course outline
THEMES IN GLOBAL HISTORY TO 1500 CE
Location: B-5-165
Times: M/W 12:50-2:05
Course Version: Fall 2014
Course Provider: History 1001 FMWA Baruch
Instructor: Prof. Anna Lucille Boozer
Office: Room 284 in Black and Latino Studies (4th Floor)
Email: Anna.Boozer@baruch.cuny.edu
Office Tel: 646-312-4326
Office hours: Wed 11:30-12:30
Office Hours should be used for drop-in meetings that will take 10 minutes or less. Please email me for a longer appointment or if you cannot make the scheduled office hours.
Aims
This course will provide students with an understanding of six ancient civilizations through archaeological and documentary sources. These six ancient civilizations are Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, northern China, Mesoamerica, and the Andes. The course has three related goals: (1) to trace the historical formation and collapse of these six societies; (2) to examine explanations that attempt to account for their trajectories; and (3) to explore the methods researchers use to study these topics.
Outcomes
By the end of the course it is expected that the student will be able to:
• locate six major ancient civilizations and their cities on maps;
• understand and critically analyze the range in current theoretical approaches to the development of civlizations;
• recognize and critically evaluate the methods employed to access the past
• organize material and to articulate arguments effectively
Grading
Quizzes
The quizzes will consist of multiple-choice questions and map identifications.
Quiz 1: 10%
Quiz 2: 10%
Quiz 3: 10%
Quiz 4: 10%
Examinations
Both exams will consist of identifications and short essay questions.
Mid-term examination: 30%
Final examination: 30%
Extra Credit
Students may add 5 points to their midterm or final through extra credit work at museums or lectures relevant to this class. Among the suggested exhibits are the permanent Egyptian displays at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn
Location: B-5-165
Times: M/W 12:50-2:05
Course Version: Fall 2014
Course Provider: History 1001 FMWA Baruch
Instructor: Prof. Anna Lucille Boozer
Office: Room 284 in Black and Latino Studies (4th Floor)
Email: Anna.Boozer@baruch.cuny.edu
Office Tel: 646-312-4326
Office hours: Wed 11:30-12:30
Office Hours should be used for drop-in meetings that will take 10 minutes or less. Please email me for a longer appointment or if you cannot make the scheduled office hours.
Aims
This course will provide students with an understanding of six ancient civilizations through archaeological and documentary sources. These six ancient civilizations are Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, northern China, Mesoamerica, and the Andes. The course has three related goals: (1) to trace the historical formation and collapse of these six societies; (2) to examine explanations that attempt to account for their trajectories; and (3) to explore the methods researchers use to study these topics.
Outcomes
By the end of the course it is expected that the student will be able to:
• locate six major ancient civilizations and their cities on maps;
• understand and critically analyze the range in current theoretical approaches to the development of civlizations;
• recognize and critically evaluate the methods employed to access the past
• organize material and to articulate arguments effectively
Grading
Quizzes
The quizzes will consist of multiple-choice questions and map identifications.
Quiz 1: 10%
Quiz 2: 10%
Quiz 3: 10%
Quiz 4: 10%
Examinations
Both exams will consist of identifications and short essay questions.
Mid-term examination: 30%
Final examination: 30%
Extra Credit
Students may add 5 points to their midterm or final through extra credit work at museums or lectures relevant to this class. Among the suggested exhibits are the permanent Egyptian displays at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn