MONTGOMERY COLLEGE A North Harris Montgomery Community College HIST 2322 / World Civilizations since 1500 Dr. J. Ross-Nazzal / Spring 2005 CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION This class examines the history of human societies since East-West contact in 1492. Consideration is given to all major cultural regions (West Europe, East Europe, Middle East, South Asia/India, East Asia, Africa and Latin America). Emphasis is placed on comparative aspects of history, and upon interactions among the major cultural regions. CREDIT: 3.0 hours, transferable to any 4-year institution in the state of Texas PREREQUISITES: College level reading and writing. ADA STATEMENT: If you require reasonable accommodations because of a physical, mental, or learning disability, please notify the instructor of this course within the first two weeks of the semester. PURPOSE History 2322 studies the connectivity of world societies and the causes and effects of economic, political, and cultural activities throughout the world. COURSE OUTCOMES Upon successful completion of this course, you will need to address the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Politics: How were people governed and what were the relationships between the governed and the government? Ideas: How did intellectual history develop? How were intellectual ideas transmitted from civilization to civilization? Economics: Examine the various economic systems as well as their impact upon world history. Gender: What were the roles, duties, obligations, and significances of the family, children, men, and women in the modern era? Society: Discuss the development and impact of the North-South split. Culture: Examine the particular cultures of the major world civilizations, how they changed over time, and how cultures were spread from country to country or region to region. Religion: Examine the impact of Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam upon the modern world stage. Environment: How have the realities of modern life impacted the environment/ Migration: The world gets a lot smaller in the modern era. What are the results or impacts of nearly constant migration? Science: Examine the developments in science; compare and contrast scientific developments and usages among various societies. Technology: Examine the developments in technology; How has technology impacted civilizations? Compare and contrast technological developments and usages among various civilizations 12. Individuals: History is more than trends or groups. History is people and thus specific people must always be examined from the great leaders and thinkers to the average person affected by the great leaders and thinkers. People's actual words, whenever possible, must be examined and analyzed, as opposed to talking about specific people. 11. PLAGIARISM AND CHEATING In the event of cheating or plagiarism you will receive an “F” in the course. Complete the plagiarism exercise by start of class, Tuesday, January 25th. CONTACT Instructor: Office: Office Hours: Email: Web page: Required texts: J. Ross-Nazzal, Ph.D. A220L; 936-273-7057 MWF 9-10 and 11-12; TuTh 1-2:30; or by appointment I will read and respond to my email during my office hours. jrn@nhmccd.edu http://ppl.nhmccd.edu/~jross-nazzal/ Duiker, World History (Comprehensive or Vol II), 4th edition. Schlesinger, et al, Global Passages (Vol. II) Kurlansky, 1968: The Year that Rocked the World COURSE DESCRIPTION This semester is an in-depth, intensive, over-arching survey of world civilizations from around 1500 CE stressing and interpreting social, cultural, intellectual, religious, economic and political developments of and among European, African, Middle Eastern, Asian, and Amerindian societies and their contributions to humankind. ATTENDANCE Life is too short to repeat in lecture what is available to you in the textbooks, thus relentless attendance is required. If you miss a few days you truly miss a lot because the lectures are tightly integrated. In other words, you will have a harder time understanding later lectures if you miss the earlier ones. While I lecture, please take copious and meaningful notes. Please do not just jot down the few words that appear on the PowerPoint slides as those are merely the most generalized outline and I place them there usually to keep me on track. You should also take good notes during the lectures because you will be able to use your lecture notes when you take the exams, provided that: 1) the notes are written (no typed notes unless you happen to use a laptop in class); 2) the notes are in your handwriting (no photo copies); and, 3) the notes are dated for each lecture. “EVERYONE WANTS TO GO TO HEAVEN, BUT NO ONE WANTS TO DIE.” –PETER TOSH Please do not interrupt the class by arriving late or leaving early as neither will be tolerated. During graded assignments (such as exams and quizzes) I will close the door when the assignments begin, thus please do not enter the classroom as it is both rude and a distraction to those who arrived on time. In the event a student misses class, she or he is still responsible for all material covered in class and all announcements made in class. Finally, no cell phones in class. If I see a cell phone I shall ask you to leave. GRADING Grading. There are several different types of graded assignments this semester. Exams. There are three exams this semester. The first exam covers Chapters 18-21 and all other assigned readings. The second exam covers chapters 22-25 and all other assigned readings. The third exam covers chapters 26-29 and all other assigned readings. Each exam will consist of a major essay, drafted outside of class, and you will decide as to what form the in-class portion of your exam will take: 1) 50 multiple choice questions; or, 2) Identifications and short essays. You must sign up for your exam no later than 24 hours before each exam. The sign up sheets are located near my office door. Each essay is worth 100 points (10% of final grade) and each in-class portion is worth 50 points (5% of final grade). Each exam is thus worth 150 points. The long essay will be completed outside of class – please do not forget to bring it with you on the day of the regularly scheduled exam as I will not accept any late essays. You will use evidence from the 1) textbook; 2) the Schlessinger text; and, 3) my lectures. In addition, you may (this is optional) use any of the handouts and/or any non-electronic (no web based, e-data bases, etc.) source of your choice. All evidence must be cited in accordance with the Chicago Manual of Style or MLA. If you have any questions on the three acceptable citation methods, please see our LRC or the following links: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/cmosfaq/cmosfaq.html http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml The long essays must be, at a minimum, three full and complete typed pages. Use Times New Roman, 12 font with margins no larger than 1 inch all around; double-spaced, of course. Each essay must have a cover sheet (your name, class, essay title, date) stapled to it. None of the information on the cover sheet will appear on the essay. I will not accept essays that do not adhere to theses requirements. Remember, the minimum is three full pages. If you do the minimum required work you should not expect to receive a superior grade. There is a study guide for each exam, which can be located on the second page of my web site (“Links-nStuff”). Collectively, exams are worth 45% of your final grade. Make up exams are only allowed for the first two exams. All make up exams will be taken in the Testing Center no later than seven days after the regularly scheduled examination date/time or else you will lose all possible points for that exam. Make-up exams will consist of one essay of my choice and devise and will be worth 150 points. Please do not ask for any special or different treatment. “FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION.” –GENE KRANZ Writing Assignments. From the Schlesinger text, you will select one document from the chapters covered that week and type up your responses to the questions in no less than one full and complete page. Staple a cover sheet to each writing assignment that contains the class, your name, and the title and number of the document. None of the information on the cover sheet will be found on the page(s) of typed answers. See schedule below for the due dates. Remember, the minimum is one full page. If you do the minimum required work you should not expect to receive a superior grade Each assignment is worth ten (10) points, thus the writing assignments are worth 100 points or 10% of your final grade. I do not accept late work. You will be allowed to use your writing assignments to aid you during the regularly scheduled exams, which is another reason why you should answer the questions as fully and completely as possible. Reading Quizzes. You will take fifteen quizzes (noted as RQ below) this semester. Twelve will be based on the assigned readings from the textbook (one for each chapter) and three will be based on the readings in the Global Passages book (one per exam unit). Each will consist of ten multiple-guess questions or statements. Each quiz will be given at the start of class, thus do not be late. Once the quiz begins, the door will be closed. Please do not enter until the quiz is over. It is both rude and an interruption to enter class while your colleagues are in the middle of a graded exercise. Each reading quiz is worth ten points, thus this part is worth 150 points or 15% of your final grade. There are no make-up reading quizzes, in part, because these assignments are devised to help keep you current with the assigned textbook readings so please do not ask for any special or different treatment. Cultural Assignment. You will attend one (1) non-US cultural production (for example theatre, music, dance, a festival, parade, art exhibit, foreign language movie) of your choice that is NOT within your own cultural belief system. There are plenty of free events on campus and throughout the community so do not feel that you have to spend money. Draft a two-page (minimum) response/critique/description to the cultural event. Attach a cover sheet that has your name, the date and title of the event, as well as the location of the event. None of the information on the cover sheet will be found on the response/critique/description. This part of the assignment is due no later than Tuesday, April 19th. Starting the 19th, you will then offer a five to ten minute presentation on your cultural assignment: describe it and tie it into any of the Learning Outcomes. Your grade will be based in part on the oral presentation as well as the written work. Remember, the minimum is 2 pages and 5 minutes. If you do the minimum required work you should not expect to receive a superior grade. This assignment is worth 150 points, or 15% of your final grade. Choice: Book Review or Outcome Assessment – the final 15% of your grade. Due April 21st: Book Review. 15% of your semester grade will come from your written analysis of the Kurlansky book. This assignment is patterned after the book reviews that historians draft for professional journals such as the Journal of American History and the American Historical Review. One of the goals is to introduce a new topic, a different interpretation, or to allow you to examine more deeply a topic of your choice. Another goal of this assignment is to develop your critical thinking and analytical means because unlike a book report that merely discusses the book, a review is a critical examination of the author’s thesis, evidence, and conclusion. Your review will be, at a minimum, three full pages in length. Any submissions under three full pages in length will receive zero points. Remember, 3 pages is the minimum – do not expect a superior grade when you do the minimum. It will be double-spaced, using Times New Roman 12 font with margins no greater than 1.00”. No late work accepted. “BLAME IS EASIER TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE.” –ANON Grade: Your grade for this assignment will be based on form and content to include grammar, spelling, analysis, and critical thinking. It must conform to the length requirements or else you will receive zero points for this assignment. I. Heading. At the top of the first page only you need to place the proper citation. Please follow this model precisely: Title of Book. By Author (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication). Page numbers. Reviewed by Your Name, Date of Review. Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era. By Elaine Tyler May (New York: Basic Books, 1988). vii + 284 pp. Reviewed by J. Ross-Nazzal, May 6, 2005. II. Body. The review itself is a critical examination of the author’s theses, evidence, and analysis. A. One (1) to Two (2) Paragraph Introduction 1. Tell the reader about the author 2. Why is the author interested in the subject? 3. Why did the author write the book? B. Two (2) to Three (3) Pages on the subject 1. What is/are the author’s thesis/theses? 2. What evidence does the author use? 3. Is the author’s argument(s) effective? Defend your answer. C. Two (2) to Three (3) Paragraphs on what worked or did not work for you 1. What was interesting? 2. What did not work for you? Defend your answer. D. One (1) Paragraph Conclusion 1. Who would be interested in reading this book? 2. What level (novice, secondary school, undergrads, grad students, etc.) of expertise is this book written for? 3. End on a positive note. Outcome Assignment. 15% of your semester grade will come from your use of the Kurlansky book to address any one (1) of the twelve course outcomes. Using only the Kurlansky text plus any one (1) electronic but academic source of your choice you will address the outcome by limiting your review to the middle of the Cold War in no less than three (3) pages. Any less than three full pages and will receive 0 points for the assignment. Remember, the minimum is 3 full pages. If you do the minimum required work you should not expect to receive a superior grade. No late work accepted. Participation. I except that you will come to class having read the assigned material and prepared to discuss the major themes with your colleagues and myself. ALWAYS bring your Schlesinger text with you and be prepared to present to the class the one document that you selected to read for each day. “IF ALL ELSE FAILS, FOLLOW DIRECTIONS.” –DR. ROSS-NAZZAL Grade Scale: Percentage Points 100-90 1000-900 89-80 899-800 79-70 799-700 69-60 699-600 Grade A B C D Extra Credit. Do not ask for extra credit. Complete all work in accordance with the specifications. Hand in the assignments when they are due. Thus, you will not need “extra” credit. There will be one extra credit assignment made available to you, however. Check my website for more information. Grades. The grade of A reflects excellence. The A paper/work offers a well-focused and organized discussion appropriate to the instructor's assignment, reflects critical use of relevant materials, and demonstrates effective and formal writing requirements. Papers/work must demonstrate outstanding efforts to identify varied pertinent sources, to employ those materials critically in the text of the papers, and to provide error-free citations of those resources. The grade of B represents an effort beyond satisfactory and indicates the paper/work was completed in an appropriate and competent manner and, in general, demonstrates a strong attempt at original and critical analysis, writing, and research. The B paper/work may contain a number of minor errors of grammar or citation, and its thesis or its conclusions may be undeveloped or too weakly supported. The grade of C indicates that the paper/work was done in a satisfactory or appropriate fashion and represents the average work expected for university courses. The presentation is organized around a central idea with arguments supported by relevant examples. The paper/work is structured into correctly written paragraphs and sentences. Although fulfilling the assignment, the C paper/work may exhibit one or more weaknesses including, but not limited to, errors of punctuation and grammar, imprecise or incorrect word use, inaccurate or uncritical use of materials, occasional inconsistency of organization or development, and lack of direct relevance of the selected research materials to the topic. The grade of D indicates that the paper/work may have a poorly defined topic or thesis, lack clear focus or organization, and contain unsupported generalizations or conclusions. Research support is inadequate, not clearly relevant, or improperly documented. A less-than-minimal research effort is evident. The paper/work may also suffer from numerous or major formal writing errors. The grade of F indicates that the paper/work is not clearly relevant to the assignment and that its topic and thesis are poorly focused or defined. The paper may display inadequate organization or development, unsupported generalizations, and nonstandard formal features (including language usage, sentence structure, paragraphing, and so on). Research support is absent, inadequate, or irrelevant to the assignment. A Final Thought on Grades. Getting good grades is easy. All you have to do is keep up with the readings, attend class relentlessly, take proper notes in class, review your notes on a regular basis, and put forth your most concerted efforts in regards to the out of class assignments. No one has more control over your grades than yourselves. You will do well (i.e., pass) if you decide that studying is what is important and thus you take the necessary steps to do well. Students’ Choice. Please note that three lecture dates have been set aside. When you take the second exam I will hand out a ballot of numerous subjects. You will vote on your favorite three. I will then tally the votes and the top three subjects will be the ones that I present to you from 4/26 to 5/03. You will have readings to do and the information that I present in the lectures as well as the readings will become fair game for the third exam. Date 01/18 01/20 01/25 Topic/Assignment If All Else Fails, Follow Directions The Enlightened West Industrialization 01/27 Consequences of Industrialization 02/01 Imperialism 02/03 Imperialism in Asia 02/08 EXAM I 02/10 War and Revolution 1 Read/Due1 Take copious notes Ch. 1 (S)2, Any 1 Document Ch. 18 (D)3 Ch. 10 (S) “A Mexican Friar” Ch. 10 (S) “Two Japanese Views” Reading Quiz #1, Ch. 18 Writing Assignment #1 Ch. 19 (D) Ch. 10 (S) “An American Novelist” Ch. 10 (S) “An American Novelist” Reading Quiz #2, Ch. 19 Ch. 20 (D) Ch. 7 (S) “An American Archeologist” Ch. 8 (S) “A Methodist Missionary” Reading Quiz #3, Ch. 20 Writing Assignment #2 Ch. 21 (D) Ch. 6 (S) “An English Tourist” Ch. 6 (S) “A British Author” Reading Quiz #4, Ch. 21 Chs. 18-21 All assigned Documents Ch. 22 (D) Ch. 10 (S) “An American Author” Ch. 23 (S) “A Chinese Doctor” Reading Quiz #5, Ch. 22 Please complete all readings BEFORE coming to class. Unless otherwise noted, you are required to read the assigned document(s)in the Schlessinger (S) text. 3 Unless otherwise noted, you are required to read the entire chapter of the Duiker (D) text. 2 02/15 Revolution and Influenza 02/17 Interwar Era 02/22 Interwar Era 02/24 The Great War 03/01 Collective Hope: The UN 03/03 The Cold War, Part I 03/08 The Cold War, Part II 03/10 EXAM II 03/22 Communism, Part I 03/24 Communism, Part II 03/29 East vs. West or North vs. South? 03/31 East vs. West or North vs. South? 04/05 Africa: Pawn and King 04/07 Middle East: Promises, Promises Ch. 22 (D) Reading Quiz #6 (Documents from 2/10) Writing Assignment #3 Ch. 23 (D) Ch. 14 (S) “A Mexican Muralist” Ch. 13 (S) “A Black Labor Leader” Ch. 13 (S) “A British Biologist” Writing Assignment #4 Ch. 23 (D) Reading Quiz #7, Ch. 23 Ch 24 (pp. 684-703) Ch. 11 (S) “Geishas in Postwar Japan” Ch. 12 (S) “An English Poet” Ch. 24 (pp. 703-714) Ch. 12 (S) “A Prominent Indian Novelist” Ch. 13 (S) “An American College Student” Reading Quiz #8, Ch. 24 Writing Assignment #5 Ch. 25 Ch. 14 (S) “An American Black” Ch. 12 (S) “An American Educator” Reading Quiz #9, Ch. 25 Ch. 25 Ch. 15 (S) “An American Reporter” Ch. 12 (S) “An American Wife and Mother” Reading Quiz #10 (Documents 3/3 and 3/8) Writing Assignment #6 Chs. 22-25 All assigned documents Vote for “Students’ Choice” Lecture Series Ch. 26 (pp. 744-761) Ch. 15 (S) “A German Essayist” Ch. 15 (S) “An Italian Correspondent” Ch. 26 (pp. 761-778) Ch. 11 (S) “A Swedish Traveler” Ch. 11 (S) “An American Anthropologist” Reading Quiz #11, Ch. 26 Writing Assignment #7 Ch. 27 (pp. 780-799) Ch. 12 (S) “An American Writer” Ch. 15 (S) “An Indian Civil Servant” Ch. 27 (799-812) Ch. 13 (S) “A Nigerian Novelist” Ch. 13 (S) “Two Travel Writers” Reading Quiz #12, Ch. 27 Writing Assignment #8 Ch. 28 (pp. 814-830) Ch. 13 (S) “An English Novelist” Ch. 13 (S) “A Global Traveler” Ch. 28 (pp. 830-846) 04/12 A Pacific Century? 04/14 Japan: More than Anime 04/19 04/21 04/26 04/28 05/03 05/05 Cultural Assignments Cultural Assignments Students’ Choice Students’ Choice Students’ Choice Instructor’s Choice 05/xx EXAM III Ch. 12 (S) “A Swiss Travel Writer” Ch. 12 (S) “A French Travel Writer” Reading Quiz #13, Ch. 28 Writing Assignment #8 Ch. 29 (pp. 848-864) Ch. 12 (S) “A Hindi Poet” Ch. 12 (S) “A Correspondent from the BBC” Writing Assignment #9 Ch. 29 (864-877) Ch. 11 (S) “A Chinese Novelist” Ch. 11 (S) “A Cretan Novelist” Reading Quiz #14, Ch. 29 Writing Assignment #10 Reading Quiz #15 (Documents 4/7, 4/12 and 4/14) Book Review/Outcomes Assessment Due Handouts Handouts Handouts Handouts Chs. 26-29 All assigned documents All handouts