HIST 102
Fall 2009
CLASS SCHEDULE, WEEKS 8, 9, 10, 11
Week Eight (11/9-11/13)
M:
Foundations of Chinese Rule
ANALYSIS 4 DUE: Using Andrea docs. 8? (pp. 47-51), 9, 10, 11, 38, and 39, what
similarities do you find in the exercise of power in the Muslim empires? What special
problems did each ruler face, and how did he fail or succeed in overcoming them? What
role did European incursions play in the ability to solve these problems?
U:
China under the Ming Dynasty
W:
NO CLASS (Veterans’ Day)
H:
China under Manchu (Ching) Rule, to 1795
F:
DISC: Andrea docs. 15, 17, 18, 43, and 44
Week Nine (11/16-11/20)
M:
PRES: Spence
U:
The Spread of Chinese Civilization: Japan
W:
The Spread of Chinese Civilization: Japan
ANALYSIS 5 DUE: Using Andrea docs. 15, 17, 18, 43, and 44, what were the
advantages and disadvantages of the Chinese imperial system? What was the
Confucian social hierarchy, and what were the values of its elites? How do you
compare these values with European ones, and how did the differences affect
China’s place in world affairs?
H:
F:
DISC: Andrea docs. 16, 19, Multiple Voices II (pp. 93-98)
Europe on the Eve of Modernity
Week Ten (11/23-11/24)
M:
Europe on the Eve of Modernity
U:
Europe on the Eve of Modernity
W:
NO CLASS (Thanksgiving)
H:
NO CLASS (Thanksgiving)
F:
NO CLASS (Thanksgiving)
Week Eleven (11/30- 12/4)
M:
DISC: Andrea docs. 7, 8, 29, 30, 31, and website doc. “Condorcet”
U:
The English, American, and French Revolutions
W:
The English, American, and French Revolutions
H:
DISC: Andrea docs. 42, 43, 44, 45
F:
FINAL REVIEW
FINAL EXAM: THURSDAY, 12/10. 8-10 AM