MODERN WORLD CIVILIZATION
SYLLABUS
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This document begins with the basic course syllabus. You can go to the COURSE CALENDAR or DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOCUMENT ASSIGNMENTS simply by clicking on the capitalized words in this sentence.
IMPORTANT! Anytime you have questions about any aspect of this course, you can contact me via email. I will get back to you as soon as possible.
UPDATED FOR SPRING 2006
HISTORY 1112: WORLD CIVILIZATION
H. van Tuyll, Allgood E-211, 737-1709, 667-4566: hvantuyl@aug.edu
Home phone: 228-5180
Office hours: Drop-in, MWF 9-10, 12-1; By appointment, M 2:30-3:30, TTh 9-3:30, F1-5.
READINGS: Bentley and Ziegler, TRADITIONS & ENCOUNTERS, vol. 2; and Ken Wolf, PERSONALITIES AND PROBLEMS, vol. 2
COURSE GOALS: By the end of the course, you should be able to
(1) summarize some the major trends, forces and events that have shaped
the modern world.
(2) list and explain some basic ideas and their origins that have had global
impact.
(3) explain how the development of modern civilization has shaped at least
one of your ideas and/or lifestyles.
(4) describe in general terms the relationship between Europe and at least
one non-European people from the sixteenth century to the present.
COURSE CALENDAR: For dates of exams, readings, assignments, etc., please see the COURSE CALENDAR. It is subject to change. If you miss a class, be sure to check with a classmate to see if a change was announced.
READINGS: Take a look at the course calendar. readings are "due" 4 times during the semester. Spread out your reading; don't try to do it all the night before.
DISCUSSIONS: There are four DISCUSSION sessions, where we will discuss the readings. It is absolutely essential -- for your classmates as well as yourself -- that you have read the assignments well.
VIDEODISK SHOWINGS: There are four of these; LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED.
CLASS PARTICIPATION: Good class participation may lead to your grade being "curved."
ATTENDANCE: Please see the Augusta State University absence policy ( in the University Catalog). Attendance will affect your grade [see section on GRADES below]. As a matter of courtesy, please be on time.
BEING LATE: If you want credit for attendance, you must be here on time.
TESTS: There will be 4 tests (see CALENDAR). Each will consist of essay and objective sections. The first three tests are not comprehensive. For the most part, neither is the fourth. It will, however, contain a one-question comprehensive question (see COMPREHENSIVE QUESTION, below).
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTION: On the last test, you will answer one comprehensive question:
"Based on what you have learned in this class (and nothing else), explain what you expect the significant events and trends of the next century to be? Explain your answer and support it with facts."
There is obviously no "right" answer to this question. Your answer will be graded on your ability to recall what you have learned and use it to construct your answer. This question tests whether you've been thinking about the material, and how well you have retained what you have learned.
DOCUMENTS: In order to help you develop your research skills, you will obtain and summarize 4 documents during the semester. At the end of the syllabus you will find detailed instructions.
Important note: You must satisfactorily complete all 4 document assignments in order the be eligible for "curving" at the end of the semester. You should turn them in even if it's too late to get points.
MAKEUP TESTS: All makeup tests are given at one time -- no exceptions. Makeups may be more difficult than the regular test. See COURSE CALENDAR for date.
USING THE WEBSITE: Obviously, you are already on this website. I strongly
encourage you to continue to use it - particularly the slides, as they do
track what I cover in class. A list of the materials on this website:
A copy of this syllabus, including the course calendar and Documents
instructions.
A full set of my lecture notes. These are not updated, by the way.
Instructions for use of the lecture notes.
Instructions for use of the lecture notes for those who prefer or
need a NO FRAMES version.
A Documents page with links to sites with actual documents (see the
Document Guide at the end of this Syllabus for further explanation).
The text portions of the slides used in class. This is probably the most useful item.
If you get lost, go to my home page and there click on MODERN WORLD CIVILIZATION. This will take you to the World Home Page. The address for my home page is: http://www.aug.edu/~hishpv/
Let me know if you need help with using the web. If you wish, contact me via email. (hvantuyl@aug.edu)
GRADE: Your grade is based upon the 4 tests, the essay, the documents,
and attendance. Your grade may be "curved" if your class
participation is good. No curve if you didn't turn in all 4 document assignments.
Tests 1-3. @100 each 300; Test 4, 150
4 Documents @ 20 = 80
TOTAL POSSIBLE 0530
************** A=490, B=425, C=355, D=290 *******************************
Adjustments for attendance:
0-2 absences = + 25 points
3-4 absences = + 15 points
5 absences = no impact
6 or more absences = - 10 points per absence
HELP: Please do not hesitate to come and see me if you experience any difficulty
with this course or if there's anything about history that you would like
to discuss. Feel free to contact me via
email. If you have an urgent problem consider using the TELEPHONE.
REVISED FOR SPRING 2006
COURSE CALENDAR: HIST 1112 MODERN WORLD CIVILIZATION; SPRING 2006
Revised 12 January 2006
This calendar is tentative and subject to change.
NOTE: This a simplified list of topics. Detailed contents can be found
by going to the Slides Lectures.
| DATE(S) | ITEM | Bentley/Ziegler [Chapter numbers] |
Wolf [essay numbers] |
| 1/9 | Course requirements | ||
| 1/11 | Introduction | ||
| 1/13,1/18,1/20 | A. THE FIRST EMPIRES. Topics include motivations for imperialism, patterns, the major players, and the early wars for empire. | 23, 25 | |
| 1/23, 1/25, 1/27 | B. ASIA IN THE IMPERIAL AGE. Topics include Ming and Manchu China, Moghul India, Tokugawa Japan, and their relations with Europe. | 27 | |
| 1/30 | First Document Summary Due [GRACE DATE: 2/1] | ||
| 1/30 | DISCUSSION | 1,2,3,4 | |
| 2/1 | VIDEODISK SHOWING | ||
| 2/3 | TEST 1 | ||
| 2/6, 2/8, 2/10, 2/13 | C. AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST IN THE IMPERIAL AGE. Topics include early African states, the slave trade, Arabic east Africa, the European settlement in South Africa, and the globalization of African culture. | 26, 28 | |
| 2/15, 2/17, 2/20, 2/22, 2/24 | D. CHALLENGES TO THE DEVELOPING ORDER. Topics include the Enlightenment, French Revolution, American, Haitian, and Latin American revolutions, the Opium wars, Sepoy mutiny, and revolts in Africa. | 24, 29 | |
| 2/27 | VIDEODISK SHOWING | ||
| 2/27 | Second Document Summary Due [Grace Date: 3/1] | ||
| 3/1 | DISCUSSION SESSION | 5, 6, 7, 8 | |
| 3/3 | TEST 2 | ||
| 3/6, 3/8, 3/13, 3/15 | E. EUROPEAN REVIVAL. Topics include the Industrial Revolution, changing political ideas, the Revolutions of 1848, and the birth of the modern economic system. | 30, 31[skim] | |
| 3/17, 3/20, 3/22 | F. THE NEW CONQUEST. Topics include the partition of Africa, the "treaties" with China, the "opening" of Japan, the conquest of the "nomads" in Siberia and the USA, the birth of Indian nationalism. | 32, 33 | |
| 3/24 | DISCUSSION and VIDEODISK SHOWING |
9 | |
| 3/24 | Third Document Summary Due [Grace Date: 3/29] | ||
| 3/27 | TEST 3 | ||
| 3/29, 4/10, 4/12, 4/14, 4/17, 4/19, 4/21 | G. WAR, DEPRESSION, DISINTEGRATION. Topics include World War I, economic crises, the collapse of China, the Russian Crises (Russo-Japanese War, Russian Revolution & Civil War, the establishment of the Soviet Union and the rise of Stalinism), the growth of nationalism, fascism, and Nazism, and World War II. | 34, 35, 37 | |
| 3/31 | Makeup Tests (no class) (no exceptions) | ||
| 4/24, 4/26, 4/28 | H. THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD. Colonial nationalism and the collapse of empires, the Cold War, the post-colonial order, proxy wars, glasnost, perestroika, and the end of the last empire, the world today, national devolution, regional federalism, and interdependence vs. anarchy. | 36, 38, 39,40 | |
| 5/1 | Fourth Document Summary Due [Grace Date: 5/3] | ||
| 5/1 | DISCUSSION
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10,11,12,13,14 | |
| 5/3 | VIDEODISK SHOWING | ||
| 5/5, 7:30-9:00AM
5/5, 10-11:30AM |
TEST 4 for 8 AM SECTION
TEST 4 for 11 AM SECTION |
If you are in the 11 AM section you are welcome to take your final with the earlier group.
DOCUMENT ASSIGNMENTS: DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS
PLEASE DON'T FORGET: You must satisfactorily compelte all 4 document assignments in order to be eligible for "curving" at the end of the semester. You should turn them in EVEN IF IT'S TOO LATE TO GET POINTS if you want to be eligible for the "curve."
1. WHAT IT IS. A "document" is a written piece of work that was produced during the time period being studied.
2. HOW TO FIND. There are three ways that you can choose documents.
a. You can go to the library and find books containing documents.
Some books are documents in their entirety; a memoir, for example.
b. Go to the DOCUMENTS page (link can be found below). You will find
a series of "links" on that page to sites that have documents.
c. Explore the net yourself.
2. WHAT TO DO.
a. Read the document (if you have a very long one, like an entire book, just scan it, or read one cahpter or part).
b. Type a two-three page summary of the document, using the following format:
i. A complete citation
ii. Title or very brief description
iii. Date the document was ORIGINALLY produced.
iii. author, if known.
STOP STOP STOP If that date is not from the period being studied, this is NOT A DOCUMENT.
iv. A narrative. Summarize in your own words the contents of the document.
Note; no title page, please.
v. A brief commentary/analysis.
4. WHEN TO DO IT. See Course Calendar for DUE DATES. the "Grace Date" next to the Due Date is the LAST DAY that you can turn it in and still receive credit.
5. WHY. Because this gives you an opportunity to look at a small slice of history through the eyes of people who lived it, instead of text book writers and lecturers.
Each document chosen should bear some relationship to the material covered in the previous quarter of the course. FOR EXAMPLE: The first document assignment you turn in should have SOME relationship to unit A or B.
Please notify me of any mistakes in this document.
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