HISTORY 101G-01 Roots of Modern Europe

 

Instructor: Doug Bocaz-Larson Email: [email protected]

Meeting Time: F 5:15-7:50pm Room: 123

Phone: 290-1331 cell 287-6656 office Office: 124

 

Office hours: MON 6:30-9:15pm, TU/TH 4:30-6:00, WED 6:30-6:45, FRI 8-8:30pm

 

Course Description:

This course will examine the roots of modern Europe, specifically the economic, social, political, and cultural development from earliest times to 1789. We will include detailed studies of the Greeks and Romans, as well as the Middle Ages. The focus of the class is on the people of the times and the impact events had on various cultures.

 

Text:

Western Civilization: Ideas, Politics, and Society Volume I: To 1789 7^th Edition Perry ISBN: 0-618-27104-x The text is a reference to help you gain more understanding after each lecture. You will use the text with some of the class activities. I would like you to use the text as a reference for essays and the text will be used with the mid-term and final exams (if you need to take them).

 

Instructor Availability:
I will be happy to work with you in a computer lab at NMSU-Grants at scheduled times. Please call my cell phone (505-290-1331) or my office (505-287-6656) or email me ([email protected]) for questions or to arrange a time to me. Email is actually the quickest way to reach me followed by leaving a message on my cell phone. I check my office phone the least often. Feel free to ask questions anytime. Most importantly, turn your assignments in on time and don't get behind.

 

Attendance and Grading:

Your attendance directly affects your grades. Again and again, I see that students with high attendance learn more and achieve higher grades than students with low attendance. The most successful student will be at every class meeting. Students are asked not to bring children to class. Students who are not able to follow the NMSU attendance policy are asked to drop the course to avoid receiving a failing grade. On a positive note, students who show up on time and have perfect attendance will NOT have to take the mid-term or final exam. Perfect attendance means no absences for any reason. If you are absent, you must complete the in-class activity on your own and you will need to complete an extra credit assignment to make up for missing in-class participation. ALL ASSIGNMENTS MUST HAVE A WORKS CITED including presentations and projects.

 

Evaluation:

In-class Participation 10%

In-class Activities 20%

Essays 20%

Final Project 20%

Attendance* 20%

Exams* 10%

 

Grading scale:

100-90% A

89-80% B

79-70% C

69-60% D

>59% F

 

Exams*:

Exams will be created from the text and from classroom lectures. All material in the book (even if it isn’t discussed in class) can appear on exams.

Deadlines
Students must meet the deadlines in order to receive full credit for assignments, quizzes, and projects. 10% will be taken off for each day the assignment is late up to 40%. If 10% of the assignments in the course are late, then your final grade will be deducted by 10% which means you will not receive an A.

 

Final deadline for all 1^st 8 week assignments – October 14

Final deadline for all 2^nd 4 week assignments – December 10

 

Failure to meet the above deadlines may result in your being dropped from the course by the first 8 weeks or a failing grade on the 2^nd 8 week assignments.

 

Important Dates

August 24 Classes Begin

October 15 Last day to drop

Thanksgiving Nov 24-27 No Class

December 10 Last Day of Class

 

 

Important Notes to Students (the fine print):

If you have, or believe you have, a disability that interferes with your performance as a student in this class, you are encouraged for academic reasons to discuss this on a confidential basis with your instructor and/or The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator in the Main Office or by calling 287-7981. If you have a condition that may affect your ability to exit from the premises in case of an emergency, you are urged, for safety reasons, to notify the ADA coordinator. Any student found guilty of academic misconduct shall be subject to disciplinary action. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to, the following actions: cheating; plagiarism; unauthorized possession of examinations, reserve library materials or laboratory materials; unauthorized changing of grades on an examination, instructor’s grade book or grade report; nondisclosure or misrepresentation in filing out applications or other college records; or violation of computer use policies. The following disciplinary actions and sanctions may be imposed for any of the above infractions of regulations: disciplinary probation, disciplinary suspension, dismissal, expulsion.

 

 

 

Tentative Schedule for HIST 101G-01 (subject to change)

Class Dates	Topics Covered
Aug. 27	Introduction to course   Early civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egyptians, Hebrews   Essay topic #1 (due Sept. 10): In-class activity: Map of Europe, Civilization Survivor Read: Chapters 1-2
Sept 3	Greeks   Group Assignment   In-class activity: Meet with group and prepare Read: Your section from Chapters 3-5
Sept 10	Essay #1 due today   Lecture: More Greeks   In-class activity: Plan presentations with group Read: Chapter 3-4
Sept. 17	Give Presentations   Essay topic #2 (due Oct. 1): In-class activity: Read: Chapter 5
Sept. 24	Roman Republic   In-class activity: Read: Chapter 6
Oct. 1	Essay #2 due today   Transition from Republic to Empire ·        Julius Caesar and Cleopatra   Essay topic (due Oct. 15): In-class activity: Read: Chapter 7
Oct. 8	Romans and Christianity ·        Dead Sea Scrolls and Apocryphal Gospels   In-class activity: Read: Chapter 8
Oct. 15	Essay #3 due today   Start planning Joan of Arc and Francis of Assisi mock trial Break into groups and find research   Last day to drop – October 15   Midterm Exam (Exam covers lectures and book)
Oct. 22	Islam and The Crusades Peacemakers of the Crusades? - Richard the Lionhearted, St. Francis of Assisi King John and the Magna Carta 100 Years War and Joan of Arc   Essay topic (due Nov. 5): In-class activity: Prep Mock Trial Read: Chapter 9
Oct. 29	Henry VIII and Historical Ghost Stories   In-class activity: Prep Mock Trial Read: Chapter 9-10
Nov. 5	Essay #4 due today   Mock Trial (Spanish Inquisition style) Half class do Joan of Arc and half do St. Francis of Assisi (each person assigned a character to be and research). Each half of class is jury for the other. Sainthood or burning?   Essay topic (due Nov. 19): In-class activity: Mock Trial Read: Chapter 11-12
Nov. 12	Renaissance   In-class activity: Prep Renaissance Fair Read: Chapter 13
Nov. 19	Essay #5 due today   Reformation   Essay topic (due Dec. 10): In-class activity: Prep Renaissance Fair Read: Chapter 14
Nov. 26	No Class – Thanksgiving
Dec. 3	Prep Renaissance Fair Final Exam for some
Friday, Dec. 10	Final Essay #6 due today Final Project/Presentation Party Renaissance Fair (500-1500 AD)