HIST 100 – World History I
COURSE SYLLABUS
3 hours lecture, 3 units; letter grade or pass/no pass option.
Instructor: Dr. David Miano
Email: dmiano@sdccd.edu
Office Hour: Mon/Wed 2:15-3:15 pm LRC Multimedia Lab
Lecture Times: M/W 6:35-9:45 pm
Room: MV09 CRN: 71366
NOTE: This syllabus serves as a contract. Your receipt of this document and continuation in this class
are your acceptance of the terms of this course.
Course Description: This course examines the growth of civilizations and the interrelationships of peoples of
Europe, Asia, Africa and America from the birth of civilization to 1650. Topics in social, intellectual, economic,
and political history are covered. This course is of interest to history majors as well as anyone seeking a global
historical perspective. (FT). Associate Degree Credit & transfer to CSU and/or private colleges and universities.
UC Transfer Course List. CAN HIST 14 = HIST 100 (City,Mesa) CAN HIST SEQ C = HIST 100 + HIST 101
(City,Mesa).
Course Objectives: Students will be introduced to the major issues/problems that have confronted societies
down through the ages. They should develop an awareness of history's complexity and clearly see history's
relevance to their own lives. They will learn to interpret literary, historical, and philosophical texts and to
conduct independent critical assessment of primary documents and their ideas.
Advisory: English 51 and English 56, each with a grade of "C" or better, or equivalent, or Assessment Skill
Levels W5 and R5.
Important Dates: Last day to process and pay for add codes: 2/8; last day to drop with no “W” recorded: 2/8;
last day to drop with refund eligibility: 2/8; last day to petition for Pass/No Pass: 3/4; last day to drop and not
receive a grade: 4/12. It is the student’s responsibility to pay fees and process the add code within the time
frame, as well as to drop the course officially before the deadline to avoid receiving a grade. Students are to
consult with the instructor prior to dropping the course.
Texts: Ideas in the Making (D. Miano, ed.; Cognella, 2013); Prentice Hall Atlas of World History Second
Edition (Prentice Hall, 2009).
Course Requirements: The formal requirements of the course include regular attendance at class-meetings, six
historical vocabulary tests, a formal paper, twelve source analyses, and a final examination.
Source Analysis Assignments: One of these will be due just about every week. In the book, Ideas in the
Making, you will be expected to read and analyze various readings. Questions are found after each reading.
Analysis #1: The Early Bronze Age and The Middle Bronze Age: choose any four readings.
Analysis #2: The Late Bronze Age: choose any four readings.
Analysis #3: The Iron Age: choose any four readings.
Analysis #4: The Iron Age: choose four additional readings.
Analysis #5: The Early Classical Period: choose any four readings.
Analysis #6: The Early Classical Period: choose four additional readings.
Analysis #7: The Middle Classical Period: choose any four readings.
Analysis #8: The Middle Classical Period: choose four additional readings.
Analysis #9: The Late Classical Period: choose any four readings.
Analysis #10: The Postclassical Period: choose any four readings.
Analysis #11: The Postclassical Period: choose four additional readings.
Analysis #12: The Postclassical Period: choose four additional readings.
All the questions must be answered fully.
Grade Breakdown:
30%
18%
22%
30%
historical vocabulary tests (5% each)
source analyses (1.5% each)
paper
final exam
Grades of papers handed in late will be lowered by 1/3 of a letter grade each day past the due date. Students will
do well in the course only if they attend lectures faithfully and keep up with the reading assignments.
Attendance: If you miss a class, make arrangements with a classmate to keep you informed about what you
missed. District policy 3110 states that students MAY be dropped from the course after absence of 6%, and
MUST be dropped after absence of 12%. My policy is to drop students who exceed 12% (2 classes). However, it
is your responsibility to take care of your enrollment status. If you do not wish to remain in class, drop by the
appropriate deadlines.
Behavior: If a student exhibits deliberate behavior that prohibits or impedes any member of the class from
pursuing any class assignment objective or learning opportunity within the classroom, his or her grade will be
lowered or that student will be dropped from class. For further information, see Policy 3100 and Procedures
3100.1 and 3100.2 in the college catalog and student handbook.
Academic Integrity: This class will be conducted in accordance with the college student code of conduct and
basic standards of academic honesty. Cheating, plagiarism or other forms of academic dishonesty are not
acceptable and will not be tolerated. Violations of standards of academic honesty will be reported to the school
dean for appropriate action.
Academic Accommodation: Students with disabilities who may need academic accommodations should
discuss options with their professors during the first two weeks of class.
Lecture Schedule
Assignments and Tests
1/28
I. The World to 3000 BCE (Stone Age)
A. Paleolithic Period
B. Mesolithic Period
C. Neolithic Period
II. The World to 2000 BCE (Early Bronze Age)
A. Mesopotamia
1. Sumer
2. Akkadian Empire
B. Egypt
1. Early Dynastic Period
2. Old Kingdom
2/4
C. America: Norte Chico
D. India: Harappan Civilization
III. The World to 1500 BCE (Middle Bronze Age)
A. The Aegean: Minoan Civilization
B. Egyptian Middle Kingdom
C. Mesopotamia:
1. Third Dynasty of Ur
2. Old Babylonian Empire
D. China: Xia Dynasty
Source Analysis #1 due
2/11
IV. The World to 1100 BCE (Late Bronze Age)
A. Greece: Mycenae
Test #1
Source Analysis #2 due
B. The Egyptian Empire
C. Near Eastern States
1. Mitanni
2. Hatti
3. Assyria
2/25
3/4
3/11
3/18
4/1
4/8
4/15
4/22
D. India’s Early Vedic Culture
Source Analysis #3 due
E. China’s Shang Dynasty
V. The World to 500 BCE (Iron Age)
A. The Olmecs and the Chavin
B. Dark Age and Archaic Greece
C. Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Empires
D. Ancient Israel
E. Later Vedic Culture
F. Zhou China
VI. The World to 200 BCE (Early Classical Period)
A. Zapotec Civilization
B. Nok Culture
C. Carthage
D. The Roman Republic
E. The Persians
F. The Jews under Persian Rule
G. Classical Greece
1. The Peloponnesian War
2. Greek Society
3. The Philosophers
H. Alexander and the Hellenistic Kingdoms
I. Buddhistic and Mauryan India
J. Chinese Unification
1. Warring States
2. The Qin Empire
VII. The World to 200 CE (Middle Classical Period)
A. Teotihuacan
B. The Roman Empire
1. The End of the Republic
2. Augustus Caesar
3. Jewish Religious Movements
4. The Beginnings of Christianity
Special Topic: How to Write a Paper
D. Kingdom of Meroe
E. Inner Asia
1. The Parthians
2. The Kushan Empire
F. The Han Empire
VIII. The World to 600 CE (Late Classical Period)
A. Early Maya Civilization
B. The Later Roman Empire
C. The Byzantine Empire
D. Aksum
E. The Sassanid Empire
F. Gupta India
G. The Chinese Middle Ages
Test #2
Source Analysis #4 due
Test #3
Source Analysis #5 due
Source Analysis #6 due
Test #4
Source Analysis #7 due
Source Analysis #8 due
Test #5
Source Analysis #9 due
Paper due
4/29
5/6
5/13
5/20
H. Yamato Japan
IX. The World to 1300 CE (Postclassical Period)
A. Late Maya Civilization
B. Andean Civilization
C. Ghana
D. Europe
1. The Dark Ages
2. The High Middle Ages
E. The Later Byzantine Empire
F. Kievan Rus
G. The Rise of Islam
1. Muhammad
2. The Umayyad Caliphate
3. The Abbasid Caliphate
4. The Great Seljuk Empire
H. Imperial China
1. Sui Dynasty
2. Tang Dynasty
3. Song Dynasty
I. The Mongols
1. Genghis Khan
2. The Mongol Khanates
J. Nara, Heian, and Kamukara Japan
K. Southeast Asia
1. Funan
2. The Cambodian Empire
3. Srivijaya
Final Examination
Test #6
Source Analysis #10 due
Source Analysis #11 due
Source Analysis #12 due