HIS111 World Civilizations II
Fall 2012, Point Loma Nazarene University
3 units
Class Time: M W F 4-4:50 p.m. Starkey B 100
Office Hours: By appointment
Professor Dave Bruno, M.A.
Phone: Office (619) 849-2940 or Mobile (760) 807-5004
Email: davidbruno@pointloma.edu
Course Description and Learning Goals
World Civilizations II is a survey of the major ideas, events, people groups, and individuals
which have shaped the modern world. The time period we will cover in this course is
approximately the 16th century through the 20th century.
The overarching plan of this course is to become aware of the growing interconnectedness of
the modern world. By doing so, we will learn to mature as citizens in our local communities, our
country, and the world.
The following learning goals will be achieved through lectures, readings, discussions, quizzes,
exams, and writing assignments:
● Develop our historical discernment and historical humility
● Learn to write better
● Remember and identify key ideas, events, places, people groups, and individuals which
have shaped the modern world since the 16th century through the 20th century.
● Critically analyze some important ideas, events, people groups, and individuals
● Place our newly gained historical understanding into the context of our vocational
aspirations
Required Texts
Jerry H. Bentley and Herbert F. Ziegler, Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the
Past, vol. 2 (McGraw-Hill). You may use either the 4th or 5th edition.
David Brion Davis, Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World. (Oxford:
Oxford University Press, 2006).
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Additional readings will be linked in the syllabus, placed on reserve (electronic or physical) in
Ryan Library, or handed out in class.
Some Helpful Online Resources
Modern History Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/modsbook.asp
Christian Classics Ethereal Library
http://www.ccel.org/
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/index.html
Project Gutenberg
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
The Avalon Project
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/default.asp
iTunes University
Lots
Course Requirements and Expectations
Attendance If you miss 5 classes, I will deduct one letter grade from your final grade. If you miss
more than 5 classes, you and I will have a conference to discuss dropping you from the class.
Reading Assignments All reading assignments should be read before the class for which it is
assigned.
Quizzes There are 4 scheduled quizzes and there probably will be pop quizzes from time to time.
Exams There will be two midterm exams. Each is worth 100 points. Each exam will consist of
multiple choice, true/false, matching, geography, and essay questions.
Special Note: Any use of technology during a quiz or exam will result in an automatic failing
grade for that quiz or exam. This includes using technology after you have finished but while
other students are still taking the quiz or exam.
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Final Project There will be a final project. Details of the final project will be provided in a
handout and will be discussed in class. The purpose of the final project is to solve one of the
world’s problems. You may accomplish this any way you choose.
Papers There will be two response papers. The first is a biographical sketch. In the second, you
must respond to a section of Inhuman Bondage. The papers should be 1-2 pages double spaced
12-point font.
In-class Behavior This is your opportunity to receive negative points. I will deduct 10 points
from your overall grade each time I have to stop class to ask you to stop disrupting class.
Extra Credit Throughout the semester I will find opportunities for you to earn extra credit.
Technology You can use technology in class for class purposes. Be careful, using technology is
the easiest way to receive negative points for disrupting the class.
Grades Grading is done on a points system. Therefore, you can always know your grade by
keeping track of the total points you have received and dividing that by the total points possible.
Roughly, the breakdown for grades is:
75 points
25 points each
100 points each
200 points
Quizzes
Papers
Exams
Final project
~ 14% of grade
~ 10% of grade
~ 38% of grade
~ 38% of grade
525 points total
Use the following scale to determine your grade:
93% - 100%
90% - 93%
87% - 90%
83% - 87%
80% - 83%
77% - 80%
73% - 77%
70% - 73%
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Academic Honesty
This course follows the Academic Honesty policy found in the PLNU undergraduate catalog.
Cases of cheating or plagiarism will likely result in a failing grade.
From the PLNU Undergraduate Catalog
http://www.pointloma.edu/experience/academics/catalogs/undergraduate-catalog/point-lomaeducation/academic-policies
Academic Honesty
The Point Loma Nazarene University community holds the highest standards of honesty and
integrity in all aspects of university life. Academic honesty and integrity are strong values among
faculty and students alike. Any violation of the university’s commitment is a serious affront to
the very nature of Point Loma’s mission and purpose.
Academic dishonesty is the act of presenting information, ideas, and/or concepts as one’s
own when in reality they are the results of another person’s creativity and effort. Such acts
include plagiarism, copying of class assignments, and copying or other fraudulent behavior on
examinations.
A faculty member who believes a situation involving academic dishonesty has been detected
may assign a failing grade for a) that particular assignment or examination, and/or b) the course.
The faculty member will file with the appropriate academic administrator and the department
chair or school dean a written report of the incident and the action taken. The academic
administrator, after an examination of the event, will submit a report to the Provost and the Vice
President for Student Development. If either of these administrators believes other disciplinary
action should be taken, consultation between the faculty member and the administrators will
determine the resulting discipline.
The student or students involved in the academic dishonesty may appeal the action by talking
first to the department chair or school dean, then, if necessary, to the academic administrator,
and finally to a committee of the following: an academic administrator of the student’s choice,
the Vice Provost for Academic Administration, the Provost, and the Vice President for Student
Development. The appeal decision reached by this committee is final. If a grade of “F” is
received in a course due to academic dishonesty, the student may not withdraw from the course
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nor can the course be dropped to remove the “F” grade.
Academic Accommodation
Each of you can succeed in this course! Please let me know as soon as possible if there are things
I can do to help you.
Students with disabilities may require academic accommodations. If you require academic
accommodations, you must file documents with the Disability Resource Center (DRC), located
in Bond Academic Center. After you file the documents, the DRC will contact me and provide
written recommendations for reasonable accommodations to meet your needs.
This policy assists the university in its commitment to full compliance with Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Act of 1990, and ADA
Amendments Act of 2008, all of which prohibit discrimination against students with disabilities
and guarantee all qualified students equal access to and benefits of PLNU programs and
activities.
Schedule
Unit
Intro
Unit 1:
Date
Description
Tue., Aug. 28
Reading: none
Lecture: Course Introduction
Wed., Aug. 29
Reading: none
Video: http://www.ted.com/talks/
jk_rowling_the_fringe_benefits_of_failure.html J. K.
Rowling, Harvard Commencement Address, we’ll watch
in class
Lecture and Discussion: History and Vocation
Fri., Aug. 31
Reading: none
Lecture and Discussion: History and Vocation cont’d
Assignment Due: 1 page personal history
Mon., Sept. 3
NO CLASS (Labor Day)
Wed., Sept. 5
Reading: T&E5 Ch. 22 “Transoceanic Encounters and
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Global Connections”
Lecture: The World Becomes A Globe
Backgrounds
Fri., Sept. 7
LAST DAY TO ADD CLASS
Fri., Sept. 7
Reading: T&E5 Ch. 22 “Transoceanic Encounters and
Global Connections”
Video: http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/
Feed/ox-ac-uk-public-dz.4230920589.04230920591
Download on iTunes U and watch before class
Lecture: The Universe Is No Longer A Circle
Mon., Sept. 10
Reading: Trade Products https://www.lib.umn.edu/bell/
tradeproducts/
Lecture: The Products of Early-Modern Trade
Wed., Sept. 12
Reading: TBD
Lecture: Big-picture Overview
Unit 2:
Fri., Sept. 14
Ideas of the
Early-Modern
World
Reading: T&E5 Ch. 23
Lecture: The Reformation
Assessment: Quiz 1
Discussion: Ideas of the Early Modern World
Mon., Sept. 17
Reading: T&E5 Ch. 23
Lecture: The Reformation
Wed., Sept. 19
NO CLASS (At Hutchmoot)
Assignment: Extra Credit listen to any Hutchmoot
(Rabbitroom.com) related music or read any Hutchmoot
related blog post and write a ½-1 page reflection = 1%
on final grade
Fri., Sept., 21
NO CLASS (At Hutchmoot)
Mon., Sept. 24
Reading: T&E5 Ch. 23
Lecture: Introduction to Enlightenment philosophy
Wed., Sept. 26
Reading: T&E5 Ch. 23
Lecture: More Enlightenment philosophy and science
Fri., Sept. 28
NO CLASS (TEDx)
Mon., Oct. 1
Reading: T&E5 Ch. 23
Lecture: Political developments
Wed., Oct. 3
Reading: T&E5 Ch. 23
Lecture: Political developments
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Unit 3:
Slavery and
Abolition
Fri., Oct. 5
Reading: Charter of the Dutch West India Co. 1621 http:/
/avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/westind.asp
Lecture: Where does wealth come from?
Assessment: Quiz 2
Discussion: Where does wealth come from?
Mon., Oct. 8
Reading:
Lecture: Economic developments
Assessment: Biography Response Paper Due
Wed., Oct. 10
Reading: Watch before class: Does Capitalism Have A
Soul? https://vimeo.com/17649390
Lecture: Economic developments
Discussion: Does capitalism have a soul?
Fri., Oct. 12
Reading:
Lecture: Review
Discussion: Review
Mon., Oct. 15
Assessment: Mid-term exam
Wed., Oct 17
Reading: Inhuman Bondage
Lecture: African and the Atlantic World
Discussion: Slavery and the modern world
Fri., Oct. 19
NO CLASS (Fall Break)
Mon., Oct. 22
Reading: T&E5 Ch. 25; Inhuman Bondage; Frederick
Douglas, The Life of Frederick Douglas http://
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23 Chs. 1-2, more if you’d
like.
Lecture: Slavery
Wed., Oct. 24
Reading: T&E5 Ch. 25 and Inhuman Bondage
Lecture: Slavery
Fri., Oct. 26
Reading: Inhuman Bondage; video in class, Wilberforce
Lecture: Abolition
Mon., Oct 29
Reading: Inhuman Bondage; William Wilberforce
1789 abolition speech before parliament: http://
www.brycchancarey.com/abolition/wilberforce2.htm
Lecture: Abolition
Wed., Oct. 31
Reading:
Lecture: “Modern-day Slavery” Guest Lecture with
Jamie Gates, director of the Center for Justice &
Reconciliation
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Unit 4:
Empires
Unit 5:
Revolutions
Fri., Nov. 2
LAST DAY TO DROP CLASS
Fri., Nov. 2
Reading: Tera Hunter, “Putting an Antebellum Myth
to Rest,” http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/02/opinion/
putting-an-antebellum-myth-about-slave-families-torest.html
Assessment: Quiz 3
Lecture: TBD
Mon., Nov. 5
Reading: T&E5 Ch. 26
Lecture: China
Assessment: Slavery/Abolition Response Paper Due
Wed., Nov. 7
Reading: T&E5 Ch. 26
Lecture: China
Fri., Nov. 9
Reading: T&E5 Ch. 27
Lecture: Islamic Empires
Mon., Nov. 12
Reading: T&E5 Ch. 27
Lecture: Islamic Empires
Wed., Nov. 14
Reading: TBD
Lecture: Islam today
Fri., Nov. 16
Reading: none
Lecture: Review
Mon., Nov. 19
Assessment: Mid-term exam
Wed., Nov 21
NO CLASS (Thanksgiving)
Fri., Nov. 23
NO CLASS (Thanksgiving)
Mon., Nov. 26
Reading: T&E5 Ch. 28; Patrick Henry speech at
Virginia Convention: http://www.law.ou.edu/ushistory/
henry.shtml; Benjamin Franklin speech at Constitutional
Convention: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/
debates_917.asp
Lecture: American Revolution
Wed., Nov. 28
Reading: T&E5 Ch. 28
Lecture: French Revolution
Fri., Nov. 30
Reading: T&E5 Ch. 29
Lecture: Industrial Revolution
Assessment: Quiz 4
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Unit 6:
Ideas of
Modernity
Mon., Dec. 3
Reading: Reserve at Ryan Library: Samuel P. Hays, The
Response to Industrialism Chs. 1-2, 9.
Lecture: Reactions to modernity
Assessment: Final Project Due
Wed., Dec. 5
Reading: T&E5 Ch. 34; “Abundance on
Trial” http://www.iasc-culture.org/THR/
THR_article_2012_Summer_Yates.php
Lecture: The idea of progress
Fri., Dec. 7
Reading: T&E5 Chs. 33, 36
Lecture: War and humanity
Fri., Dec. 14
FINAL EXAM SCHEDULED 3:30-5:30
This syllabus is subject to change by written and distributed addendum.
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