MWF,
Lectures and Exams: Peck Hall 2304; Discussion Sections: see below
Professor
|
Office
|
Phone
|
E-Mail
|
Section
|
Office Hours
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Cheeseboro
|
PH 1219
|
3518
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acheese@siue.edu
|
PH
2304 |
M,W
1-2 |
Hinz
|
PH 3221
|
2724
|
chinz@siue.edu
|
PH
0303 |
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Thomason
|
PH 1214
|
3685
|
althoma@siue.edu
|
PH
0406 |
M,W,F
10-11; W 12-1 |
Graduate
Assistant
Stephen Walsh |
PH 0205
|
5462
|
s_j_w50@hotmail.com
|
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M,W,Th 12-1 |
There
will also be occasional guest lectures on selected topics.
All Monday and Wednesday classes will be held in PH 2304. Several Friday classes will be held in the rooms that correspond to your section leader; for the other Fridays we will meet in PH 2304. Consult your syllabus so that you will know when to attend discussion sections.
GOALS
OF THE COURSE:
1. To familiarize students with
the cultural heritage of major segments of the world’s peoples.
2. To create an awareness of
the growing interaction of the world’s peoples from the earliest times.
3. To provide students with a
common body of knowledge which will be helpful as they advance through the
university curriculum.
4. To introduce students to
historical modes of thinking and analysis and to use these methods in reading,
writing, and meaningful discussions.
Peter
Stearns, Michael Adas, Stuart B. Schwartz, World
Civilizations, 3rd edition (New
Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs and Steel (New York, 1999).
Andrew
George, translator and editor, The Epic of Gilgamesh (
Ibn
Khaldun, The Muqaddimah,
Franz Rosenthal, translator and N.J. Dawood, editor
(Princeton, NJ, 1967).
The
following is available at the University Bookstore:
Confucius,
The Analects, D.C. Lau, translator (
ASSESSMENT:
There will be four papers, each due
on a Friday. Each paper will be worth 100 points for a total of 400 points or
40% of the final grade. The papers should be typed, double-spaced, and
approximately three pages in length. Papers should be stapled. A professor may
refuse to accept a loose paper and is not responsible for losing pages if (s)he accepts it. The essay should be well organized and free
of spelling and grammatical errors. Quotations may be used to reinforce an
essay’s argument, however, the excessive use of
quotations in lieu of an actual thesis
will be harshly penalized. When citing phrases or ideas from
the readings in papers, cite the page number in parentheses after the relevant
quote/paraphrase. Here is an example: In the Epic of Gilgamesh,
the hero is both human and god: "two-thirds of him god and one third
human." (George, 2)
Students are expected to turn in their papers in
class on the day the assignments are due. Students must be in class to
defend orally the work they have developed in written form. A penalty of 10
points (out of 100) will be assessed if the student is absent the day of the
assignment but has turned in a paper and students will also be penalized if
they turn in papers late (10 points/day). No papers will be accepted once a
given assignment has been graded.
There will be four unannounced quizzes, two exams,
and a final exam. Of the four quizzes only the three highest will be averaged
into a student’s final grade. The maximum points for a quiz
is 50 and the maximum points for an hour exam is 100. Quizzes will
address issues in recent lectures and readings, and exams will cover large
sections or themes of the class.
Make-up
exams (not quizzes) will be given but only to students who have a compelling
excuse which can be verified. If a student cannot be present for an exam, he or
she should contact a professor prior to the exam. To aid your study
of course materials, you are encouraged to form a study group with classmates.
SUMMARY
OF ASSIGNMENTS AND POINTS:
4 writing assignments (4x100) 400
pts.
3
of 4 quizzes (3x50) 150 pts.
2 hour exams (2x100) 200
pts.
1 final exam 250
pts.
Maximum
Possible Points 1000 pts.
Students
may earn extra credit of 30 points for perfect attendance at all lectures and
discussion sections.
STATEMENT on PLAGIARISM
and USE OF THE INTERNET:
In general, we would like you
to use the readings assigned in the course to create your papers. We do not expect you to do any outside
research for your papers. While you are writing your papers, be aware that
plagiarism is the use of someone else's writing or ideas without giving credit
to that individual through proper citation. Plagiarism can take several forms.
It can consist of paraphrase or word-by-word transcription; the uncited source can be a published work, from a web site or
discussion group on the internet, or the unpublished work of another student or
acquaintance. It is every student's responsibility to know what plagiarism is
and to avoid committing it. If you are in doubt, it is better to document a
source than not to. For more information
about plagiarism, see the Department of History’s website: (http://www.siue.edu/HISTORY/plagiarism.html. The penalty for this offense, which is quite
serious, is outlined in SIUE’s Student Conduct Code (http://www.siue.edu/POLICIES/1i6.html).
WEEK
ONE
Aug.
25 (M) What is History? Why World History? Cheeseboro
Aug.
27 (W) Environment
and Technology
Thomason
Aug.
29 (F) Discussion: Diamond, Chapters 4-10
Sections
WEEK
TWO
Sept.
1 (M) LABOR DAY
Sept.
3 (W) Paleohistory of Race I
Cheeseboro
Sept.
5 (F) Discussion: Race and History Sections
WEEK
THREE
Sept.
8 (M) Paleohistory of Race II Cheeseboro
Sept.
10 (W) Mesopotamia
Thomason
Sept. 12 (W) Discussion Sections
Sept.
15 (M) Egypt Thomason
Sept. 17 (W) Video: Pyramid Thomason
Sept.
19 (F) Discussion: Epic of Gilgamesh Sections
Discussion
questions: Where and how was the epic recorded and how did its form change over
time? Why are there gaps or holes in the Epic of Gilgamesh? How is
the epic didactic, or meant to instruct? What is the relationship between
humans and the gods in
WEEK FIVE
Sept. 24 (W) Early China Hinz
WEEK
SIX
Sept.
29 (M) Classical
Greece: Arts and Literature Thomason
Oct.
3 (F) Discussion: Epic of Gilgamesh Sections
Paper topic: What were
the qualities of the ideal person in Mesopotamian society and how does the Epic
of Gilgamesh explore these qualities? Be sure to cite specific
passages, actions, or events in the text that illustrate your response.
You must also use page numbers placed in (p.# ) after
the quoted citation or paraphrased event so that we may reconstruct your
evidence.
Paper #2 due
WEEK
SEVEN
Oct.
6 (M) Judaism and Christianity in the
Oct.
8 (W)
Oct.
10 (F) First Exam: Study Guide PH
2304
Oct. 13 (M) Unification of
Oct.
17 (F) Discussion: The Analects Sections
WEEK
NINE
Oct. 20 (M) The Han Dynasty: Confucianism Applied Hinz
Oct. 22 (W)
Oct.
24 (F) Discussion: The Analects Sections
Paper Topic: Based upon your knowledge of Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism, and Chinese history, comment on the relationship
between religio-philiosophical systems and the
State. Was Confucianism a successful
socio-political system? How might
Confucius’ message been compromised by its absorption into the apparatus of the
Paper #3 Due
WEEK
TEN
Study
questions: Who are the Bedouin? Where do they live and what do they do for a
living? How are they different from sedentary people? What is asabiyah or
“group feeling” and why does Ibn Khaldun
think it is so important? How is asabiyah related to lineage, to royal authority, and to the
creation of dynasties? Why are luxury and prosperity dangerous for those who
strive for power? What patterns does Ibn Khaldun note in the fate of nations?
Oct.
29 (W) Islam’s Golden Age Cheeseboro
Oct.
31 (F) Islamic States
Study
Questions: According the Ibn Khaldun,
how are dynasties created and sustained? What is the role of religion in
supplementing asabiyah?
What kinds of examples from history does Ibn Khaldun use to prove his points? What do these suggest
about Ibn Khaldun’s
education and intellectual and cultural background? What patterns does he note
in the fate of dynasties? How does Ibn Khaldun demonstrate his theory of history through is study
of the early period of Islamic history?
Nov.
3 (M) Islamic Cities Cheeseboro
Study
Questions: How is the rise of towns and cities related to Ibn
Khaldun’s previous treatment of the rise and fall of
dynasties? What factors lead to the decline of cities?
Nov. 5 (W) Pre-Islamic
Nov.
7 (F) Discussion: Ibn Khaldun Sections
Study
Questions: Familiarize yourself with Ibn Khaldun’s biography (vii-ix). What does he want to achieve
in this work of history (3-9)? What principles does Ibn
Khaldun set forth at the outset about the nature of
human beings and of society? What does his description of the world reveal
about the extent of geographical knowledge in his time? (45-53) Now that you’ve
read a good deal of this book, what do you think of Ibn
Khaldun’s theory of history? Is he convincing? Does
the concept of asabiyah
apply in other historical periods? In our own day and age?
WEEK
TWELVE
Nov.
12 (W) Mongols
Hinz
Nov.
14 (F) Discussion: The Muqaddimah Sections
Paper Topic: What does Ibn Khaldun’s theory of history
tell us about the nature of intellectual life in 14th-century
Islamic North Africa?
Paper # 4 Due
WEEK
THIRTEEN
Nov.
17 (M) Tang and Song
Nov.
19(W)
Nov.
20 (F)
Explore
the Cahokia Mounds website (www.siue.edu/CAHOKIAMOUNDS)
WEEK
FOURTEEN NO Class—Thanksgiving Break
WEEK
FIFTEEN
Dec.
1 (M) the
Dec.
3 (W) Guns, Steel, and Conquest in the
Dec.
5 (F) Second Exam PH
2304
WEEK
SIXTEEN
Dec.
8 (M)
Dec.
10 (W) Plague
Guest
Dec.
12 (F) Re-cap and review
Tuesday,
Dec. 16,