COURSE TOPICS, READINGS, AND ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE
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WEEK ONE: CLASS CANCELLED
Monday, August 26th CLASS CANCELLED

Wednesday, August 28th CLASS CANCELLED

WEEK TWO: HUMAN BEGINNINGS
Monday, September 2nd LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

Wednesday, September 4th Introductions, Course Outline, Evolution and the Beginning of the Story

WEEK THREE: SOUTHWEST ASIA & NORTH AFRICA
Monday, September 9th CLASS CANCELLED

Wednesday, September 11th Read from T&E Chapter 1 "Before History"
Chapter 2 "Early Societies in Southwest Asia and the Indo-European Migration" Chapter 3 "Early African Societies and the Bantu Migrations," pgs 7 - 86
Seminar on Southwest Asia, RESPONSE JOURNAL DUE AT BEGINNING OF CLASS

WEEK FOUR: SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA & MAPPING TIME and SPACE
Monday, September 16th Read from T&E Chapter 19 "States and Societies of Sub-Saharan Africa" pgs 493 - 515
Intro to Part I "The Early Complex Societies," pgs 2 - 6
Intro to Part II "The Formation of Classical Societies," pgs 160 - 164
Intro to Part III "The Postclassical Era," pgs 322 - 326
Intro to Part IV "An Age of Cross-Cultural Integration," pgs 466 - 470
RESPONSE JOURNAL DUE AT BEGINNING OF CLASS or BY EMAIL TUESDAY 6:00pm

Wednesday, September 18th Seminar on Africa and the Mapping of Time and Space

WEEK FIVE: SOUTH ASIA
Monday, September 23rd Read from T&E Chapter 4 "Early Societies in South Asia," pgs 89 - 108
Chapter 9 "State, Society, and the Quest for Salvation in India," pgs 213- 236 Chapter 16 "India and the Indian Ocean Basin" pgs 413 - 437
RESPONSE JOURNAL DUE AT BEGINNING OF CLASS or BY EMAIL TUESDAY 6:00pm

Wednesday, September 25th (CLASS CANCELLED ISIDORE) Seminar on South Asia, MAP QUIZ POSTPONED

WEEK SIX: EAST ASIA
Monday, September 30th Read from T&E Chapter 5 "Early Societies in East Asia," pgs 111 - 134
Chapter 8 "The Unification of China," pgs 187 - 212
Chapter 15 "The Resurgence of Empire in East Asia," pgs 383 - 412
RESPONSE JOURNAL DUE AT BEGINNING OF CLASS or BY EMAIL TUESDAY 6:00pm

Wednesday, October 2nd (CLASS CANCELLED LILY) Seminar on East Asia, MAP QUIZ POSTPONED

WEEK SEVEN: CATCHUP FROM THE STORMS/ MIDTERM PREPARATION
Monday, October 7th Read through some of the supplemental links on the website or at the textbook's site.
RESPONSE JOURNAL DUE AT BEGINNING OF CLASS or BY EMAIL TUESDAY 6:00pm
Seminar on South and East Asia, MAKEUP SW ASIA MAP QUIZ

Wednesday, October 9th Midterm Review: Exam distributed at the end of class

WEEK EIGHT: MIDTERM EXAMS
Monday, October 14th Oral Literature/ Folklore Lecture

Wednesday, October 16th Socrates and Plato
MIDTERM EXAM DUE AT BEGINNING OF CLASS: NO EXCEPTIONS: NO LATE EXAMS ACCEPTED

WEEK NINE: PERSIA AND THE MEDITERRANEAN
Monday, October 21st Read from T&E Chapter 7 "The Empires of Persia" pgs 165 -186
Chapter 10 "Mediterranean Society: The Greek Phase" pgs 239 -268
Chapter 11 "Mediterranean Society: The Roman Phase" pgs 269 - 294
RESPONSE JOURNAL DUE AT BEGINNING OF CLASS or BY EMAIL TUESDAY 6:00pm

Wednesday, October 23rd Seminar on Persia and the Mediterranean, MAP QUIZ

WEEK TEN: THE AMERICAS AND OCEANIA
Monday, October 28th Read from T&E Chapter 6 "Early Societies in the Americas and Oceania"
pgs 135 - 159
Chapter 21 "Worlds Apart: The Americas and Oceania" pgs 547 - 572
Read from WOH Chapter 14 "The Spanish Conquest of Mexico" pgs 475 - 519
RESPONSE JOURNAL DUE AT BEGINNING OF CLASS or BY EMAIL TUESDAY 6:00pm

Wednesday, October 30th Seminar on the Americas and Oceania, MAP QUIZ

WEEK ELEVEN: THE RISE OF RELIGION
Monday, November 4th Read from T&E Chapter 14 "The Expansive Realm of Islam" pgs 355 - 382
Chapter 17 "The Foundations of Christian Society in Western Europe"
pgs 441 - 465
Read from WOH Chapter 7 "Missionaries, Monasteries, and Conversions"
pgs 192 - 232
Chapter 8 sections 47 & 48 "From the Koran" and "Sayings Ascribed to the
Prophet" pgs 244 - 250
Chapter 10 "The First Crusade" pgs 311 - 346
RESPONSE JOURNAL DUE AT BEGINNING OF CLASS or BY EMAIL TUESDAY 6:00pm

Wednesday, November 6th Seminar on the Rise of Religion, MAP QUIZ

WEEK TWELVE: MESOAMERICAN FOLKSTORY AND MYTH (VIDEO, Stern 221C-Thanks LORI!)
Monday, November 11th NO READING
RESPONSE JOURNAL DUE AT BEGINNING OF CLASS WITH LOCATION, TIME PERIOD, AND OBJECT FOR YOUR FINAL PROJECT or BY EMAIL TUESDAY 6:00pm

Wednesday, November 13th (VIDEO, Stern 221C) CONCEPTS OF COMMUNICATION AND TIME, MAP QUIZ

WEEK THIRTEEN: CROSS-CULTURAL AND TRANS-OCEANIC MIGRATION (VIDEO, Stern 221C-Thanks LORI!)
Monday, November 18th Read from T&E Chapter 22 "Reaching Out: Cross-Cultural Interaction" pgs 573-599
RESPONSE JOURNAL DUE AT BEGINNING OF CLASS or BY EMAIL TUESDAY 6:00pm

Wednesday, November 20th TECHNOLOGY, ECOLOGY, SCIENCE, ASTRONOMY, MAP QUIZ

WEEK FOURTEEN: MARRIAGE, FAMILY, AND GENDER ROLES
Monday, November 25th Read from WOH Chapter 2 "Women and the Origins of Patriarchy"
pgs 23-44,
Chapter 9 "Love and Marriage" pgs 275-310

Wednesday, November 27th NO CLASS, THANKSGIVING

WEEK FIFTEEN: LISTENING IN ON THE PAST: ORAL HISTORY PRESENTATIONS
Monday, December 2nd FINAL PRESENTATIONS

Wednesday, December 4th READING PERIOD NO CLASS, WORK ON FINAL PRESENTATIONS

December 9th (MONDAY) 5:30-8:00pm FINAL PRESENTATIONS
1810 Adams St./ New Orleans, LA 70118/ 504.314.9273 (Come straight down Carrolton, make a left on Cohn, three blocks after the streetcar line begins at Carrolton and Claiborne. Make a right on Adams (by the cemetery) and go down to Adams and Hickory. 5:30-8:00 or as long or short as it takes for everyone to present. Appetizers provided.