Calumet College of St. Joseph
World Civilization I
Term: Summer,
2001-2002 (013)
Course Number: HST 111A
World Civilization I
Instructor: Dr.
Edward C. Stibili
Office: 523
Office Phone: 219-473-4284
E-mail: estibili@ccsj.edu
Office Hours:
Before and after class
Course Time:
MW 9:00-12:00p, Room 264
Course Description:
This introductory course surveys the history of human civilization to
1500 with emphasis on basic social and cultural institutions in worldwide
context.
Prerequisites:
None
Learning Outcomes/Competencies:
Students in this course will review the basic chronology of world
civilization from the beginning to 1500, focus on the major events and problems
of world civilization from the beginning to 1500, and be exposed to some
interpretive issues regarding events and problems in world civilization.
Textbook:
John P. McKay, et al. A
History of World Societies. Volume
1, 5th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin
Company, 2000.
Learning Strategies:
This course will be based on classroom lectures and discussions based on
the outline in the textbook. Visual
aids will be used as appropriate.
Assessment:
1. Class attendance and participation: 20% of grade
2. 4 unit examinations: 20% each for a total of 80% of grade
Extra points:
Students can earn five extra points for each paper summarizing the
content of up to five of the videos shown in class for a maximum of twenty-five
extra points. Each paper must be typewritten, double-spaced and two pages long.
Optional essay question can be used only by students who take the unit
examination at the scheduled time.
Class Policy for
Assignments: Students should stay current with the
readings assigned in the course outline.
Grading scale:
A: 96-100; A-:
91-95; B+: 87-90; B: 84-86; B-:
81-83; C+: 77-80; C: 74-76; C-:
71-73; D+: 67-70; D: 64-66; D-:
61-63; F: 60 and below.
Class Policy on
attendance: Students will lose two points for each
missed class, unless absent for appropriate medical reasons. Such absences will require the doctor's
signed note.
Class Policy on
Electronic Devices: Students should b considerate of others in
the classroom.
Course Outline/Class
Dates/Topics/Assignments:
Monday April 29: Introduction;
ch. 1 Origin of Civilizations in West
Asia and North Africa, pp. 2-9 (Video 1, The Dawn of History)
Wednesday May 1: ch. 1
Origin of Civilizations in West Asia and North Africa, pp. 9-33 (Video
3, Mesopotamia)
Monday " 6: ch.
2 Small Kingdoms and Mighty Empires in the Near East, pp. 34-57 (Video 2, The
Ancient Egyptians)
Wednesday " 8: Unit examination on chapters 1 and 2; ch. 5
The Greek Experience, pp. 106-143 (Video 5, The Rise of Greek Civilization)
Monday " 13: ch.
6 The Glory of Rome, pp. 144-163 (Video 9, The Rise of Rome)
Wednesday " 15: ch. 6 The Glory of Rome, pp. 163-181 (Video
13, The Decline of Rome)
Monday " 20: Unit
examination on chapters 5 and 6; ch. 8 The Making of Europe, pp. 216-243 (Video
12, The Rise of the Church)
Wednesday " 22: ch. 9 The Islamic World, ca 600-1400, pp.
244-277
Wednesday " 29: ch. 10 African Societies and Kingdoms, ca.
400-1450, pp. 278-303
Monday June 3: Unit
examination on chapters 8, 9 and 10; ch. 12 Europe in the Early and Central
Middle Ages, pp. 330-368 (Video 18, The Age of Charlemagne)
Wednesday " 5: ch. 13 Creativity and Crisis in the Central
and Later Middle Ages, pp. 370-411 (Video 23, The Late Middle Ages)
Monday " 10: ch.
14 Civilizations of the Americas, ca 400-1500, pp. 412-441 (Video 25, The
Renaissance and the Age of Discovery)
Wednesday " 12: Unit examination on chapters 12, 13 and 14