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HIST 1010:
World Civilization I

Dr. Nancy Turner Office hours: MW 12-1, 2-3PM

Office: 152 Gardner Hall T 3-5PM
Office phone: 342-1789 Th 2-5PM
E-mail: turnern@uwplatt.edu F 12-1PM
and by appt.

The purpose of Liberal Arts/General Education courses is to create a thoroughly educated person and citizen.
Such an educated person and citizen is: sensitive to the social realities and moral challenges of our time; knows what
it means to be human and what the human condition is; understands his or her culture in a global context;
comprehends the forces and influences of the past—the judgments, visions, and actions of those who have gone
before us and have helped shape the present; understands human behavior and social existence; is able to think
creatively and understand experience in imaginative ways; and understands the character, structure, and dynamics of
the universe in which we live. The purpose of historical perspective courses is to challenge students to
understand and assess the human past in order to form a clearer perception of the present and to deal more
effectively with current public issues. This course will enable students to: demonstrate knowledge of the past;
explore the multitude of circumstances and events that have helped to shape historical judgments, actions, and
visions; and interpret the sources of historical change in a variety of contexts.

TEXTS: There are three books which will be used for the course, all of which can be acquired at the Textbook
Center in Doudna Hall. The books are:

Brummett, Edgar, Hackett, Civilization Past and Present Vol. 1, 10th edition.
Marco Polo, The Travels, Penguin Classics edition.
Longman World History Atlas.

EXAMS: There will be two exams, one which will take place at approximately the middle of the term, and one that
will take place during finals week. Both will be essay exams that will cover the material presented in lectures as
well as in the textbook. There will also be two announced identification quizzes and two announced map quizzes.
In addition, each student will be required to hand in three short discussion papers covering material in a handout on
ancient Egypt, a handout on ancient Athens, and the Marco Polo book. Each of these papers must be a typed and
double-spaced analysis of each reading due on the day the work is scheduled to be discussed in class. Any student
who has a documented disability which interferes with his/her test-taking, reading, or note-taking skills should
contact the professor as soon as possible to discuss academic accommodations. ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Attendance will not be officially taken, but attendance at all scheduled class periods is necessary and expected. If a
student misses a class, s/he is responsible for finding out what material was covered, what assignments or handouts
were distributed during the missed class period, and/or for making arrangements with the instructor to take any quiz
or exam that was missed or to hand in any assignments that were due.

GRADING: Map Quizzes (2 @ 25 points each) = 50pts

I.D. Quizzes (2 @ 30 points each) = 60pts
Discussion Paper #1 = 30pts
Discussion Paper #2 = 30pts
Discussion Paper #3 = 40pts
First Exam = 100pts
Second Exam = 100pts
Total 410pts

Schedule of Assignments:
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January 19 Introduction
20 Introduction (OVER)

January 25 Brummett, Chap. 1

26 Mesopotamian Thought and Religion Handout
27

February 1
2 Discussion Paper #1 due—Egypt Handout
3

8 Brummett, Chap. 4
9 Map Quiz #1
10

15
16 Discussion Paper #2 due—Ancient Athens Handout
17 Brummett, Chap. 5

22
23 I.D. Quiz #1
24

March 1 Brummett, Chap. 6

2 Pompeii
3

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9 Midterm Review
10 MIDTERM EXAM

March 15-19 Spring Break

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23 Early Christianity Handout
24 Brummett, Chap. 9

29 Brummett, Chap. 7
30 Map Quiz #2
31

April 5 NO CLASS
6 Early Middle Ages Handout
7 Brummett, Chap. 10

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13 I.D. Quiz #2 and Islamic World Handout
14

19
20 Marco Polo Paper background and assignment
21

26 Brummett, Chap. 15
27 Crusades Handout
28

May 3 Brummett, Chap. 16

4 Paper #3 due—Marco Polo Travels
5

Final Exam—FRIDAY, May 14 1-3pm

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