HIS 111 Course Schedule

HIS 111
Course Schedule

Grades are recorded in the gradebook in Blackboard. For an explanation of the critical course deadlines, highlighted on the schedule in bold, please see the course home page.

UNIT	TOPIC	ASSIGNMENT	POINTS	GRADE
1	Introduction	Required Introduction paragraph	50
2	Pre-History	Required Pre-History paragraph	50
3	Ancient Near East	Required Gilgamesh paper Last Refund Date/ Blackboard Sign-In Deadline	100
4	Classical Mediterranean	Required Ancient paragraph	50
5	Classical South Asia	*Optional Ramayana paper (100 pts.)
6	Mesoamerica	Optional Quiché paragraph (25 pts.)
7	Classical China	*Optional Confucius paper (100 pts.)
8	Russia	Midterm Exam	150
9	Islam and Empire	Required Hadith paragraph	50
10	African Society	Required Ibn Battuta paragraph Last Withdrawal Date	50
11	Mongols	Optional Mongol paragraph (25 pts.)
12	Japan	Required Web paper	100
13	Charlemagne and the European Middle Ages	Extra Credit Special Project paper (50-100 pts)
14	Renaissance, Reformation and Exploration	*Optional De Las Casas paper (100 pts.)
15	Final Exam	Final Exam Course End Date	250
Any Week		Online Discussion (Post ten times during the course.)	50
	TOTAL REQUIRED POINTS		1,000

* You must do one of these three paper assignments.
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Grading
Course grades are based on the following scale:

1,000-900: A
899-800: B
799-700: C
699-600: D
599-000: F