Schedule second half

WEEK NINE

October 23

Midterm status review. Writing Workshop for Research Project.

DUE: Nothing due today… enjoy your midterm break

October 25

Commerce & Culture: Silk Roads, Sand Roads & Sea Roads.\

DUE:  READ & BLOG ON Intro to Part Three & Ch 7 (Commerce & Culture)

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WEEK TEN

October 30

Islam

DUE:  READ & Blog On Chapter 9 (The Worlds of Islam)

November 1

Christendom. The European Renaissance & early Modern thought world. 

DUE:  READ & Blog On Chapter 10 (The Worlds of Christendom)

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WEEK ELEVEN

November 6

READING QUIZ. The Golden Age of China. 

DUE:  READ & BLOG ON Chapter 8 (China and the World)

November 8

In-class workshop on Research Paper. Meet with Debate teams.

DUE: Draft of Research Paper Intro, Deep Historical Dive into the Topic

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WEEK TWELVE

November 13

China Debate

DUE: Prepare talking points for in-class debate as self-assigned by teams

November 15

Attend Freshman Research Conference, location TBD, 3:30 to 5:30 pm. Support our freshmen by showing interest in their work! If you can’t make the Research Conference, please come to class at the normal time for a “study hall” session. Bring an assignment you need to catch up on or for which you need some help.

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WEEK THIRTEEN

November 20

Peoples who leave no written record; Nomadic civilizations: The Mongols.

DUE:  READ WW Chapter 11 (Pastoral Peoples on the Global Stage), AND reflection on Freshman Research Conference

Thursday, November 22

No class – Thanksgiving holiday.

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WEEK FOURTEEN

November 27

The Worlds of the 15^thCentury. 

DUE: READ and blog on Chapter 12. 

November 29

Special topics & presentation skills.

DUE: Research paper

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WEEK FIFTEEN

December 4

Final Exam. 

December 6

Research Presentations.