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HIS 111 - D20
World Civilizations Pre-1500 CE
2021 Spring 12W
Course Information
In HIS 111, we will embark on a critical survey of world civilizations from the ancient
period to 1500 CE. Contrary to popular belief, historians do not just memorize and
reiterate concrete facts. Instead, we participate in a continuous, fluid study of the
human past. Historians develop an understanding of the past through primary and
secondary sources. Primary sources are those that come from the time period in focus,
whereas secondary sources are the work of historians removed from the focus period by
time. While historians are challenged by significant gaps in the historical record, the
foremost difficulty we face is that both primary and secondary sources are human
creations, while being humans ourselves. The discipline of history seeks to account for
the role of perception and bias as we shape our ever-evolving understanding of the
past.
This is a synchronous course, with required Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday
from 11:00 AM -12:15 PM. To facilitate active learning, our Zoom classes will be
coordinated with a chapter(s) of the text. Prior to attending each scheduled Zoom class,
students will be required to read the chapter we will be discussing. Students will find a
detailed calendar herein. The provided calendar will also provide a completed list of
assignment due dates. All Assignments will be due on either a Tuesday or a Thursday by
11:59 PM save for the Final Exam, which is due on a Friday.
To access our scheduled Zoom classes, select “Zoom” on our Canvas navigation menu.
Students will see a semester-long list of our Zoom classes, and should select “Join” for
the class that corresponds to the present date. In order to maximize the quality of our
Zoom classes, students will be required to complete a registration before our first class.
Students may register at the time of entry, but may also register in advance by
accessing the following link:
https://vccs.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpcemrqzIrGtcRQvYpxVDY48qgNsXp3RgJ.
Students must register with their VCCS email address, along with their first and last
name as it appears on my roster. Students who access each of our classes within their
TNCC-provided Zoom account will only need to complete this registration once during
the semester.
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In addition to this registration, please note that students will not be able to join a Zoom
class until I am present in the room. I will be present in the room at least ten minutes
prior to the start of class. For security purposes, students will be entered into a waiting
room while I approve your admission. Before attending our first Zoom class, please
review our "Course Etiquette" policies contained within this syllabus.
Each Zoom class will be similar in structure. The instructor will present an open-forum
lecture, accompanied with a slide presentation. Lectures will include, as needed,
images, maps, videos, etc. Our Zoom classes will also feature text chats, real-time polls,
and/or breakout-room sessions for students to work in smaller settings with one another.
Due to copyright concerns, I will not publish my slide presentations on Canvas. I will,
however, copy and paste every single written word of each slide presentation to a
lecture outline coordinated by chapter. Students may access these "Lecture Outlines By
Chapter" within the "Modules" tab of Canvas. Please view these outlines as note-taking
aids, not note-taking replacements.
Each of our Zoom classes will be recorded. Recordings can be accessed within the
"Zoom" tab of Canvas. Transcripts of recorded classes are automatically provided by
Zoom. Please be advised that these transcripts may contain significant errors until the
instructor has an opportunity to review them. My review will only focus on correcting the
most significant transcription errors rather than providing completely accurate and
grammatically correct transcripts.
Please be advised that this is an accelerated twelve-week course. Students will be
required to devote more time each week to the course than they would typically devote
to a sixteen-week course.
Academic Division Information
Division: Arts, Business, Humanities and Social Science (ABHS)
Email Address: [email protected]
Communication Policies
Students are encouraged to communicate with their instructors via Canvas.
When communicating outside of Canvas by email, students must use their
Thomas Nelson/VCCS e-mail account when contacting their instructor, other
offices at the college, or interacting with classmates. When communicating
with instructors outside of Canvas, students should include the course and
section number in text of the message. Students are responsible for checking
their Canvas inbox and their Thomas Nelson/VCCS e-mail account regularly,
daily at a minimum. Students are encouraged to add communication
preferences to their Canvas account settings and to get messages forwarded
to the communication methods they use most. For more information on how
to set your Canvas communication preferences, review these Canvas Guides:
How to Add Contact Methods for Canvas Notifications.
How to Set Canvas Notification Preferences.
Instructor Email Response Policy
Email from students will be returned within 24 hours during weekdays and
within 48 hours on weekends.
Course Etiquette
Email Etiquette: Please be advised that emails are considered professional
communications. Emails must be written in appropriate, Standard English, including
both a salutation and a signature. Emails must be respectful toward the instructor. I
reserve the right to not respond to emails that do not adhere to these requirements. If
your email observed these requirements but did not receive a reply within the
guaranteed window, please resend your message, as it either did not reach me or
accidentally escaped my attention.
Netiquette: A college classroom is a professional environment, and, for the purposes of
this course, Canvas and/or Zoom is our classroom. Proper online conduct, or
“netiquette,” is mandatory, and, any violation thereof, is subject to disciplinary action in
accordance with TNCC policy. Here are my three golden rules of netiquette:
1. Remember there is a human behind that screen. The Internet has drastically
changed the speed and efficiency of our communication, while also allowing us to
continue our lives amid challenging times. Internet communication, however, lacks
several benefits that face-to-face interactions offer. Keep in mind that we often do
not have the use of facial expressions, body language and gestures, and tone of
voice to assist us, making misinterpretations more likely. Behind that computer
screen, though, is a real human. As a general rule, please treat one another and
myself as you would if we were right next to each other. For an added incentive,
please remember that Internet communication is more lasting than face-to-face
interactions in many ways. Once information is online, it is very difficult to rescind.
2. Remember where you are. A high degree of professionalism is required for both
students and instructors. Avoid using slang, and under no circumstances, will
profane or obscene language be tolerated. Be careful not to make any remarks
that may be construed as racist, sexist, or bigoted. Also be careful with humor.
Without the use of nonverbal cues, humor in an online setting is all too easily
interpreted as sarcasm. I personally have no problem with the occasional, yet
appropriate text speech or emojis. Sometimes the occasional “LOL’ or a smiley
face can make up for a lack of nonverbal cues, but please do not misuse this
privilege. Disagreeing with one another is acceptable, and even encouraged, but
please present your counter views in a constructive, appropriate, and well-
meaning way. Personal attacks or remarks will not be tolerated. Please do not type
with the CAPS LOCK ON, as it insinuates yelling.
3. Remember to give the benefit of the doubt. Offense happens, and most of the
time it is completely unintentional. Often the “offender” misspoke and/or simply
does not know that their communication or view was offensive. Please feel at
liberty to address the offense, but, I can promise you, that an atmosphere of
escalating tensions will not bring forward needed apologies or changes. If you feel
that offense has occurred and needs to be addressed, please clarify and repair it
amongst yourselves with open minds and a collaborative spirit. You’re all adults,
and, my involvement, should be viewed as a last resort, only for the most serious
of concerns and/or when peer meditation fails.
Zoom Etiquette (For Classes and Office Hours):
Students should attend Zoom classes on a device that has both audio and video
capabilities.
Students should not engage in any other activities while attending Zoom class.
This includes watching television, listening to music, surfing the Internet, and/or
working on assignments. Please be mindful of your background noise. Typing,
clicking, eating, and/or engaging in outside conversations is disrespectful to the
class. As a general rule, your microphone should be muted whenever you are not
speaking.
Students should use their camera at all times. This heightens our class
engagement, and, we could all use more face-to-face interaction these days.
Please disengage your camera only when you need to step away from the
computer for a personal reason. Please ensure that your background is
appropriate and well-lit. Lighting should come from the side or front of you, as
lighting directly behind you is distracting.
Students are welcome to ask questions and make comments at all times during
our class meetings. You may do so verbally or by using the text chat feature.
Please send your text chats to “Everyone” rather than just the instructor/host,
unless they are of a sensitive nature.
Students are required to be on time and remain in the Zoom class until the the
instructor provides a dismissal.
The instructor will remove any unauthorized attendees or disruptive, authorized
attendees at will. Authorized attendees may return to the class as soon as the
disruption is removed and/or resolved.
Course Description and Credit Hours
(3 credits) Prerequisite: ENG 111 eligible or ENG 111/EDE 11 eligible. Surveys the
history of Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe from antiquity to approximately 1500.
Lecture 3 hours per week. THIS IS AN APPROVED PASSPORT COURSE. May be taken out
of sequence.
Student Learning Outcomes
Identify the emergence, spread, and consequences of agricultural societies in
Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, Eurasia, and Africa.
Identify innovations, the rise and spread of religions, and rise and spread of
empires in the Mediterranean basin, China, and India.
Identify imperial causes and consequences and major societal and poltical
developments within the Islamic civilization, Asia, Europe, Africa, and
Mesoamerica.
Identify how communication, trade, and cultural exchange redefined Chinese,
Islamic, European, African, Eurasian, and American states and civilizations.
Identify and analyze primary and secondary sources, while placing them in
proper historical and social context.
Formulate historical arguments based on relevant evidence to the respective
topic(s) being discussed.
Demonstrate understanding of historiography and appropriately apply this
concept to historical research.
Use historical analysis to evaluate cause and effect, comparisions and contrasts,
and patterns of continuity and change over time.
Text(s) and Materials
Title: World History
Subtitle: Cultures, States and Societies to 1500
ISBN: 978-1-940771-10-6
Authors: Eugene Berger, George L. Israel, Charlotte Miller, Brian
Parkinson, Andrew Reeves, and Nadejda Williams
Publisher: University of North Georgia Press
Publication Date: 2016
Required or Recommended: Required (Free Access)
Course Materials
HIS 111 will use only open educational resources (OER) that will be provided through the
instructor via Canvas at no cost to registered students. The above text will form the
foundation of our course, but additional OER materials will be added to Canvas as they
are needed. Students will be provided a free PDF copy of the textbook at the start of the
course. Any student who desires or needs a print copy of the text will have to do so at
their expense, but I can advise students on how to order one.
Course Attendance Policy
For the purposes of this course, attendance is defined as attending each Zoom class in
its entirety. Students may not miss any more than 20% of instructional time throughout
the semester, or four Zoom classes regardless of the reason for the absence. Please be
advised that joining class late or leaving early is counted as a partial absence. The
instructor will maintain records for how much class time is missed during partial
absences. Students will receive a recorded absence for every 75 minutes of class
missed, even if it is across the span of multiple classes. Any student who exceeds four
absences before the withdrawal date will be advised to withdrawal themselves from the
course. The instructor may initiate a withdrawal on the behalf of the student, but, as
noted above, students bear the responsibility for their own withdrawals. Any student
who has more than four absences at the end of the semester will receive an automatic
zero for the course, regardless of their recorded grades. Attendance will be recorded
within Navigate.
Assignment Policies and Required Assignments
Availability and Grading:
Assignment directions and any needed grading details will be released at least one
week before they are due via the “Assignments” tab of Canvas.
After submitting an assignment, except when automatic grading is possible,
please allow the instructor one week to return completed grades.
The instructor grades each and every assignment carefully, extending credit for
every possible student merit. As such, all assignment grades are final, except in
situations where an exceedingly rare, clerical error has occurred. Students should
contact the instructor directly regarding clerical errors. Students may not redo
assignments in order to boost their grades.
Required Assignments:
Historical Analysis Journals: As previously described, to understand the past,
historians must first analyze both primary and secondary sources. We must also
account for the role of perception and bias. To guide students through this process,
students will have ten Historical Analysis Journals to complete this semester.
Historical Analysis Journals will be comprised of a series of questions that
students must answer in paragraph format. Students will simply answer each
question in turn, but student answers must be in full sentences that employ both
proper grammar and spelling. These journals will, therefore, help us fulfill our
objectives regarding historical analysis and interpretation, along with meeting the
writing requirements for our course. Please be advised that, while these
assignments are completed on an individual basis, Historical Analysis Journals may
feature questions that require student collaboration. I will provide students time
during our Zoom classes to work with one another to answer any such questions
before each the associated journal's due date. Each Historical Analysis Journal is
worth fifteen points, for a total of 150 points. Students will be informed how each
of these respective assignments will be scored as they assigned.
Quizzes: Students will have twelve quizzes to complete this semester, one for
each of our twelve chapters. These quizzes will be taken through Canvas and are
not proctored. Students are not expressly prohibited from using course materials
during quizzes, but please be advised that quizzes are designed to limit the
reliance on course materials. I utilize two methods to truly gauge student
understanding. First, questions are crafted in a manner that prevents simply
looking up the answer. Second, quizzes are timed. Students will have fifteen
minutes to complete each quiz. Please know that the instructor chose timed
quizzes over requiring the use of an internet proctor in the form of LockDown
Browser/Respondus Monitor. While the time limit is challenging, the alternative
would be even more so. As such, please refrain from emailing me requests for
more time. Please believe that I am making the most effective and efficient choice
for student assessment. Each quiz will be comprised of ten objective questions,
worth 1.5 points each for a total of 15 points. Each quiz will feature a mix of
true/false, multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and order of events questions. Upon
completion, students will automatically receive their quiz scores and feedback.
Please be advised that students will be able to see what answers they provided
and which questions they missed. Students will not automatically be given the
correct answer to any missed questions. Students should review and arrive at the
correct answer for themselves. At the end of the semester, the instructor will drop
each students two lowest quiz scores from their grade.
Final Exam: Our quizzes will create a pool of 120 questions by the end of the
semester. To measure final student comprehension, students will be required to
complete a final exam as a capstone for the course. The Final Exam will feature
fifty questions from the above pool, worth 2 points each for a total of one hundred
points. Each student will receive a different set of randomly-drawn questions from
the above pool. As with our quizzes, students are not expressly prohibited from
using course materials during the Final Exam, but measures will be taken to limit
the reliance on these materials. Students will have a time limit of seventy-
five minutes to complete the exam. Please be advised that Final Exam scores
and feedback will be muted throughout Final Exam Week. This means that you will
not be able to see your score or correct/incorrect indicators upon submitting your
Final Exam. Please know that this is done to provide me the time to review each
Final Exam for myself before scores become official. After instructor review, I will
unmute the Final Exams, permitting students to see both their score and what
they answered both correctly and incorrectly.
Map Exercises: Students will be required to demonstrate proper geographic
understanding through the completion of four map exercises this semester. For
each of these exercises, students will be provided a map(s) that is labeled with
numbers 1-10 at approximated locations. Students will be required to match those
numbers with the name of the location from a provided location bank that most
closely corresponds to its placement on the provided map(s). Each correct match
is worth 2.5 points, for a total of twenty-five points. Map Exercise 1 will correspond
to Chapters 1-3, Map Exercise 2 to Chapters 4-6, Map Exercise 3 to Chapters 7-9,
and Map Exercise 4 to Chapters 10-12.
Late Work: All required assignments are to be submitted on the date/time and in the
manner in which the instructor specifies. Late work will be receive a 25% deduction for
every calendar day that it is late. As such, assignments that are more than three days
late need not be submitted, as they will be ineligible for any credit.
Grading/Evaluation Policies
This course is graded using a point system. Students will begin the semester with zero
points and will earn points with every required assignment they complete.
Historical
Analysis
Journals
10 at 15 Points
Each
150 Points 30%
Quizzes 12 at 15 Points
Each (With the
Lowest Two
Quiz Grades
Dropped at
the End of the
Semester)
150 Points 30%
Final Exam 1 at 100 Points 100 Points 20%
Map Exercises 4 at 25 Points
Each
100 Points 20%
At the end of the semester, students will receive a final letter grade that is coordinated
to the total number of points they earned.
A 90-100% 450-500 Points
B 80-89% 400-449 Points
C 70-79% 350-399 Points
D 60-69% 300-349 Points
F 0-59% 299 Points or Below
Final percentiles are not rounded. For example, if a student earns 398 points, technically
that computes to a 79.6%. That student’s grade will not be raised to a B, but will remain
a C. The instructor will only round final point values to the nearest whole point. For
example, if a student earns 399.5 points, the instructor will round to 400 points,
resulting in the grade of B. If a student has 399.4 points, that 399 will not round.
Final Grades: Final grades are just that...final. The instructor cannot and will not permit
students to complete extra credit or submit incomplete work from earlier in the
semester to boost their final grades. Having said that, if you believe a clerical mistake
has been made pertaining to your Final Grade (not pertaining to individual
assignments), students should follow the procedure outlined in the TNCC Student
Handbook. The Final Grade Appeal Procedure begins with scheduling a face-to-face
meeting (or virtual equivalent via Zoom) with the instructor. Please know that this
meeting will likely be scheduled for the start of the next semester, as instructors often
depart for vacation immediately following a semester's conclusion.
Calendar of Course Activities
DateReading to Complete
Before Class
Assignments Due by
11:59 PM
Tuesday, February 9th
Thursday, February 11th Chapter 1: Prehistory Quiz: Chapter 1
Tuesday, February 16th
Chapter 2: Early Middle
Eastern and Northeast
African Civilizations
Thursday, February 18th Quiz: Chapter 2
Tuesday, February 23rdChapter 3: Ancient and
Early Medieval India
Historical Analysis Journal
1
Thursday, February 25thQuiz: Chapter 3
Map Exercise 1
Tuesday, March 2ndChapter 4: China and East
Asia to the Ming Dynasty
Historical Analysis Journal
2
Thursday, March 4th Quiz: Chapter 4
Tuesday, March 16th
Chapter 5: The Greek
World From the Bronze Age
to the Roman Conquest
Historical Analysis Journal
3
Thursday, March 18th Quiz: Chapter 5
Tuesday, March 23rd
Chapter 6: The Roman
World from 753 BCE to 500
CE
Historical Analysis Journal
4
Thursday, March 25thQuiz: Chapter 6
Map Exercise 2
Tuesday, March 30th
Chapter 7: Western Europe
and Byzantium Circa 500-
1000 CE
Historical Analysis Journal
5
Thursday, April 1st Quiz: Chapter 7
Tuesday, April 6thChapter 8: Islam to the
Mamluks
Historical Analysis Journal
6
Thursday, April 8th Quiz: Chapter 8
Tuesday, April 13thChapter 9: African History
to 1500
Quiz: Chapter 9
Historical Analysis Journal
7
Map Exercise 3
Thursday, April 15th Chapter 10: The AmericasHistorical Analysis Journal
8
Tuesday, April 20th Quiz: Chapter 10
Thursday, April 22nd Chapter 11: Central Asia
Historical Analysis Journal
9
Quiz: Chapter 11
Tuesday, April 27th
Chapter 12: Western
Europe and Byzantium
Circa 1000-1500 CE
Historical Analysis Journal
10
Thursday, April 29thQuiz: Chapter 12
Map Exercise 4
Monday-Friday, May 3rd-
May 7thAll Final Exams must be submitted by Friday, May 7th,
at 11:59 PM. No Exceptions or Extensions.
Holidays
Monday-Saturday, March 8th-13th: Spring Break (No Classes - College Open)
Important College Dates
Thursday, February 11th, 2021: Last day to add/change classes
Friday, February 19th, 2021: Last day to drop with a refund
Saturday, April 3rd, 2021: Last day to drop with a grade of 'W'
Friday, May 14th, 2021: Course grades posted to SIS
Additional Course Policies
Dissemination of Course Materials: Students are expressly prohibited from
uploading instructor-provided lectures, their associated outlines/transcripts, and
assignment/grading details to Internet sites.
Penalties for Academic Dishonesty: TNCC's definition of academic dishonesty is
contained within this syllabus, but students should access the Student Handbook for
more information. The instructor will not tolerate academic dishonesty in any form,
regardless of the severity or frequency. In the event that I suspect academic dishonesty
has occurred, the involved student(s) will receive a zero for the assignment in question.
Please be advised that the instructor is bound by policy to submit a written report to her
academic dean for any act of scholastic dishonesty. The receipt of a zero does not bar
the student from facing additional penalties.
College Policies
Students should refer to the Student Handbook for the full list and
explanation of Thomas Nelson's policies related to students.
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a disability should contact Disability Support Services to schedule an
appointment with a Disability Support Counselor. Students must present
instructors with their letters of accommodation as soon as possible when the
course begins. The accommodations become effective on the date when the
student presents the letter to the instructor. Accommodations shall not be
applied retroactively.
Academic Honesty
It is imperative that students maintain a high degree of individual honor in
their scholastic endeavors. Scholastic dishonesty will not be condoned under
any circumstances. Generally, scholastic dishonesty is interpreted as cheating
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2. Grades of D and F and course withdrawals can lead to the loss of
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3. Once the withdrawal date has passed, students cannot withdraw from a
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A student who does not attend one of the first two class meetings (or the
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course grade based on course-specific attendance policies. As per the
Student Handbook, “students have the obligation to initiate their own
withdrawals from classes” using the Student Information System (SIS).
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worse than the first grade.
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Disclaimer
The instructor has attempted to provide a complete and accurate syllabus, but, reserves
the right to modify course policies and the course calendar as may be necessary during
the semester. All such changes will be announced on Canvas, and students are required
to note and attend to all announced changes.