Pre-Modern World History

HIS 08-13/14, 2014-2015

Mrs. Susanna Waters Cell: (781) 248-6235
Classr! 404 s"aters#$r%ss&'l.r(
Description:
)'*s &urse *s an *ntr+u&t*n t t'e an&*ent "rl+ *n ter!s , t'e -l*t*&al, e&n!*&,
!*l*tar., s&*al an+ &ultural '*str*es , t'e M*++le /ast, In+*a, C'*na, 0,r*&a, 1ree&e an+
2!e. 2a&e, (en+er, &lass an+ (e(ra-'. are &ru&*al ele!ents &ns*+ere+ t'ru('ut t'e
&urse. Ma%*n( &nne&t*ns $et"een -ast an+ -resent *s als a -r*r*t.. We "*ll e3-lre t'e
&nta&ts an+ e3&'an(es $et"een t'ese &*4*l*5at*ns, an+ stu+ents s'ul+ $e(*n t re&(n*5e
t'e &!-le3*t. , '*str. an+ e!-at'*5e "*t' -e-le "' are +*,,erent ,r! t'e!sel4es. In
a++*t*n t &4er*n( t'e &ntent , t'*s &urse, "e "*ll ,&us n su&' a&a+e!*& s%*lls as '"
t r(an*5e a nte$%, '" t ta%e le&ture ntes, '" t utl*ne, '" t rea+ &r*t*&all., '"
t anal.5e a +&u!ent, '" t stu+. e,,e&t*4el. an+ e,,*&*entl., an+ '" t resear&' an+
"r*te a ter! -a-er. Mst *!-rtantl., stu+ents !ust $e&!e sel,-+*s&*-l*ne+ an+ !ana(e t'e*r
t*!e "*sel..
Text:
6entle., 7err., an+ 8*e(ler, Her$ert 9. Traditions & Encounters: A Global Perspective on
the Past. 4t' e+. :e" ;r%: M&1ra"-H*ll, 2008.
Websites:
We 'a4e a te3t$% "e$s*te, a &lass $l( an+ "*ll als use 1(le Classr!< )'ese s*tes
"*ll ser4e t %ee- us u- t +ate n ass*(n!ents, as a ,ru! ,r sur4e. an+ +*s&uss*n, an+
"*ll a*+ ur resear&' as '*str*ans. ;u &an a&&ess t'e $l( at "aters-!"15.$l(s-t.&!.
6%!ar% t'e s*tes (t'ere are s'rt&uts n t'e $l(, t) an+ &'e&% t'e! n*('tl.<
Supplies:
=en/-en&*l, '*('l*('ter, nte$% -a-er, t'ree r*n( $*n+er "*t' +*4*+ers ,r '*str.. I, .u
'a4e a la-t-, $r*n( *t t &lass>"e "*ll use *t ,ten. ;u !ust $e -r!-te+ $. !e t -en
.ur &!-uter, t'er"*se, *t s'ul+ re!a*n *n .ur $a(. )e&'nl(. use *n ur &lassr! *s a
-r*4*le(e an+ I reser4e t'e r*('t t re4%e t'at -r*4*le(e *, I ,eel *t *s $e*n( a$use+. In
a++*t*n, &ell -'nes are nt all"e+ unless I (rant .u s-e&*,*& -er!*ss*n. 0t t'e start ,
&lass e4er.+a., .u "*ll -la&e .ur -'ne *n t'e +es*(nate+ $*n $. t'e +r. 9a*lure t + s
"*ll result *n t'e &n,*s&at*n , t'e +e4*&e ,r t'e re!a*n+er , t'e s&'l +a..
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Class Participation & Attendance:
Stu+ents are e3-e&te+ t -art*&*-ate *n &lass +*s&uss*ns an+ a&t*4*t*es, $t' t'ru(' a&t*4e
l*sten*n( an+ t'u('t,ul &ntr*$ut*n. 9ull &re+*t "*ll $e a"ar+e+ t t'se stu+ents "'
+e!nstrate t'e*r *n4l4e!ent $. as%*n( ?uest*ns, ,,er*n( 4alua$le *ns*('t, an+ s'"*n(
res-e&t ,r &lassr! -l*&*es an+ -r&e+ures.
0tten+an&e *s an essent*al &!-nent , &lass -art*&*-at*n. In t'e &ase , an e3&use+
a$sen&e, t'e stu+ent !a. &nsult '*s r 'er ass*(n!ent s'eet an+ su$!*t t'e "r% $. t'e ne3t
&lass !eet*n(. 0n. e3&e-t*ns !ust $e arran(e+ a'ea+ , t*!e an+ re&e*4e a--r4al.
H"e4er, *, t'e a$sen&e *s une3&use+, t'en t'e "r% +ue ,r t'e &lass !*sse+ "*ll re&e*4e a
5er (t'*s als *n&lu+es an. tests et&. t'at "ere a+!*n*stere+ +ur*n( &lass t*!e). Stu+ents "'
atten+ &lass, $ut su$!*t late "r% "*ll ,a&e a (ra+e +e+u&t*n , ne letter (ra+e (e.(. an 0
-a-er $e&!es a 6 *, turne+ *n late). In a&&r+an&e "*t' 6r%s S&'l -l*&., n late "r%
"*ll $e a&&e-te+ -ast t'ree +a.s ,ll"*n( t'e +ue +ate.
Homewor Assi!nments:
0ss*(n!ents "*ll $e a--r3*!atel. 45 !*nutes -er n*('t. 0ll "r*tten "r%, r "r% t $e
su$!*tte+ ele&trn*&all., *s +ue $. t'e $e(*nn*n( , t'e &lass -er*+. Do not bot"er to email
assi!nments or s"ow up to class late because you were printin!# as t"e assi!nment will
be counted as late anyway$ :te$% &'e&%s !a. -ss*$l. $e (*4en, "*t' "arn*n(, at
4ar*us -*nts *n t'e se!ester. Ma%e sure t %ee- all &urse !ater*als an+ "r% neatl.
r(an*5e+ s t'at .u !a. re&e*4e ,ull &re+*t at t'ese --rtun*t*es.
%ormal Assessment:
9a*r "arn*n( an+ re4*e" "*ll $e (*4en ,r all ?uests, tests, an+ t'e s-r*n( ,*nal e3a! t'at
stu+ents "*ll en@. t'*s .ear. )'e &lass "*ll usuall. re&e*4e nt*&e , a ?u*5, t'u(' n&e *n a
"'*le .u !a. en&unter a -leasant sur-r*se. )'e ,*nal e3a! "*ll $e &ns*stent "*t' t'e
,r!at , t'e tests a+!*n*stere+ *n t'e !nt's -re4*us, $ut "*ll l*%el. *n&lu+e t'e a++*t*n ,
se4eral ln(er essa. ?uest*ns. )'e e3a! &unts t"ar+s 20A , .ur s-r*n( se!ester (ra+e.
Pro&ects'(ssays:
Mu&' attent*n "*ll $e +e4te+ t "r*t*n( t'ru('ut t'e .ear, s *nstru&t*n *n ,r!att*n(
an+ &*tat*n "*ll ,urt'er *llu!*nate e3-e&tat*ns. H"e4er, -lease %n" n" t'at all -a-ers
!ust $e 12--*nt +e,ault ,nt, +u$le s-a&e+ "*t' 1B !ar(*ns, an+ *, turne+ *n n -a-er
sta-le+ -r-erl. $e,re su$!*ss*n. 0ll '!e"r% !ust $e t.-e+ r *n -en, t'u(' *n-&lass
"r% &an $e *n -en&*l. 0&&urate an+ &ns*stent ntat*n *s &!-ulsr., an+ an. *nstan&e ,
-la(*ar*s! "*ll re&e*4e a 5er an+ $e re,erre+ t t'e CeanDs ,,*&e ,r +*s&*-l*nar. a&t*n.
)rades:
04era(es are &al&ulate+ $. a -*nt s.ste!. )'e stu+entDs ttal -*nts "*ll $e +*4*+e+ $. t'e
ttal -*nts -ss*$le *n t'e ?uarter/se!ester/.ear. =lease see Mrs. Waters 0) 0:; )IM/
a$ut an. &n&erns .u !*('t 'a4e re(ar+*n( .ur (ra+e (r an.t'*n( else<). I a!, an+ '-e
.u are t, l%*n( ,r"ar+ t a (reat .ear<
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