WORLD HISTORY (Hist

WORLD HISTORY (HST 104D)

Mondays and Fridays, 8:00-9:50, HSS 336

Dr. David Doellinger

Department of History (HSS 212)

Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 10:00-11:50; or by appointment

http://www.wou.edu/~doellind/home.htm

DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES

World History 104D is the first part of a three-course sequence that considers the broad range of influences that have shaped the world. Rather than examining history on the local level (e.g., the history of Portland) or on the national level (e.g., German history), World History means examining the traditions, processes of change, and cross-cultural interactions that have affected various cultures over long periods of time. This quarter, we will analyze the emergence of complex societies (civilizations), and compare and contrast the rise and spread of religions (Buddhism, Christianity and Islam), political systems, and economic networks. We will be examining the areas of Asia, the Mediterranean Basin, and the Middle East from the ancient period to approximately 1000 C.E.

In order to introduce students to the discipline of history, we will examine a variety of approaches used by historians. Some readings will emphasize political, economic, artistic, intellectual, or religious themes while others will focus on social, cross-cultural and gender relations. Students will: (1) develop critical reasoning skills through the reading of texts and the evaluation of different viewpoints and arguments; (2) learn to communicate ideas and arguments clearly and persuasively through written and spoken means; and (3) become part of a larger intellectual community.

TEXTS

All of the assigned texts are available online. The Schedule of Classes includes the URL for each reading or indicates whether the materials are available via E-Reserve or Moodle (http://online.wou.edu ).

Recommended (On-Reserve at Hamersly Library):

Bentley and Ziegler, Traditions & Encounters (several copies)

Longman Atlas of World History

Hammond Historical World Atlas

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Grades will be calculated as follows:

Attendance and Participation 15%

Map Quiz 5%

In-class written assignments 15%

Two analysis papers 30%

Midterm 15 %

Final Exam 20%

PROCEDURES & EXPECTATIONS

1. Your task for each class meeting will be to complete the assigned readings, participate in class discussion, & take good notes.

All work must be turned in on time. Late work will be accepted without penalty only with a medical excuse or in the case of a documented family emergency. Late work will be penalized one full letter grade per day (including Saturdays, Sundays and days that the class does not meet). After three days, late work will not be accepted and the student will receive an automatic F.

All submitted work must follow the conventions of English grammar. Students submitting assignments with grammar/writing problems will receive an F for the assignment and be directed to the campus writing center. The assignment may be resubmitted with a note certifying that the student has met with an advisor from the writing center. The student will receive an average of the two grades.

All formal essays must use include footnote or endnote citations that follow the Chicago/Turabian style. Any submitted work that does not include footnote/endnote citations and/or does not follow the Chicago/Turabian citation style will be penalized at least one full letter grade. For an online guide, see http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocChicago.html.

5. Students are expected to participate fully in every aspect of the course. Attendance will affect your performance and grade. It is not possible to make-up missed lectures, class discussions, and other in-class activities; any unexcused absence will have negative consequences. The attendance/participation grade is 15% of the final grade (or 15 points out of a total of 100 points). Students with 0-1 unexcused absences will receive the full 15 points; students with 2 unexcused absences will receive13 points; students with 3 unexcused absences will receive 10.5 points. Four or more unexcused absences will automatically result in a loss of the whole class participation grade (15%). Excessive lateness and/or absences may have additional consequences in calculating the final grade. WOU is taking every effort to limit the spread of the H1N1 virus this academic year. If you have a cold (or feel like you are getting a cold), do not come to class. Stay home and limit your contact with other individuals. Simply email me a message that that is the case. I will take your word and consider the missed class excused based on that email statement. In other words, you don't need to bring a doctor's note.

6. Our class will be characterized by academic honesty. Students will take responsibility for learning and for providing work that is the product of their own analysis and study. I will not tolerate academic dishonesty in any form. Academic dishonesty consists of representing the work of others as your own and/or using notes or other aids during an examination. A cheating student will receive no credit for the assignment or examination in question and will be subject to University discipline as outlined in the Code of Student Responsibility. If you have further questions, please consult the Social Science Division policy on academic dishonesty and the Code of Student Responsibility.

7. Any student who feels that she or he may need an accommodation for any type of disability should make an appointment to see me during office hours the first week of the course or contact the Office of Disability Services (838-8250v/tty) in AP 405.

8. Honest effort, class participation, and courtesy are expected and will positively affect your grade.

Students are encouraged to come to office hours to discuss any aspect of this course.

SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

Monday, September 28 - Introduction to the Course: What is World History?

Friday, October 2 - Using Primary Sources/Prehistory

“Prologue: Primary Sources and How We Read Them” pp. P1-P20 (Moodle)

SECTION I - THE EMERGENCE OF CIVILIZATIONS

Monday, October 5 - Mesopotamia

“The Epic of Gilgamesh,” online at http://www.mircea-eliade.com/from-primitives-to-zen/159.html

“The Judgments of Hammurabi,” online at

http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_1/hammurabi.html

Friday, October 9 - Egypt

“The Victory of Ramses II” online at: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/1326khita.html

“The Shipwrecked Sailor Tale, c. 2200 B.C.E.”, online at

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/2200shipwreck.html

“Hymn to the Nile, c. 2100 B.C.E.” online at: www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/hymn-nile.html

“Amenhotep IV and the Hymn to Aten” online at:

http://alexm.here.ru/mirrors/www.enteract.com/jwalz/Eliade/020.html

Monday, October 12 - Indus Valley

“The Rig Veda,” excerpts available online at: http://www.wsu.edu:8001/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_1/rig_veda.html

Map Quiz

Friday, October 16 - China

“The Mandate of Heaven,” online at: http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/shu-jing.html

“The Classic of Odes,” (Moodle)

Monday, October 19 – Early Societies in the Americas and Oceania

“Four Olmec Statuettes,” (Moodle)

PAPER #1 DUE

SECTION II - BUDDHISM AND THE SILK ROADS

Friday, October 23 – India and Brahminical Hinduism

“The Bhagavad Gita,” (Moodle)

“The Laws of Manu,” (Moodle)

Monday, October 26 – Buddhism

“Jain Doctrines and Practices of non-Violence”

online at: http://www.mircea-eliade.com/from-primitives-to-zen/221.html

“The Buddha: Two Lessons” (Moodle)

“Asoka, Rock and Pillar Edicts,” (Moodle))

“Prince Siddartha Encounters Old Age, Sickness and Death” at:

http://alexm.here.ru/mirrors/www.enteract.com/jwalz/Eliade/225.html

Friday, October 30 - China in the Age of Confucius

“Laozi, The Classic of the Way and Virtue,” online at:

http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/texts/taote-ex.html

“Confucius, the Analects,” online at:

http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_1/confucius.html

“Han Fei, the Writings of Master Han Fei,” online at:

http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/texts/hanfei.html

“Mencius, selections” online at: http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/texts/mencius.html

Monday, November 2 - Cross-Cultural Exchange along the Silk Roads

“Pliny the Elder, Natural History,” (Moodle)

“Faxian, Travels,” (Moodle)

“Five Robed Statues,” (images provided in class)

“The Tales of Guanshiyin,” (Moodle))

“Three Bodhisattvas,” (images provided in class)

Friday, November 6

Midterm Exam

SECTION III - THE MEDITERRANEAN BASIN AND CHRISTIANITY

Monday, November 9 - Greece and the Hellenistic World

Transitions & Encounters, 239-265

“Homer, the Odyssey,” (Moodle)

“Hippocrates, On the Sacred Disease,” online at:

http://web.archive.org/web/20001207005500/www.humanities.ccny.cuny.edu/history/reader/sacredds.htm

“Plato, Allegory of the Cave,” online at:

http://web.archive.org/web/20001206133100/http://www.humanities.ccny.cuny.edu/history/reader/plcave.htm

Friday, November 13 - Roman Republic and Empire

“Virgil, The Aeneid,” (Moodle)

“Tacitus, Agricola and Annals,” (Moodle)

Monday, November 16 - Rise and Spread of Christianity

“The Gospel of Saint Matthew,” (Moodle)

“Saint Paul, Epistle to the Romans,” (Moodle)

“Pliny, the Younger and Trajan, Letters Regarding Christians,” (Moodle)

“Eusebius of Caesarea, Ecclesiastical History,” (Moodle)

Friday, November 20 - From Rome to Byzantium

“The Barberini Ivory,” (Moodle)

“The Mosaics of San Vitale,” (presented in class)

“Procopius, On the Buildings and The Secret History,” (Moodle)

“Pope Leo III’s Lateran Mosaic,” (Moodle)

PAPER #2 DUE

SECTION IV – THE ISLAMIC WORLD

Monday, November 23 - The Prophet Mohammed and Islam

“The Quran,” (Moodle)

“Imam Nawawi, Gardens of the Righteous,” (Moodle)

“Muhammed ibn Ishaq, The Life of the Messenger of God,” (Moodle)

“Malik ibn Anas, The Smoothed Path,” (Moodle)

Friday, November 27 - No class, Thanksgiving Break

Monday, November 30 - The Expansion of Islam

“Ibn Babawayh al-Saduq, Creed Concerning the Imams,” (Moodle)

“Mahmud Kati, the Chronicle of the Seeker,” (Moodle)

“Ibn Muslama’s Pact with the Christians of Tiflis and the Pact of Umar,” (Moodle)

“Benjamin of Tudela, Book of Travels,” (Moodle)

“The Deeds of Sultan Firuz Shah,” (Moodle)

Friday, December 4 - The Indian Ocean Basin

“A Thousand and One Arabian Nights,” (Moodle)

“Abul-Hasan Ali al-Masudi, Meadows of Gold,” (Moodle)

Final Exam Week

Monday, December 7, 8:00-9:50