05/27/08

Remember – The date next to the assignment refers to the day the homework is assigned not the due date.  The assignment is due the next day in class.

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Notes

Sept. 5 - Finish Siddhartha for Friday.  Bring to class on Friday.

Sept. 7 - Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/human/human_evolution/mother_of_man1.shtml .  Read Mother of Man and Food for Thought.  Take notes.

Sept. 10 - Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/human/human_evolution/mother_of_man1.shtml.  Read " Leaving Home "The First Europeans,"   Take notes.

Sept. 11 - go to  http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/human/human_evolution/mother_of_man1.shtml . Read Ice People and "The New Batch." Take notes.

Sept.  12 - Read "The Greatest Journey - up to the paragraph that starts "The movement was probably imperceptible." take notes http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0603/feature2/index.html?fs=www3.nationalgeographic.com&fs=plasma.nationalgeographic.com. 

Sept. 13 - No homework

Sept. 14 - Read the rest of the Greatest Journey.  Take notes. http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0603/feature2/index.html?fs=www3.nationalgeographic.com&fs=plasma.nationalgeographic.com. 

Sept. 18 - Read 85-89 Farmer Power (on-line course reserve) and Take notes.

Sept. 19 - Study for map quiz

Sept. 20 - Read pp. 89-92 "Farmer Power." (on-line course reserve) Take notes.

Sept. 21 - Read pp. 104-109 "To Farm or not to Farm."  (on-line course reserve) Take notes.

Sept. 24 - Read pp. 109-113 "To Farm or Not to Farm."  (on-line course reserve) Take notes.

Sept. 25 - Study for UNIT ONE TEST.

SEPTEMBER 27 - UNIT ONE TEST.  NO HOMEWORK.

September 28.  Read http://www.clevelandstatecc.edu/Courses/ngreenwood/History%201110/Online_Presentations/first_river_valley_civilizations.htm.  Take notes.

October 1 - Read p. 71 Newsweek. Take Notes

October 2 - Answer Questions 1-5 on Webquest.  Email me your answers by 10:00pm tonight.

October 3 - Answer Questions 1-13 on Webquest.  Bring hard copy to class on Thursday

October 4 - Finish webquest.  Bring hard copy to class on Monday. 

October 9 - Newsweek p. 42 and 43.  Take notes.

October 10 - Sumer Webquest.  Questions 23-29

October 12 - Webquest questions 28-36

October 15 - read Sumer Search for Eden - Part 1 - in Notes section.  Take notes

October 16 - read Sumer Search for Eden - Part 2 - in Notes section.  Take notes.

October 17 - read http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/india/.  Read Geography and origins, Cultural Elements and Arts, technology and trade.  Take notes.

October 19 - study for map quiz.

October 22 - review reading on India -  http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/india/.  Read Geography and origins, Cultural Elements and Arts, technology and trade.  Bring in a hard copy of the article and your notes

 October 23  Read http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/ancient_china/neolithic.html .  Read http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/ancient_china/xia.html.  And http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/ancient_china/shang.html.  Take notes on all.

October 24 -Study for Unit 2 test

October 25 - Unit 2 test.  No homework.

October 26 -  Read http://eawc.evansville.edu/anthology/hammurabi.htm. This is Hammurabi's Code.  Read the introduction and the Epilogue.  Take notes.  You don't have to read all of the laws.  Pick about 10 laws and read them. 

October 30 - In NOTES section, read 114-116 in Small Nations, part 1. Take notes

October 31 - No homework

Nov. 1 - Finish reading Small nations, part 1.  117-119.  Take notes.

Nov. 5 - Read 119-125 in Small Nations part 3 (Notes section).  Take notes.

Nov. 6 - Read pp. 126-131 in The Great Empires (Notes Section).  Take notes.

Nov.7 - Read pp. 131-137 in The Great Empires (note section).  Take notes.

Nov. 9 - Read pp. 137-141 in the Great empires (note section).  Take notes.

Nov. 13 - Study for Map Quiz.  Map quiz will be on Wed., Nov. 14.

Nov. 14 - Read Epilogue in Notes section.  Take notes.

Nov. 15 - Study for Unit III test.

Nov. 16 - UNIT III Test.  No homework.

Nov. 26 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/ .  Go to left hand side.  Click on History. Click on History of Judaism.  Read the first page and take notes.  click on The First Covenant.  Read and take notes.  Click on Abraham.  Read and Take notes.    Print all of these pages out.

Nov. 27 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/ . Go to left hand side.  Click on History.  Read Second Covenant and take notes.  Read Moses p. 1-3 and take notes.  Print all pages out.

Nov. 28 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/.   Go to left hand side and click history.  Read David and take notes. Go to left hand side.  Click on Beliefs.  Read pages 1-3 and take notes.  Print out.

Nov. 29 - Read "Baghdad Comes Alive" in Newsweek, 11-26-07.  GO to notes section (above).  Print out questions for this article.  Answer the questions.

Nov. 30 - Read "Where are the Monks" in Newsweek, 12-03-07.  GO to notes section (above).  Print out questions for this article.  Answer the questions.

Dec. 3 - Read http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/ANCINDIA/ARYANS.HTM.  Take notes.

Dec. 5 - Read http://people.bu.edu/prothero/hinduism101.html.  Take notes.

Dec. 6 - Read http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/ANCINDIA/ANCINDIA.HTM .  Go to Contents on left hand side, click on Mauryans 321-185 BC. Take notes.

Dec. 7 - Read Newsweek article

Dec. 10 -  Read http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/BUDDHISM/BUDDHISM.HTM.  GO to left hand side and click on contents.  Read Siddhartha Guatama and The Decline of Buddhism in India.Take notes.

Dec. 11 - Read http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/geography/home_set.html.  Complete Story, explore and challenge questions at the bottom of this page.  Be able to discuss in class.

Dec. 12 - Read http://china.mrdonn.org/early.html and http://china.mrdonn.org/early.html. Click on Xia Dynasty at the Bottom of the page.  read and Take notes.

Dec. 14 - Read http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/ancient_china/shang.html.  and http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/ancient_china/zhou.html Take notes

Dec. 17- Study for Unit test

Dec. 18 - Test - UNIT IV

Jan. 7 - Read The Minoans http://www.civilization.ca/civil/greece/gr1020e.html .  Take notes.  Read The Mycenaeans http://www.civilization.ca/civil/greece/gr1030e.html. Take notes.

Jan. 9 - Read http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/GREECE/GREECE.HTM.  Click on Contents on left hand side.  Read Athens and take notes.

Jan. 10 - Read http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/thecities/sparta.html and take notes.  Read http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/culture/womenofsparta.html and take notes.

Jan. 11 - Read the Delian League.  http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GREECE/GREECE.HTM.  Click on contents on left.  Go to Delian League.  Read and take notes.  Begin to prepare for exam.

Jan. 14- 18 - Study for exam. THERE IS A COPY OF THE MAP THAT WILL BE ON THE JANUARY EXAM IN THE NOTES SECTION ABOVE

Jan. 22 - Mid term exam.

Jan. 28 - Read Early Rome in notes section (above).  Take notes.

Jan. 29 - Read http://rome.mrdonn.org/horatius.html and take notes.  Read http://rome.mrdonn.org/senate.html and take notes.

Jan. 30 - Go to http://www.roman-empire.net/society/society.html.  Near the top where it says "Choose which paragraph to go to and press GO."  Look carefully, it is there.  Read the paragraphs titled:  The Civilized City. The Working Day.  Women.  Family.  Take notes on all.  Copy and paste these sections on a new document and print out for your notebooks.

Jan. 31 - Go to http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/ROME/ROME.HTM.  Go to left hand side and click on contents.  Read The Punic Wars.  Answer the following questions:  Why were the Punic Wars fought (causes)?  Which two powers were involved?  What advantages did each side have?  WHo won each war?  What were the consequences for the loser?

2/1 - Read "The Expanding Empire" in Notes section.

2/5 - Read http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/fallofromanrepublic_article_01.shtml.  Pages 1-6.  Take notes.

2/6 - Read http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/empire_03.shtml.  Pages 1-5.  Take notes. 

2/7 - Study for test on Rome

2/8 - TEST ON ROME.  NO HOMEWORK

2/12 - Read http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/portrait/jews.html.  Up to The first Revolt 66 AD.  Take notes

2/14 - http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/ch23.htm.  Read up to Church Controversy over Readmission. Take notes.

2/15 - Read http://www.time.com/time/2001/jerusalem/cover.html.  The 18 paragraphs.  Take notes.

2/21 Read http://www.time.com/time/2001/jerusalem/cover.html.  Read the rest of the article.  Take notes.

2/22 - Read   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/why/appeal.html.  UP to Human Appeal of Christianity. Take note

2/25 - Read  - A brief summary of the Byzantine empire  http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/byzantium/byz_1.html  Then go to the left hand side.  Click on history, go to the bottom of the page and click on The Early Period.  Take notes on both of these readings.

2/26 -   Read "On Justinian's Buildings" in Notes section above.  Answer study questions 4-7.

2/28 - Study for test.

2/29 - Study for Test

3/3 - TEST - NO Homework.

3/4 - Read http://www.shsu.edu/~his_ncp/Kievan.html.  From  Early History to Rise of Regional Centers.  Take notes.

3/5 - Read Newsweek Article.  Take Notes.

3/10  - Read http://home.swipnet.se/roland/primarychronicle.html.  Only the Chiristianization of Rus.  Take notes.

3/11 - Study for map quiz.

3/12 - Study for map quiz

3/13 -Read http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/early_imperial_china/han.html  Take notes.

3/14 - Read p. 45 Newsweek.  Take notes.

l3/17 -  Read http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/texts/hanfei.html.  Answer questions 1-4.  Read http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/CHPHIL/ANALECTS.HTM.  Take notes.

3/19 - read http://www.wsu.edu/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_1/lao_tzu.html.  Take notes.

3/20 - read http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/classical_imperial_china/sui.html.  Read http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/classical_imperial_china/tang.html.  List the contributions of the SUi and T'ang dynasties.

4/7 - Read Newsweek article p. 38-40.  Take notes.

4/8 - Read http://www.truthnet.org/islam/whatisislam.html to the END of HEJIRA.  Take notes.

4/9 - Read http://www.truthnet.org/islam/whatisislam.html from After Mohammad up to the Books of Islam.  Take notes

4/11 - Newsweek.  "China Feels the Heat."  Newsweek 4/14/08.  Take notes.

4/14 - In notes section (above) Read MLA.  Take notes

4/15 - In Notes section (above) Read MLA 2. Take notes.

4/16 - Study for map quiz

4/17 - In notes section read "A Peaceful Faith, A Fanatic Few."  Take notes.

4/18 - Read http://www.time.com/time/2001/jerusalem/islam.html.  Take notes. 

4/22 - Read Newsweek "Don't Feed Chinese Nationalism."  Answer questions.

4/23 - Work on notecards.

4/24 - work on Notecards

4/25 - Complete 20 notecards

4/28 - Reading TBA

4/29 - Study for test

5/1 - TEST:  HAN CHINA AND ISLAM

5/5 Read http://www.mce.k12tn.net/middleages/middleagesintro.htm.  Make an annotated timeline.  Read http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ab74.  through Charles Martel.  Take notes.

5/6 - work on notecards.

5/12 - Study for map quiz.  Use these maps to help you prepare.  http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/contemporarymaps/world/europe/europe3.jpg

and http://www.hist-geo.co.uk/europe/outline-eu/europe-rivers-1.php.  YOu do not need to know all of the rivers on this map, just the ones on the list plus the Loire and the Arno.

5/13 - Read Prolegomena pp. 1-6 up to The Viking Raiders...Take notes (print material out) NOTES SECTION ABOVE

5/14 - read Prolegomena pp. 6-10.  NOTES SECTION ABOVE.  Take notes.

5/15 - Work on research paper.

5/16 - work on Research paper.

5/19 -  Go to Notes section.  Read William the Conqueror up to Feudalism in England, France, Normandy.  Take notes.

5/21 - From notes section read William in England up to "The Norman Pattern Transforms English Society."  Take Notes.

5/22 - From notes section read William in England starting with  "The Norman Pattern Transforms English Society," up to Estimate of William's accomplishments and Character.  Take notes.

5/23 - From notes section read William in England starting with  Estimate of William's accomplishments and Character to the end of the reading. Take notes.

/27 - GO to Notes section.  Read Crusades (start with heading The Crusades) Answer the question at the beginning of the reading.  Also answer two questions to consider at the bottom of "Muslim and Christian: Two Contemporary Perspectives." Take notes.