BRAZOSPORT COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES. History 2311 HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION I

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1 BRAZOSPORT COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES History 2311 HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION I Instructor: Dr. AV Doc Petrovich Phone: (979) Address: Alisa.Petrovich@brazosport.edu Office Hours: posted on G-220 Book: Jackson Spielvogel, Western Civilization Vol. I, 8 th edition ISBN The 5th, 6th and 7th editions are acceptable, too. I have the book one one day check out at the BC library. Just ask for it at the circulation desk. I. Course Description: This course is a survey of the intellectual, political, and economic history of Europeanbased civilization from pre-history to In this course you will learn about people and the creations they wrought, both for glorification and despair of humans. II. Student Learning Outcomes: 1. Students will demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and structures, and cultures of the near East and Western Europe. 2. Students will demonstrate knowledge of and be able to analyze the effects of historical, social, political, economic, cultural, and European influences on the area under study. 3. Students comprehend the origins of ancient states through the Middle Ages in the near East and Western Europe with a focus on culture, politics, history, and conquest. 4. Students can identify and demonstrate an understanding of the differences and commonalities within diverse Indo-European root groups.

2 5. Students will write at a college-appropriate level III. COURSE PREREQUISITES: College-level reading and writing. IV. Textbook Information: Contact the Brazosport College Bookstore with a credit card for course materials. Phone Fax: bookstore@brazosport.edu Website: A student of this institution is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college bookstore. The same textbook is/may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer. I have a copy on reserve in the library if you cannot afford a copy. V. Students with Disabilities: Brazosport College is committed to providing equal education opportunities to every student. Brazosport College offers services for individuals with special needs and capabilities including counseling, tutoring, equipment, and software to assist students with special needs. Please contact the Special Populations Counselor at for further information. VI. ACADEMIC HONESTY: Brazosport College assumes that students eligible to perform on the college level are familiar with the ordinary rules governing proper conduct including academic honesty. The principle of academic honesty is that all work presented by you is yours alone. Academic dishonesty including, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, and collusion shall be treated appropriately. Please refer to the Brazosport College Student Guide for more information. This is available online at CLICK on the CATALOGS AND SCHEDULES link under STUDENTS. After 10% similarity, I will report you and give you a 0 for your paper. Academic dishonesty violates both the policies of this course and the Student Code of Conduct. In this class, any occurrence of academic dishonest will be referred to the Dean of Student Services for prompt adjudication and will, at a minimum, result in a 0

3 for the plagiarized work in this course. Sanctions may be imposed beyond your grade in this course by the Dean of Student Services. Recycled Papers: You cannot recycle written work for this course from other courses UNLESS you get my prior written approval. This means you cannot use more than 10% of another paper you wrote or are writing to fulfill any requirement in this course. If you recycle your own paper in this course, I will not accept it and you will receive a 0 for the paper. VII. ATTENDANCE AND Withdrawal POLICY: Sometimes we mean well but life gets in the way. A student plans to take a course and things happen to prevent work being completed. If that happens, please contact me. Let me help. If I do not hear from you, and you have more than one 0 as a grade, I may drop you. So if things happen and you cannot make a deadline, let me know. Otherwise, I will figure you are having a rough time and might drop you as a kindness. VIII. Course Requirements: A. Examinations: There are two tests in this course. They are a midterm and a final. The midterm may be oral or a take home essay and covers all of the assignments up to the midterm date. The final covers all of the information since the midterm. 1. Make-Up Policy: Make ups are taken on D2L and have a two hour time limit. They are essay questions geared to a two hour test. You have five days from the test to take them. If you have special circumstances, please discuss them with me BEFORE the test day. The FINAL CANNOT BE MADE UP. 2. Late Policy: You may submit your Midterm and/or Interview late. If they are late, submit them to the DropBox here on D2L. I will assess a -10 points a day penalty. B. Extra Credit: This course offers some extra credit opportunities. If you are not there on the day they are handed out, I will not allow an extension. I do not allow make ups, since this is just extra credit. Submit them to me by the due date before class or you will receive no extra credit.

4 1. Desire 2 Learn: This course uses Desire 2 Learn (D2L). You are responsible for the syllabus and everything on D2L. 2. To make sure you know how to use D2L and turnitin.com, I have an extra credit assignment. Extra Credit #1: You will find this on D2L under the Content tab. Due January 18. You must follow the directions exactly or you will not get extra credit. C. The "paper": You are a reporter for The Daily Planet. With the help of billionaire inventor Tony Stark, you get a chance to go back in time and interview one historic figure. Sadly, the only people you can visit are on the list below. You can make it graphic novel/manga style with drawings and bubbles, although the biography needs to be written out like an essay. Or you can follow my example. Original Drawings, pasted pictures, or scrapbook tidbits like ribbon, a key, or whatever are acceptable. JUST BE SURE IT IS IN GOOD TASTE AND NOT ILLEGAL ON CAMPUS. So, no wine bottles, although you can soak off a wine label and fix it to a page. In your interview, you need to show you know about your subject, so begin with a one paragraph biography. You will tell him/her all about themselves to gain trust and show respect. Then, ask them about their life, accomplishments, era, and relationships. The answers must be based on fact. For example, if you choose Henry VIII, you might wish to ask him how his reign helped bring about a time of turmoil for England or why he had so many wives. Of course, there are more questions you need to ask him. Your "paper"/comic/manga will be a minimum of 600 words. You must use two books besides your text (they can be ebooks) and one internet site. The internet site must have in its address.gov or.edu. No other address is acceptable. Your paper will have a formal bibliography. 1. Choose a person from this list: Joan of Arc Michelangelo Agnes Sorel of France Louis IX Pericles Mary Queen of Scots Alexander the Great Vasco de Gama Emperor Constantine Julius Caesar Machiavelli Hernando Cortes Queen Hatshepsut Aristotle Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt Philip IV of Spain King Tutankhamen Savonarola Elizabeth I of England King Darius II of Persia William the Conqueror

5 Henry VIII of England ArtemisiaGentileschi MartinLuther Nero Antipater of Greece Hildegard of Bignan 2. Format: Here is how the interview looks. I am using someone NOT on the list Jean-Baptiste Colbert Interview By: A.V. Petrovich Jean-Baptiste Colbert ( ) became France s most powerful minister in the Age of Louis XIV. At one time, he was the Minister of Finance, Forests, Overseas Affairs, Land and Agriculture, and Minister of Fishing. Despite the power he wielded, Colbert was born a peasant. His parents were in the cloth industry and his mother sewed drapes. However, he did have an uncle who was a banker. Through his uncle, Colbert managed to get a position in the household of Cardinal Jules Mazarin. The young Louis XIV met him and liked what he saw. Despite protests, he named this peasant Minister of Finance. Colbert would fulfill all of his obligations with honesty, diligence, and vigor. He typified the best of official in Baroque France because he was honest yet a major social climber and shameless flatterer. Me: Hello, Monsieur Colbert! How do you like your write up? I am going to lead my article with it. Colbert: Well, it is not very flattering. You forgot to mention that I managed to buy the title of Marquis for one of my 10 sons and my 8 daughter married nobles. Also, did you forget my wife was a member of the Academie Francaise? She was an astronomer. Me: Oh, sorry. I forgot all of that. Can you tell our readers an interesting tidbit about yourself? Colbert: Humm most people call me The Northwind or Mr. Boring. Interesting, well, I sleep 3 hours a night. Me: And yet you and Mrs. Colbert have 18 children? Colbert: (long pause) Yup. And so on.

6 2. submit to Turnitin.com March 29. If you do a graphic novel, submit the biography. 3. Writing Hints: Avoid offensive language Never plagiarize! When in doubt, use a citation. These would look like this: (Austen, 21). Contact me if you need further help. D. Class Discussion and Participation: you will participate in class by asking pertinent questions, asking questions about course material, and joining into group discussions or exercises. IX. Student Responsibilities: Students are expected to participate fully in this course. The following criteria are intended to assist you to be successful in this course: A. Understand the syllabus requirements B. Use appropriate time management skills C. communicate with your professor D. complete coursework on time, and E. utilize online components (such as Turnitin.com) as required. X. Projects, Assignments, Assessments, etc. A. Group Projects: This course uses group discussions, projects and interactive class games to help get a feel for life and death in history. The average of your grade for each of these exercises is 1/5th the total course grade 1. Group Discussions: Before the date of the Discussion, go to Content. Under Content, look down the left side bar for Discussion Questions. They are numbered 1-3. For the appropriate discussion, print up the questions. Put your name on them. Answer the questions. Bring the sheet to class. At the end of the discussion, hand them in to me. No discussion questions mean -20 points. Discussions cannot be made up.

7 2. Interactive Activities: There are 3 interactive activities for the course. Each is unique and designed to bring history to life. a. Akhenaton versus Egypt Debate. In this great debate, the class divides into two group. One group, headed by Pharaoh Akhenaton, tries to prove why Egyptians need just one God. The other group, led by High Priest Immon, argue why the multiple gods religion is worth keeping. Go wild with costumes, posters, FAKE weapons (VERY FAKE). a. Romans versus Barbarians: Knowledge Game. In this activity, the class divides into Romans and Barbarians. Each side tries to answer the questions. They are based on the reading and lecture. The first side to score 15 points wins! See Content: Romans versus Barbarians Game for more details b. Renaissance Banquet. In this activity, we are going to be a Renaissance party. Here we will sample Renaissance music and food, too. We will role play to get a better idea of social stratification. See Content, Renaissance Life for more information B. Grade Distribution Midterm: worth 1/5th the course grade Final: worth 1/5th the course grade Interview: worth 1/5th the course grade Personal Responsibility: worth 1/5th the grade. This means attending class or contacting me ahead of time when you are going to miss class, class conduct, timeliness, getting work in on time, and being prepared for class. Each student starts with 100. The grade goes down from there if students skip, act up, forget to bring or submit work, are not ready for class, or do not interact in a polite and mature fashion. I judge how many points to deduct, between 1-5 depending on the circumstances. Interactive Events: averaged, worth 1/5th the course grade XI. Calendar of Readings and Assignments. Check these off as you accomplish them! Week 1: Early Ancient Cultures- The Weird and the Wonderful Chapter One: The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

8 The Body Count Begins! For extra credit (5 points), from day 1 keep a list of the names of all the people we discuss who die under mysterious circumstances (aka "Bathtub Accidents" although they might "fall" down stairs or "crash" their vehicle) Extra Credit #1 due January 18 Week 2: The Ancient World Is Smart Chapter Two: The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empire Interactive Debate: Akhenaton versus Egypt, January 26 Week 3: Ancient Greece and Limited Everything Chapter Three: The Civilization of the Greeks Week 4: Here Comes Alexander the Great...Oops! He's Dead! Chapter Four: Hellenistic World Class Discussion 1: February 11 Week 5: The Roman Republic : An Idea Whose Time Had Come- and Gone Chapter 5: Roman Republic Week 6: The Roman Empire or How to Sell a Product to People Who Do Not Need It Chapter Six: Roman Empire Interactive Activity: Romans versus Barbarians Knowledge Game February 23 Midterm Handed out or taken in class February 25.

9 Week 7: The Middle Ages Are Coming! The Middle Ages Are... Chapter Seven: Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World Class Discussion 2: March 2 Midterm Due March 4 by 11:59PM Week 8: A Time of Warfare or No Harm Ever Came From Reading a Book Chapter Eight: Early Middle Ages Week 9: Spring Break Week 10: A Time of Building, a Time for Learning, a Time for... Chapter Nine: High Middle Ages Week 11: The Rise of Kingdoms or How To Buy Friends and Influence People Chapter Ten: Rise of Kingdoms Interview Due March 29 by 11:59pm at turnitin.com Week 12: Late Middle Ages or What Stinks? Chapter Eleven: The Late Middle Ages Week 13: The Renaissance Rocks

10 Chapter Twelve: The Renaissance Class Interactive: Renaissance Daily Life: Renaissance Banquet April 8 Week 14: The Reformation...Learning Not to Get Along Chapter Thirteen: The Reformation Week 15: Europe and the World or the Eurocentric View Chapter Fourteen: Europe and the World Class Discussion 3: April 29 Week 16: Final: Handed out April 27. Final due no later than May 3 by 11:59pm at turnitin.com. If taken in class, the final comes your way May 3 or 4 TBA XII. Bottom Line Dates: January 18...Optional Extra Credit #1 Due January 19...No Class January 26...Akhenaton versus Egypt Debate! February 11...Class Discussion February 23...Knowledge Game! February 25...Hand out Midterm or take midterm March 2...Class Discussion March 4...Midterm Due at turnitin.com, or discussion, or lecture March 29...Interview Due

11 April 8...Renaissance Games and Food! April 27...Hand Out Final or lecture April 29...Class Discussion, Body Count Due May 3...Take Final or due by 11:59PM at turnitin.com XIII. TURNITIN.COM AND NOTES A. Instructions for turning in the Interview (and Tests if applicable) You will turn in your Interview (and Tests) to turnitin.com. This will require that you upload your work into the website. To do this, you will need to create an account. Go to This is the homepage. On the upper right corner you will see NEW USERS Click on New Users. You will be asked if you are a student or instructor. Choose student from the pull down menu. Click next. class ID: enrollment password: western1 (all lower case) Next, you will be asked for your address. If you do not have at home, please get an account from Brazosport College. The account is free. You may obtain an account make certain you have an ID card with a current sticker on the back. You can get this from the library. Be certain to bring your paid receipt. Then, you can go to the HELP DESK and get an account. From here on, you will receive prompts. Finish and you will be registered in the class. When you finish the Interview, you will access your account, choose to upload the interview, and then submit the interview. I have a time limit set, so you will be unable to turn in your interview after the precise time listed in the syllabus. If you are late, submit it to the Dropbox here on D2L. It will be called Interview. I take off -10 points every day it is late. B. Plagiarism is a rising problem at colleges across America. Plagiarism is copying someone else s work without properly citing it. Turnitin.com has a search engine that will detect if even one sentence of your work has been plagiarized from any written source or paper, including former course work, classmates, etc. I will be given a percent of how original your work is and a percent of how much might be lifted from another source. After 10%, I may refuse to accept your work. This means you get a 0 for the

12 work. Also, if you have over 10% I have the option to report you to the Dean of Students. Please note: This is a REQUIREMENT. I will NOT accept ed or paper copies of your "paper". You will need to get an account from BC or your school if you do not have the internet at home. See Section VI. for more information. C. Special Note for Minor Students If you are old enough to take this course you are old enough to speak to me. Therefore I will not discuss this course or your progress with your parent or guardian. See me, call me, me, or phone me. The Privacy Act does not allow me to discuss student progress with anyone but the student. Sorry. D. I am here to help and I want you to succeed in the course. me at my Brazosport College (alisa.petrovich@brazosport.edu) and I will use my smart phone to answer you quickly. me on D2L and I will have to find a computer to respond. Either way, you are NEVER a bother. Just ask away and let me guide you towards success! Good luck and best wishes!