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Lecture/Lab Schedule:
1 hour weekly – will coordinate with registered students
Textbook(s):
A Concise History of the World,
Oxford University Press, 2005. Roberts, John M.
Various other readings handed out in class.
Course Requirements:
This Honors section is only available in an S/U grading format. Earning 70% of the available points is
necessary for a passing grade.
70-100% - 140-200pts. = S
<69.99% - <139pts. = U
No Incompletes will be given. Final grades are based on completion of supplemental reading (60 pts), in
addition to either participation in the Honors Division end of semester symposium
or
a final research
essay of 7,000 words minimum (140 pts).
Tentative Course Outline:
Week 1
An Introduction to Studying History
Week 2
Earliest Civilizations and the Empires of the Near East
Chapters 2 and 3
Week 3
Earliest Civilizations and the Empires of South and East Asia
Chapters 4 and 5
Week 4
Civilizations in Miniature: Kingdoms and City-States
Chapter 6
Week 5
The Greeks
Chapters 7, 8 and 9
Week 6
The End of the Ancient World
Chapter 11 and 12
Exam #1