| Week Starts | Topic | Assignments/Critical course Deadlines | Assignment Due Date |
Possible Points |
| 14 January | Unit 1: Introduction | Introduction Paragraph, Syllabus Quiz and Canvas Post | 8 am 17 January |
15+ |
| Unit 2: Pre-History | Pre-History paragraph Last Refund Date/First Assignment Due Date Deadline (22 January) |
8 am 21 January |
50 | |
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| Unit 3: Ancient Near East | Gilgamesh paper |
8 am 24 January |
100 | |
| Unit 4: Classical Greece | Ancient paragraph | 8 am 28 January |
50 | |
| 28 January | Unit 5: Classical Rome and Christianity | 8 am 31 January |
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| Unit 6: Islam and Empire | Hadith paragraph | 8 am 4 February |
50 | |
| 4 February | Unit 7: Charlemagne | Canvas post/respond | 8 am 7 February |
5 |
| Unit 8: Russia | Midterm Exam | Anytime before or on 11 February |
150 | |
| 11 February | Unit 9: Early Middle Ages | 8 am 14 February |
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| Unit 10: Feudalism | Feudalism group project Last Withdrawal Date (16 February) |
8 am 18 February |
100 | |
| 18 February | Unit 11: Medieval Russia | Wikipedia Analysis paper | 8 am 21 February |
100 |
| Unit 12: Late Middle Ages | Canvas post/respond | 8 am 25 February |
5 | |
| 25 February | Unit 13: Reformation | 8 am 28 February |
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| Unit 14: Renaissance | Machiavelli paper | 8 am 4 March |
100 | |
| 4 March | Unit 15: Final Exam | Final exam | Anytime before or on 7 March |
250 |
| Unit 16: The World in 1500 | Reflective paragraph and Canvas posting Course End Date (10 March) |
8 am 10 March |
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