HISTORY 1312: HISTORY OF WORLD CIVILIZATION II
Dr. Laura A. Smoller
Stabler Hall 604-K
Phone: 569-8389
email: lasmoller@ualr.edu
Office hours: M 1:30-3:30
http://www.ualr.edu/lasmoller/
MWF 10:00-10:50, RH 122
Spring 2007
History 1312 is a survey history of world civilization from roughly 1500 C.E. to the present. The course tells the story of the globalization of world history, the rise of Europe and the west to world dominance, the development of distinctly modern modes of thought and social and political organization, and challenges to western world domination in the twentieth century.
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SCHEDULE OF LECTURES AND READINGS:
Part I: The globalization of history.
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January 17 |
Introduction to the course |
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January 19 |
What is history and why bother with it? |
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January 22 |
The Europe Columbus knew |
text, pp. 272-79, 296-301 |
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January 24 |
An unlikely source of empire |
text, pp. 276-79, 302-03 |
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January 26 |
Three Islamic empires |
text, pp. 318-38 |
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January 29 |
Africa and China on the eve of European expansion |
text, pp. 305-16, 340-51 |
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January 31 |
Japan on the eve of European expansion; early civilizations in the Americas |
text, pp. 222-28, 230-31, 350-59. Map worksheet due. |
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February 2 |
The Aztec and Inca empires |
text, pp. 117-30 |
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February 5 |
No class |
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February 7 |
The conquest of the Americas |
text, pp. 302-05 |
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February 9 |
Exploiting new colonies: the transatlantic economy |
text, pp. 369-70, 386-89 |
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February 12 |
Review |
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February 14 |
Midterm 1 |
Part II: Re-making Europe.
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February 16 |
The reformations of the sixteenth century, I: Lutheranism |
text, pp. 279-80 |
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February 19 |
The reformations of the sixteenth century, II: Calvinism and Catholic counter-reformation |
text, pp. 280-82 |
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February 21 |
Religious warfare and the crisis of knowledge |
text, pp. 282-85 |
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February 23 |
The quest for political order, I |
text, pp. 281-82, 283, 288-89 |
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February 26 |
The quest for political order, II |
text, pp. 285-89 |
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February 28 |
The quest for political order, III |
text, pp. 285-89 |
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March 2 |
The quest for order in knowledge, I: The Scientific Revolution |
text, pp. 291-94 |
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March 5 |
The quest for order in knowledge, II: The Scientific Revolution, contŐd |
text, pp. 291-94 Writing assignment # 1 due March 5 in class. |
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March 7 |
The quest for order in knowledge, III: The Enlightenment |
text, pp. 362-66 |
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March 9 |
The French Revolution |
text, pp. 368-79 |
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March 12 |
The legacy of the French Revolution |
text, pp. 379-84 |
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March 14 |
Revolutions in the Americas |
text, pp. 397-402 |
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March 16 |
Catch-up and review |
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March 19 |
MIDTERM 2 |
Part III: The modern age.
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March 21 |
The Industrial Revolution |
text, pp. 392-96, 414-17 |
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March 23 |
Social effects of the Industrial Revolution |
text, pp. 396-97, 408-12, 418-19 |
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March 26-30 |
SPRING BREAK |
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April 2 |
Marxism |
text, pp. 416-17 |
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April 4 |
1848 and the triumph of middle class family life |
text, pp. 398-401, 419-24 |
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April 6 |
Nationalism |
text, pp. 397-8, 402-08 |
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April 9 |
Order at home and abroad: hygiene, civilization, and the new imperialism |
text, pp. 409-10, 434-51 |
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April 11 |
The birth of modern thought |
text, pp. 428-33 |
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April 13 |
The liberal world unravels? |
text, pp. 428-32, 477-79. Writing assignment # 2 due April 13 in class. |
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April 16 |
World War I |
text, pp. 479-86, 489-91 |
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April 18 |
The Russian Revolution |
text, pp. 486-89 |
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April 20 |
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April 23 |
World War II |
text, pp. 491-97, 520-38 |
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April 25 |
The aftermath of WW II and rise of the Cold War |
text, pp. 538-41, 542-57, 569-75 |
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April 27 |
Decolonization |
text, pp. 451-54, 613-15, 632-36, 557-58, 561-63 |
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April 30 |
The world after 1989 |
text, pp. 575-82, 589-95, 600-09, 619-30, 654-57 |
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May 2 |
Review |
Final exam: May 7, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Class attendance: Attendance at all lectures is essential for doing well in this course. There will be material covered in lecture that is not in the textbook. Students will be held responsible for all material covered in and announcements made in lectures. If you must miss a class, you will need to get the lecture notes from another student in the class. The outline posted on WebCT is not an adequate substitute for lecture; nor is the textbook.
Required materials: The following textbook is required for the course and is available in the UALR bookstore.
Duiker and Spielvogel, The Essential World History, 2nd edition (Belmont, CA: Thomson-Wadsworth, 2005). ISBN 0-534-62712-9.
Assignments and grading: Reading assignments are due on the day they appear in the lecture schedule below. Written assignments are weighted as follows:
Map worksheet (January 31)----5%
Midterm 1 (February 14)----20 %
Writing assignment 1 (March 5)----15 %
Midterm 2 (March 19)----20 %
Writing assignment 2 (April 13)----15 %
Final exam (May 7, not cumulative)----25 %
Grades are computed on the following scale:
A=90-100% B=80-89% C=70-79% D=60-69% F=0-59%
In case of some mix-up, it is a good idea to save all returned work until you receive your grade at the end of the semester.
Make-up exams: If you miss an exam and have a valid excuse, you will have an opportunity to make up the exam during the final two weeks of class, but only by prior arrangement with the instructor.
Disability Support Services: It is the policy of UALR to accommodate students with disabilities, pursuant to federal law and state law. Any student with a disability who needs accommodation, for example, in arrangements for seating, examinations, or note-taking, should inform the instructor at the beginning of the course. It is also the policy and practice of UALR to make web-based information accessible to students with disabilities. If you, as a student with a disability, have difficulty accessing any part of the online course materials for this class, please notify the instructor immediately. The chair of the department offering this course is also available to assist with accommodations. Students with disabilities are encouraged to contact Disability Support Services, telephone 501-569-3143 (v/tty), and on the Web at http://www.ualr.edu/dssdept/.
History department assessment policy: The policy of the History Department is to engage students in the process of assessing courses in the department's curriculum. Department faculty and the UALR administration use assessment data to monitor how well students are learning both historical content and the skills of essay writing. At several points during the semester you may be asked to participate in this process by writing a brief essay in class, or your instructor might submit one or more of your examinations for review by other members of the department. All assessment activities are conducted on an anonymous basis and any evaluations will be kept in strict confidence. When you are asked to participate in this process, please do your best. Direct any questions regarding assessment to your instructor or the department chairperson.
Classroom etiquette: Please turn off cell phones and beepers or set them to a silent alert. In the rare event you must enter late or leave class early, please let me know in advance.
Cheating and plagiarism: Cheating and plagiarism are serious offenses and will be treated as such. ("Plagiarism" means "to adopt and reproduce as one's own, to appropriate to one's use, and incorporate in one's own work without acknowledgment the ideas of others or passages from their writings and works." See Section VI, Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities and Behavior, Student Handbook, p. 39. Copying directly from the textbook, a website, or an encyclopedia article without quotation marks or an identifying citation, for example, constitutes plagiarism.) Anyone who engages in such activities will receive no credit for that assignment and may in addition be turned over to the Academic Integrity and Grievance Committee for University disciplinary action, which may include separation from the University.
Copyright notice: Copyright © by Laura Smoller as to this syllabus and all lectures. Students and auditors are prohibited from selling notes during this course to (or being paid for taking notes by) any person or commercial firm without the express written permission of the professor teaching this course.
Disclaimer: The instructor reserves the right to change topics and assignments on the syllabus at any point in the semester.