In the office, you
will find computers, free printing, a refrigerator, a microwave, a copy machine, a fax
machine, and lots of people willing to help! Many social and service programs are
planned throughout the year, and your TLC planner details these programs. We hope
you'll participate! The TLC staff is available to assist you with any questions or
concerns, and we look forward to helping you be successful.

Assessment Summary

There are 1600 points available throughout the semester earned as follows (with
approximate percentages in parentheses).

Homework 100 (6.0%)
Group Assignment 150 (9.5%)
Written Assignment 150 (9.5%)
Exam 1 300 (19%)
Exam 2 400 (22%)
Exam 3 500 (31%)

Grading cut-offs: A = 1480+ (93%), A- = 1435 1475 (90-92), B+ = 1400 1430 (88-
89), B = 1320 1395 (83-87), B- = 1275 1315 (80-82), C+ = 1240 1270 (78-79), C =
1160 1235 (73-77), C- = 1115 1155 (70-72), D+ = 1080 1110 (68-69), D = 955
1075 (60 67), F = 0 950.

I do not assign extra credit work.


Assessment Details
Homework
The homework reading assignments are listed on the syllabus and are available
via the Assignments link on the Blackboard (BB) site for this course (you should check
today to make sure you can access the BB website for this class. If you cant, contact IT).
Assignments must be typed, in MS Word, 1.5 spacing, using standard default margins
and a standard font (Times New Roman, 12 is best). If the assignment asks for separate
responses to each reading, provide about page for each, but do them all in the same
document.

There are 11 homework assignments each with a score out of ten. The lowest
score will be dropped when calculating your final grade (this means you can miss one
without it affecting your final grade). You can submit your homework either as a printed
copy at the start of class on the due date or by 8:15am on the due date by using the
Assignment link for each weeks homework. Basic instructions for using the Assignment
feature have been posted under the Assignment link in BB. If you have trouble with
Blackboard, contact IT. You should check your homework scores each week. If
homework is not received a zero will be entered. If I have trouble opening your
document, no score will be recorded & there will be a note in BB advising you of the
problem. You will have until the Monday following the due date to respond.

The following submissions will not be accepted:
Any homework submitted after the due date/time.
Handwritten assignments
Homework e-mailed to me either as an attachment or in the body of an e-mail.

Group Assignment
You will complete one group assignment as an oral presentation. These will be presented
on March 15. We will discuss these in greater detail early in the semester. However, you
will need to be in a group of 3 so you might want to think about putting a group together
over the next few weeks.

If a group fails to show up for their presentation, normally each member in the group will
receive a 0. However, should this happen I would definitely sit down with group
members to discuss the situation.

Written Assignment
This will be on the same subject as the group assignment but for a different time period
the exact question will be provided early in the semester. Students should follow the
format and style described in the World Civ Assignment Instructions document which
will be handed out in class and also uploaded to Blackboard in Group Assignments
folder in Blackboard.




Three Unit Exams
Detailed information regarding exam format will be provided before each exam, but last
semester, exams included multiple choice, short essay, & short ID questions. It is
possible that some form of map quiz may appear on one or more of the exams. Material
on the exams is taken from lecture notes only, not from any of the readings.
Please note the unit exams are not cumulative. That is, once a week of lectures has been
covered, that material will not appear on a future exam. The third exam will be held
during finals week but it, too, is a unit exam.

Exams can only be taken on the day scheduled unless there are extenuating
circumstances. Again, please check your schedules and let me know in the next two
weeks of any unavoidable scheduling conflict.

If you miss an exam for health reasons, you must take a make up within 2 weeks.

Exams not taken on the scheduled date may be subject to penalty.

General Comments on Assessment

Any student who cheats on an exam will receive, as the least form of punishment, a zero
for the assignment or exam in question. I will also advise the TLC office of the offense.

In an attempt to counter some of the new ways which a handful of students have utilized
to enhance their abilities to pass exams, no MP3 players, iPods, cell phones, walkmans,
etc., are permitted outside of students bags during an exam. If a student uses any of these
devices during an exam, that student will instantly be removed from the room and
automatically receive a grade of zero on the exam: no questions, no discussions, no
explanations that you were receiving urgent instructions from the NSA.

If a homework or longer assignment is plagiarized, you will receive a zero on the
assignment and I will advise the TLC office of the offense.

Text
Tignor, et al, Worlds Together, Worlds Apart Volume 2, Chapters 10 21, From 1000
CE to the Present (3
rd
Edition).

You are not required to read Tignor or to submit homework assignments from this book. I
have assigned it solely as a back up for you, should you need to refresh your memory on
material covered in class. Having a copy of the textbook may also prove useful if you are
still getting used to college lectures and/or if English is not your first language.

Apart from the UNO bookstore there are two other ways you can buy the text. You can
purchase on-line access to the text at www.nortonebooks.com; last time I checked it was
$33, for one years access. Please note: the on-line version, as I understand it, does not
allow you to print the book. If you decide to buy access to the on-line version, be very
careful to select the correct volume (see above), as on-line access is non-refundable. You
can also purchase the regular copy of the book directly from the publishers website:
www.wwnorton.com/college/titles/history ($82.50 last time I checked).

Class Schedule
Lecture material will generally move in a chronological sequence from roughly
1450 through about 1990. But there will be some overlap from week to week and, at
times, I will go back and cover an event a second time from a different perspective.

UNI T I : EARLY MODERN EMPI RES, c. 1500 c. 1780

Week 1: J anuary 10 & 12
I ntroduction to course; the Nature of History
Worlds Together, Worlds Apart
Tignor, 396-400, 412, 413, 430-443, 447-452.

Sunday J anuary 15: last day to drop & receive 100% refund.

Week 2: J anuary 17 & 19
Expanding Empires
Tignor, 417-423, 425-428, 433-436, 452-462, 470-475.
Homework (due 1/26): Luther, Theses; Busbecq, Turkish Letters.

Sunday J anuary 22: last day to drop, receive W, & 75% refund.

Week 3: J anuary 24 & 26
Exchanges & Empires
Tignor, 464-474, 483-502, 514-516.
Homework (due 2/2): Donat, On Social Order & Absolute Monarchy

Sunday J anuary 29: last day to drop, receive W, & 50% refund.

Week 4: J anuary 31 & February 2
Empires in Flux
Tignor, 506-511, 519-539, 542-549.
Homework (due 2/16): Copernicus, Revolutions of Heavenly Bodies; Shu Jing Selections

Sunday February 5: last day to drop, receive W, & 25% refund.

Week 5: February 7 & 9
Unit I Assessment
Tu: no class, instructor available for questions (office).
Th: Exam 1




UNI T I I : A REVOLUTI ONARY AGE, c.1770 c.1920

Week 6: February 14 & 16
The First Revolutionary Age
Tignor, 521, 545-549, 561-578.
Homework (due 2/23): Locke, Treatises of Government; Rousseau, Social Contract.

Week 7: February 21 & 23
Transformations in Europe & the Americas
Tignor, 578-584, 612-622, 631-641, 661-664.
Homework (due 3/1): Immigrant Wealth; Radcliffe, Power Looms.

Week 8: February 28 & March 1
Nationalists & Reformers
Tignor, 614, 641-648, 658-661, 670-674, 681-690.
Homework (due 3/8): Documents on German Unification.

Week 9: March 6 & 8
The I mperial Turn
Tignor, 589-612, 624-628, 648-666, 674-681, 698-700
Homework (due 3/29): Naoroji, Benefits of British Rule; Zou Rong, Revolutionary Army.

Week 10: March 13 & 15
Unit I I Assessment
Tu: Exam 2: material from Weeks 6-9 only.
Th: Group presentations.

Spring Break: March 18 - 25

NOTE! LAST DAY TO DROP CLASS & RECEI VE W: MARCH 23

UNI T I I I : BUI LDI NG THE PERFECT WORLD

Week 11: March 27 & 29
The Unstable Decades
Tignor, 683-690, 707-717, 740, 741.
Homework (due 4/5): Lenin, Call to Power.

Week 12: April 3 & 5
The End of the World as We Know I t
Tignor, 717-732, 739, 740.
Homework (due 4/12): Mussolini, What is Fascism? Orwell, Road to Wigan Pier




Week 13: April 10 & 12
World War & Cold War
Tignor, 745-769, 774, 775.
Hwork (due 4/19): Churchill, Speech Before Commons; Nkrumah, I Speak of Freedom

Week 14: April 17 & 19
Seeking Liberty
Tignor,769-778, 787-796.
Homework (due Thursday 4/26; on-line or in my office):
Nehru, Speech at Bandung; Leary, Declaration of Evolution

Week 15: April 24 & 26
Tu: Seeking Liberty; I ndividual Papers Due
Th: TBA as necessary

Exam 3: Tuesday May 1, 10:00am