Grades are recorded in the gradebook in Canvas. For an explanation of the critical course deadlines, highlighted on the schedule in bold, please see the course syllabus.
| Week Starts | Topic | Assignments/Critical Course Deadlines | Assignment Due Date |
Possible Points |
| 12 September | Unit 1: Introduction | Introduction Paragraph, Syllabus Quiz and Canvas Post | 8 am 17 September |
15 |
| Unit 2: Pre-History | Pre-History paragraph | 8 am 17 September |
50 | |
| 17 September | Unit 3: Ancient Near East | Gilgamesh paper |
8 am 20 September |
100 |
| Unit 4: Classical Greece | Ancient paragraph | 8 am 24 September |
50 | |
| 24 September | Unit 5: Classical Rome and Christianity | 8 am 27 September |
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| Unit 6: Islam and Empire | Hadith paragraph | 8 am 1 October |
50 | |
| 1 October | Unit 7: Charlemagne | Canvas post/respond | 8 am 4 October |
5 |
| Unit 8: Russia | Midterm Exam | Anytime before or on 8 October |
150 | |
| 8 October | Unit 9: Early Middle Ages | 8 am 11 October |
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| Unit 10: Feudalism | Feudalism group project Last Withdrawal Date (15 October) |
8 am 15 October |
100 | |
| 15 October | Unit 11: Medieval Russia | Wikipedia Analysis paper | 8 am 18 October |
100 |
| Unit 12: Late Middle Ages | Canvas post/respond | 8 am 22 October |
5 | |
| 22 October | Unit 13: Reformation | 8 am 25 October |
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| Unit 14: Renaissance | Machiavelli paper | 8 am 29 October |
100 | |
| 29 October | Unit 15: Final Exam | Final exam | Anytime before or on 1 November |
250 |
| Unit 16: The World in 1500 | Reflective paragraph and Canvas posting Course End Date (6 November) |
8 am 5 November |
25 | |
| TOTAL REQUIRED POINTS | 1,000 |
Course grades are based on the following scale:
- 1,000-900: A
- 899-800: B
- 799-700: C
- 699-600: D
- 599-000: F