Week Starts
|
Topic |
Assignments/Critical Course Deadlines |
Assignment
Due Date |
Possible Points |
8
January |
Unit 1: Introduction |
Introduction
paragraph |
8 am
17 January
|
50 |
15
January |
Unit 2: Pre-History |
Required Pre-History paragraph
|
8 am
23 January
|
50 |
22
January |
Unit 3: Ancient Near East |
Required Gilgamesh paper |
8 am
30 January |
100 |
Last Refund Date/
First Assignment Due Date Deadline (27 January) |
29
January |
Unit 4: Classical Mediterranean
|
Required Ancient paragraph
|
8 am
6 February |
50 |
5
February |
Unit 5: Classical South Asia |
*Optional Ramayana paper
|
8 am
13 February |
(100) |
12
February |
Unit 6: Mesoamerica
|
Optional Quiché paragraph |
8 am
20 February |
(25) |
19
February |
Unit 7: Classical China
|
*Optional Confucius paper
|
8 am
27 February |
(100) |
26
February |
Unit 8: Russia
|
Midterm Exam Due Date
|
5 March |
150 |
11
March |
Unit 9: Islam and Empire
|
Required Hadith paragraph
|
8 am
19 March |
50 |
18
March |
Unit 10: African Society
|
Required Ibn Battuta paragraph |
8 am
26 March |
50 |
Last Withdrawal Date (21 March) |
25
March |
Unit 11: Mongols
|
Optional Mongol paragraph
|
8 am
2 April
|
(25) |
1
April |
Unit 12: Japan
|
Required Web paper
|
8 am
9 April |
100 |
8
April |
Unit 13: Charlemagne and the European Middle Ages
|
Extra Credit Special Project paper
|
8 am
16 April |
(50-100) |
15
April |
Unit 14: Renaissance, Reformation and Exploration
|
*Optional De Las Casas paper
|
8 am
23 April |
(100) |
22
April |
Unit 15: Final Exam
|
Final
exam; Course End Date (7 May)
|
30 April |
250 |
Any
Week |
|
Online
Discussion (Post ten times during the course.) |
|
50 |
|
|
TOTAL REQUIRED POINTS |
|
1,000 |