HIS 111 (Fall 2021)
7 Week Course Assignment Schedule
23 August Start Date

Week Starts

Topic

Required Assignments and Critical Course Deadlines

Due Date

Possible Points

23 August

Unit 1: Introduction

Introduction Paragraph, Syllabus Quiz and Canvas Post

Midnight
25 August

15+

Unit 2: Pre-History

Pre-History paragraph

Midnight
27 August

25

Unit 3: Ancient Near East

Gilgamesh paper

Midnight
29 August

100

30 August

Unit 4: Classical Mediterranean

Discussion post/respond
Last Refund Date/First Assignment Due Date Deadline (30 August)

Midnight
1 September

5

Digital Project choice of topic and type of project

Midnight
26 September

Digital Project assignment

Midnight
3 October

150

Unit 5: Classical South Asia

Ramayana paper

Midnight
3 September

100

Unit 6: Classical China

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
5 September

100

6 September

Unit 7: Islam

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
9 September

5

Unit 8: Russia

Midterm Exam

Midnight
12 September

150

13 September

Unit 9: Mesoamerica

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
16 September

5

Unit 10: Charlemagne and the European Middle Ages

Wikipedia Analysis paper

Midnight
19 September

100

20 September

Unit 11: Mongols

Discussion post/respond
Last Withdrawal Date (21 September)

Midnight
23 September

100

Unit 12: African Society

Ibn Battuta group project

Midnight
26 September

100

27 September

Unit 13: Japan

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
30 September

5

Unit 14: Renaissance and Reformation

Discussion post/respond
(Digital project from unit 4 due)

Midnight
3 October

5

4 October

Unit 15: Explorations

Final exam

Midnight
7 October

200

Unit 16: The World in 1500

Reflective paragraph
Discussion post/respond
Course End Date (10 October)

Midnight
10 October

25

TOTAL REQUIRED POINTS

1,000