HIS 111 (Summer 2020)
8 Week Course Assignment Schedule
18 May Start Date

Week Starts

Topic

Required Assignments and Critical Course Deadlines

Due Date

Possible Points

18 May

Unit 1: Introduction

Introduction Paragraph, Syllabus Quiz and Canvas Post

Midnight
21 May

15+

Unit 2: Pre-History

Pre-History paragraph

Midnight
24 May

25

25 May

Unit 3: Ancient Near East

Gilgamesh paper
Last Refund Date/First Assignment Due Date Deadline (26 May)

Midnight
28 May

100

Unit 4: Classical Mediterranean

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
31 May

5

Digital Project choice of topic and type of project

Midnight
28 June

Digital Project assignment

Midnight
5 July

150

1 June

Unit 5: Classical South Asia

Ramayana paper

Midnight
4 June

100

Unit 6: Classical China

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
7 June

5

8 June

Unit 7: Islam

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
11 June

5

Unit 8: Russia

Midterm Exam

Midnight
14 June

150

15 June

Unit 9: Mesoamerica

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
18 June

5

Unit 10: Charlemagne and the European Middle Ages

Wikipedia Analysis paper
Last Withdrawal Date (20 June)

Midnight
21 June

100

22 June

Unit 11: Mongols

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
25 June

5

Unit 12: African Society

Ibn Battuta group project

Midnight
28 June

100

29 June

Unit 13: Japan

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
2 July

5

Unit 14: Renaissance and Reformation

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

Midnight
5 July

5

6 July

Unit 15: Explorations

Final exam

Midnight
9 July

200

Unit 16: The World in 1500

Reflective paragraph
Discussion post/respond
Course End Date (12 July)

Midnight
12 July

25

TOTAL REQUIRED POINTS

1,000