Week | Date | Content | Assignment |
1 | Aug 26 M | Introduction to course and syllabus | |
1 | Aug 28 W | Prehistory (Human Evolution)- Spodek Chapter 1 (pages 1-12) | Assignment due during class time – See Coursework Page |
1 | Aug 30 F | Prehistory (Human Evolution)- Spodek Chapter 1 (pages 12-27) | |
2 | Sept 2 M | (Labor Day Holiday – No classes) | |
2 | Sept 4 W | Prehistory (Human Culture) Spodek Chapter 1 (pages 27-33) | Assignment due during class time – See Coursework Page |
2 | Sept 6 F | Prehistory (Human Settlement) Spodek Part Two and Chapter 2 (pages 36-45) | |
3 | Sept 9 M | Prehistory (Cities) Spodek Part Two and Chapter 2 (pages 45-62) | |
3 | Sept 11 W | The Egyptians (Kings and Gods) - Spodek Chapter 3 (pages 65-71) | Assignment due during class time – See Coursework Page |
3 | Sept 13 F | The Egyptians (Cities and Kingdoms) - Spodek Chapter 3 (pages 71-78) | |
4 | Sept 16 M | The Harappans and Aryans (India) Spodek Chapter 3 (pages 79-86) | |
4 | Sept 18 W | 1stExam | |
4 | Sept 20 F | Review 1stExam | |
5 | Sept 23 M | Great Cities of the World (China) Spodek Chapter 4 (pages 89 - 97) | |
5 | Sept 25 W | Great Cities of the World (West Africa) Spodek Chapter 4 (pages 111 - 115) and | Assignment due during class time – See Coursework Page |
5 | Sept 27 F | (Mesoamerica) Spodek Chapter 4 (pages 97 - 111 and 115-116) | |
6 | Sept 30 M | Empires (Meaning of Empire) Spodek Chapter 5 (pages 118 – 127) | |
6 | Oct 2 W | Empires (Early Empires) Spodek Chapter 5 (pages 127 – 139) | Assignment due during class time – See Coursework Page |
6 | Oct 4 F | Greece and AlexanderSpodek Chapter 5 (pages 139 – 160) | |
7 | Oct 7 M | The Roman World (The Rise)Spodek Chapter 6 (pages 162 – 171) | |
7 | Oct 9 W | The Roman World Spodek Chapter 6 (pages 171 – 191) | Assignment due during class time – See Coursework Page |
7 | Oct 11 F | Fall Break | |
8 | Oct 14 M | The Roman World (The Fall)Spodek Chapter 6 (pages 191 – 202) | |
8 | Oct 16 W | 2ndExam | |
8 | Oct 18 F | Review 2ndExam and China (Qin Dynasty)Spodek Chapter 7 (pages 204 – 208) | |
9 | Oct 21 M | China (Confucianism and Han Dynasty)Spodek Chapter 7 (pages 208 – 221) | |
9 | Oct 23 W | China (Fall of Han Dynasty)Spodek Chapter 7 (pages 221 – 229) | Assignment due during class time – See Coursework Page |
9 | Oct 25 F | China’s Imperial ColoniesSpodek Chapter 7 (pages 229 – 238) | |
10 | Oct 28 M | IndiaSpodek Chapter 8 (pages 240 – 251) | |
10 | Oct 30 W | IndiaSpodek Chapter 8 (pages 251 – 262) | Assignment due during class time – See Coursework Page |
10 | Nov 1 F | HinduismSpodek Chapter 9 (pages 264 – 283) | |
11 | Nov 4 M | BuddhismSpodek Chapter 9 (pages 283 – 303) | |
11 | Nov 6 W | 3rdExam | |
11 | Nov 8 F | Review 3rdExam and JudaismSpodek Chapter 10 (pages 307 – 320) | |
12 | Nov 11 M | ChristianitySpodek Chapter 10 (pages 321 – 342) | |
12 | Nov 13 W | IslamSpodek Chapter 11 (pages 345 – 356, 362-367, and 370-373) | Assignment due during class time – See Coursework Page |
12 | Nov 15 F | Islam EmpireSpodek Chapter 11 (pages 356 – 362, 367-370, 373-387) | |
13 | Nov 18 M | World Trade (Americas)Spodek Chapter 12 (pages 388-397) | |
13 | Nov 20 W | World Trade (Africa)Spodek Chapter 12 (pages 397-400) | Assignment due during class time – See Coursework Page |
13 | Nov 22 F | World Trade (Asia)Spodek Chapter 12 (pages 400-419) | |
14 | Nov 25 M | World Trade (Asia)Spodek Chapter 12 (pages 400-419) | |
14 | Nov 27 W | Opening of the Atlantic (Europe)Spodek Chapter 13 (pages 422-432) | |
14 | Nov 29 F | Thanksgiving Holiday Nov 28-Dec 1 | |
15 | Dec 2 M | Opening of the Atlantic (The Renaissance)Spodek Chapter 13 (pages 432-440) | |
15 | Dec 4 W | Opening of the Atlantic and Pacific (The New World)Spodek Chapter 13 (pages 440-447) | |
15 | Dec 6 F | Review and last things | |
16 | Dec 12 W | Final Exam (3:30-5:30pm) | |