HIS 1000 World Civilizations to 1500 AD

HIS	1000	11005	1, 2002	EXT	World Civilizations to 1500 AD	1.00	TWMBA
Subject	Cat-Nbr	Class	Term	Mode	Description	Units	Campus

Academic Group:	FOART
Academic Org:	FOA003
HECS Band:	1
ASCED Code:	090305

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STAFFING:

Examiner: Maurice French
Moderator: Libby Connors

SYNOPSIS:

In a world of rapid change and narrow specialization it is useful to develop a long term perspective on the course of human history on a world, rather than a regional or national, scale. This course examines the rise and fall of civilizations from the neolithic period to the age of Columbus, focussing on economic activity, technological development, social structure, cultural traits and, in particular, religious/philosophical systems. The course introduces the basic principles of historical methodology and is compatible with course ANT1000: World Archaeology which employs an anthropological approach. It also complements material in course AST1000: Australia Asia and the Pacific and course AST1001: Sacred & Secular: a prelude to Modern Asia. The course is particularly suited to Education students and is ideal as a general elective.

OBJECTIVES:

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

identify basic models of civilization and metahistory, including world-systems theory;

recognize, define, and use the essential terminology of socio- historical analysis;

discuss, briefly, the main events, places and people in the development of civilizations in the defined period;

describe the broad parameters of the world's major religious/philosophical systems up to AD1500;

demonstrate competency in writing skills, bibliography and documentation in the History discipline.

TOPICS:

Description	Weighting (%)
1. A Introduction 1.1 Theories in Socio-historical Analysis 1.2 Concepts in Socio-historical Analysis 1.3 Historical Evidence and Analysis	0.00
2. B The Emergence of Civilizations 3500-1000BCE 2.1 Neolithic Culture 2.2 Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Aegean & West Asia 2.3 Indus and Vetic India 2.4 Shang and Chou China	0.00
3. C Age of Faiths and Philosophies 1500-250BCE 3.1 Palestine and Judaism 3.2 Classical Greece 3.3 Hindu India and Buddhism 3.4 Chinese Philosophy	0.00
4. D The Great Empires 500BCE-400CE 4.1 Hellenistic Empire 4.2 Roman Republic and Empire 4.3 Mauryan India 4.4 Han China	0.00
5. E Changing Empires 400-1200CE 5.1 Rise of Christianity 5.2 Barbarian Europe 5.3 Byzantine Empire 5.4 Islam 5.5 Decline of India 5.6 Revival of China	0.00
6. F Peripheral Civilizations to 1500CE 6.1 Meso-American and Amerindia 6.2 Sub-Saharan Africa 6.3 Sinic Japan 6.4 Indian SE Asia	0.00
7. G Cultural Interaction 1000-1500CE 7.1 Crusading Christianity 7.2 Mongolian Hordes 7.3 The European Renaissance	0.00

TEXT and MATERIALS required to be PURCHASED or accessed:

Books can be ordered by fax or telephone. For costs and further details use the 'Book Search' facility at http://bookshop.usq.edu.au by entering the author or title of the text.

Stearns, P. et al. 2000 Documents in World History: Volume 1: The Great Traditions: From Ancient Times to 1500, 2nd edn, Harper & Row, New York.

Upshur, J. H. L et al. 2001 World History: Volume 1: Before 1600: The Development of Early Civilizations, 4th edn, West/Wadsworth, Belmont, CA.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.

Anglin, J. & Hamblin, W. 1993 World History to 1648, Harper Perennial, New York.

Bentley, J.H. & Ziegler, H.F., 2000 Traditions & Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past, Volume I: from the beginnings to 1500, McGraw Hill, Boston.

Blainey, G., 2000 A Short History of the World, Viking/Penguin, Ringwood, Victoria.

Goucher, C.L., et al., 1998 In the Balance: Themes in Global History, McGraw Hill, Boston.

Haywood, J. (ed), 1997 Atlas of World History, Andromeda Books/Neodel, Oxford.

Mason, C., 2000 A Short History of Asia, St Martins Press, New York.

McComb, D. (ed) 1993 World History: Volume 1: Prehistory to 1500, 3rd edn, Dushkin, Guilford, Conn.

McNeill, W. 1992 A History of the Human Community: Volume 1: Prehistory to 1500, 4th edn, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs NJ.

Ponting, C., 2000 World History: A New Perspective, Chatto and Windus, London.

Reilly, K., 2000 Worlds of History: A Comparative Reader, Volume I: to 1500, Bedford/St Martin's, Boston.

Reilly, K. (ed) c1995 Readings in World Civilizations: Volume 1: The Great Traditions, 3rd edn, St Martin's Press, New York.

Roberts, J. M., 1995 History of the World, Penguin, London.

Stavrianos, L., 1992 Lifelines from our Past: A New World History, M.E. Sharpe, New York.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

ACTIVITY	HOURS
Directed Study	97
Examinations	3
Private Study	66

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

Description	Marks Out of	Wtg(%)	Required	Due Date
CMA TEST 1	100.00	0.00	Y	04 Mar 2002	(see note 1)
DOCUMENTARY ANALYSIS	100.00	15.00	Y	04 Mar 2002	(see note 2)
CMA TEST 2	100.00	2.00	Y	04 Mar 2002	(see note 3)
CMA TEST 3	100.00	2.00	Y	04 Mar 2002	(see note 4)
BOOK REVIEW	100.00	15.00	Y	04 Mar 2002	(see note 5)
CMA TEST 4	100.00	2.00	Y	04 Mar 2002	(see note 6)
CMA TEST 5	100.00	2.00	Y	04 Mar 2002	(see note 7)
2000 WORD ESSAY	100.00	30.00	Y	04 Mar 2002	(see note 8)
CMA TEST 6	100.00	2.00	Y	04 Mar 2002	(see note 9)
3 HOUR EXAM	100.00	30.00	Y	END S1	(see note 10)

NOTES:

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OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Grades: Students must attempt all items of assessment in order to be eligible for a final grade. The final grade will be determined by the aggregate of all assessment items (you do not have to pass each item of assessment) in accord with the Faculty of Arts standard - see Handbook.
CMA Tests may be submitted up to 2 weeks after the due date, except CMA Test 6 which should be submitted on time.
External students have an automatic extension of one week on Items 2,5 and 8 beyond which a penalty of 10% of the value of the assignment per working day may be deducted.