1 UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA SPRING SEMESTER 2012 HIST 1203: Europe Renaissance to Waterloo CRN 26760 Instructor: Michael S. Springer, Ph.D. Meeting Time: 11:00-12:15 TH Location: LAR 226 COURSE INFORMATION Instructor Contact: My office is LAR 202C, which is located in the History and Geography Department on the second floor (northeast corner) of the Liberal Arts building. Office hours for Spring Semester 2012 are 2:00-3:00 MWF and 1:00-2:00 TH. I am available outside of these posted times by appointment, and can be contacted by email at mspringer@uco.edu to set up a meeting. Course Description: (From the course catalog) A survey of Europe from about 1450 to the defeat of Napoleon in 1815. Prerequisites: None Course Objectives: Through lectures, discussions, reading materials, assignments and exams students will: Identify and explore key events in European history between c.1450 and 1815; Analyze the impact these events had on western civilization; Discuss the influence this time period had on our modern world; Further develop analytical and presentation skills through course discussions and assignments; And improve the ability to assimilate and coherently present information in the form of essays and exams. The following required texts are available for purchase at the university bookstore: Jackson J. Spielvogel, Western Civilization, Volume B: 1300-1815 (8 th Edition, Thomson-Wadsworth, 2008). Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince (Yale University Press, 1997). [Note: It is not necessary to get this exact copy of The Prince. Any recent edition should work fine for the course.] Additional required online readings are listed in the weekly schedule below and can be found on the course WebCT page. HIST_1203_MWF_SS2012
2 ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING Assessment for the course is as follows: The Prince Worksheet 12.5% (50 points) 1 Internet Exercise 12.5% (50 points) 2 Map Quizzes 25% (100 points) 1 Essay Assignment 12.5% (50 points) 1 Midterm Exam 25% (100 points) 1 Final Exam 12.5% (50 points) The following grading scale will be employed: A 90-100% B 80-89% C 70-79% D 60-69% F 0-59% Quizzes & Exams: The course has 2 map quizzes, 1 midterm exam, and 1 final exam. The test dates are listed in the schedule below. Make-up quizzes and exams will only be given with an acceptable reason for the absence and with proper documentation (such as a doctor s note). The Department of History and Geography will schedule a date and time for make-up exams each semester. The date and time will be announced in class and students needing to schedule a makeup exam will need to meet with the course instructor to make arrangements for the test. It is your responsibility to contact the course instructor to schedule make-up exams. Essay Assignment: Each student is required to write and submit one 4-5 page (typed, doublespaced) essay on a topic to be chosen by the course instructor. More information about this assignment will be handed out during the course of the semester. COURSE POLICIES Expectation of Work: It is expected that a full-time college student will spend time each week in class meetings and studying out of class approaching a 40-hour work week. A person employed on a full-time basis should not simultaneously expect to maintain a full-time class schedule. Late Work Policy: Late work will not be accepted unless the course instructor has pre-approved it. This means that you must contact the instructor before the deadline to discuss the reasons the deadline will be missed and a revised due-date for the work. One letter grade will be deducted from the assignment grade as a penalty for turning the work in after the original deadline stated in the course syllabus. Any late work must be completed by Friday, 27 April 2012. Absolutely no work will be accepted after this date. Attendance Policy: Attendance at lectures is compulsory and roll will be taken each day. You are allowed a maximum seven absences during the semester. Eight or more absences likely will HIST_1203_MWF_SS2012
3 affect your ability to successfully complete the coursework and exams. For the eighth absence, and for each subsequent one thereafter, the instructor will deduct five points from your participation grade for the course. Please be aware that exams are over reading, class lectures, discussions, and presentations. If you must miss any of these, be sure to get notes from another student in the class. I will not provide these for you. Expectation of Conduct: The classroom is a place for students to learn and to explore new ideas. Your education at UCO is also an important part of your career development. Therefore, I expect all students to observe the following courtesies in the classroom: No reading newspapers, books, magazines, or internet sites (including Facebook) in class. Our class time is for lecture and discussion, not for these other distractions external. The use of laptop computers, notebooks, or ipads is not allowed unless approved by the course instructor in advance. No cell phone use in class. Do not send or read text messages, check your voicemail, surf the internet, or make phone calls. If you choose to bring your phone to class, please make sure it is turned off and placed in your pocket or book bag. If your cell phone is on your desk I will ask you to put it away. Conduct yourself in a professional manner. This means no shouting, yelling, or other disrespectful behavior. Dress appropriately for the classroom. Avoid hats that hide your face, sunglasses, pajamas, etc. Remember, you may need a recommendation letter from me some day and how you behave in the classroom will influence what I write. I do not mind eating and drinking in class, as long as it is not disruptive and does not prevent others from hearing the lectures. If it is too noisy, I will ask you to put it away or to leave the room. Discussion and debate is healthy and an important part of the learning process at a university. Please be sure to treat everyone with respect even if you disagree with his or her viewpoint. A classroom must be a safe environment for all students, so I ask that you treat the instructor and all students with respect. Plagiarism: UCO subscribes to the Turnitin.com plagiarism prevention service. Students agree that by taking this course, all required assignments may be subject to submission for textual similarity review to Turnitin.com for the detection of plagiarism. All submitted assignments will be included as source documents in the Turnitin.com restricted access references database for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of such assignments. Use of the Turnitin.com service is subject to the Terms and Conditions of Use posted on the Turnitin.com website. Turnitin.com is just one of various plagiarism prevention tools and methods which may be utilized by your faculty instructor during the terms of the semesters. In the UCO Student Handbook, there is a process for contesting any plagiarism allegations against you. Transformative Learning: This course contributes to UCO s mission to help students learn through transformative experiences, so that students may become productive, creative, ethical, and engaged citizens and leaders contributing to the intellectual, cultural, economic, and social advancement of the communities they serve. Transformative learning is a holistic process that places students at the center of their own active and reflective learning experiences. All students HIST_1203_MWF_SS2012
4 at UCO will have transformative learning experiences in the core areas: leadership; research, creative, and scholarly activities; service learning and civic engagement; global and cultural competencies; and health and wellness. For more on this initiative, please visit http://www.uco.edu/central/tl/index.asp. INFORMATION FOR HISTORY EDUCATION MAJORS This course covers the following competencies for the Oklahoma Subject Area Test: Competency 05 Understand the origins, events, and achievements of the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution and their influence on the development of world civilization. The following topics are examples of content that may be covered under this competency. Examine the economic and political foundations of the Renaissance (e.g., increased trade, new economic practices, the rise of Italian-city states, and the role of Medicis), describe basic Renaissance ideas, and compare Renaissance and medieval cultures. Recognize examples of artistic, literary, scientific, political, and intellectual creativity of the Renaissance period (e.g., Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Niccolo Machiavelli, Dante Alighieri, Miguel de Cervantes, Francis Bacon, and William Shakespeare) and analyze the spread of the Renaissance concepts and perspectives throughout Europe. Examine the theological and political issues that emerged during the Reformation and recognize the major figures and events of the period (e.g., Martin Luther, John Calvin, Henry VIII, and the Council of Trent). Analyze the influence of religious conflict on government policies and actions (e.g., the Edict of Nantes, the Thirty Years War, the Treaty of Westphalia, the reign of Elizabeth the I). Evaluate the long-term impact of the Renaissance and Reformation on the development on European civilization, demonstrate knowledge of the major figures, scientific theories, and technological advances of the early modern era (e.g., those of Nicolas Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, William Harvey, Isaac Newton), and evaluate the influence of the Scientific Revolution on the development of European and world civilizations. Competency 06 Understand the principal causes and consequences of European expansion and the reactions and interactions among European and non-european societies. The following topics are examples of content that may be covered under this competency. Explain the significance of the Silk Road. Demonstrate knowledge of the political, economic, scientific, technological factors encouraging European expansion during the Age of Discovery. Recognize the achievements of key figures associated with major explorations of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries (e.g., Prince Henry the Navigator, Christopher Columbus, Bartolome de Las Casas, Ferdinand Magellan, Hernan Cortes). Analyze the effects of cultural exchange during the Age of Discovery (e.g., exchanges of ideas, technology, and agricultural [practices and products; the introduction of new diseases, trade in slaves, gold, fur, and tobacco; and the arrival of the horses in the Americas). Demonstrate knowledge of global migration and settlement patterns during the Age of Discovery and describe the colonial empires established by European powers between 1500 and 1800. Describe the competition for resources during the Age of Discovery and the rise of mercantilism and demonstrate knowledge of the emergence of money and banking, global economics, and market systems. Examine interactions among European and non- European societies during the Age of Discovery and analyze the social, economic, political, and intellectual effects of European expansion on Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. HIST_1203_MWF_SS2012
5 SCHEDULE Please note: The schedule listed below is a general outline for the course and is subject to change at the instructor s discretion. Week 1 Jan. 10 Jan. 12 Course Introduction The Late Medieval World Spielvogel, Western Civilization, chapter 11. The Black Death and the Jews (1348-1349), found online at http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/jewish/1348-jewsblackdeath.html. Introduction to the Course and the Late Middle Ages The Great Plague Week 2 Jan. 17 Jan. 19 The Late Medieval World The Hundred Years War The Avignon Papacy & the Great Schism Due: Internet Exercise (in class) Week 3 Jan. 24 Jan. 26 The Italian Renaissance Spielvogel, Western Civilization, chapter 12. Begin reading Niccolò Machiavelli s The Prince for in-class discussion. Introduction to the Renaissance Renaissance Humanism Week 4 Jan. 31 Feb. 2 The Renaissance in Europe Niccolò Machiavelli s The Prince. Discuss: Machiavelli s The Prince Due: The Prince Worksheet (in class) The Renaissance in Northern Europe Week 5 The Reformation HIST_1203_TH_SS2012
6 Spielvogel, Western Civilization, chapter 13. Martin Luther s Letter to the Archbishop of Mainz (1517), found online at http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/lutherltr-indulgences.html Feb. 7 Feb. 9 Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation Huldrych Zwingli and the Swiss Reformation Week 6 Feb. 14 Feb. 16 The Reformation Jean Calvin, On Predestination, found online at http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/calvin-predest.html Responses to Reform: Peasants Revolt and Anabaptism Jean Calvin and the Geneva Reformation Map Quiz #1 Week 7 Feb. 21 Feb. 23 Catholic Response The Council of Trent The French Wars of Religion Week 8 Feb. 28 Mar. 1 New World Exploration Spielvogel, Western Civilization, chapter 14. The Voyages of Discovery Midterm Exam Week 9 Mar. 6 Mar. 8 Aspects of the Seventeenth Century Spielvogel, Western Civilization, chapter 15. Witchcraft Documents found at http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/witches1.html. The New World The Witch Craze HIST_1203_TH_SS2012
7 Week 10 Mar. 13 Mar. 15 The Thirty Years War Spielvogel, Western Civilization, chapter 15. The Thirty Years War The Thirty Years War Continued Week 11 Spring Break No Class Week 12 Mar. 27 Mar. 29 Absolute Monarchy Spielvogel, Western Civilization, chapter 15. Absolute Monarchy Map Quiz #2 Louis XIV, The Sun King Week 13 Apr. 3 Apr. 5 England and Constitutional Monarchy Civil War in England The Glorious Revolution and Constitutional Monarchy Week 14 Apr. 10 Apr. 12 The Scientific Revolution Spielvogel, Western Civilization, chapter 16. The Scientific Revolution Impact of the Scientific Revolution Week 15 Apr. 17 The European Enlightenment Spielvogel, Western Civilization, chapter 17 & 18. Age of Enlightenment HIST_1203_TH_SS2012
8 Apr. 19 Age of Enlightenment (continued) Due: Essay Assignment (due in class) Week 16 Apr. 24 Apr. 26 The French Revolution Spielvogel, Western Civilization, chapter 19. The French Revolution From Revolution to Napoleon Week 17 May 3 Finals Week The final exam for this course is scheduled for Thursday, 11:00-12:50 in room LAR 226. Visit http://www.uco.edu/academic-affairs/files/aa-forms/studentinfosheet.pdf, or click on the link on the course WebCT page, to view the Student Information Sheet and Course Syllabus Attachment. HIST_1203_TH_SS2012
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