Grades are recorded in the gradebook in Canvas. For an explanation of the critical course deadlines, highlighted on the schedule in bold, please see the course syllabus.
| Week Starts | Topic | Assignments/Critical Course Deadlines | Assignment Due Date |
Possible Points |
| 20 May | Unit 1: Introduction | Introduction Paragraph, Syllabus Quiz and Discussion Post | Midnight Thursday 23 May |
15 |
| Unit 2: Pre-History | Pre-History paragraph | Midnight Sunday 26 May |
50 | |
| 27 May | Unit 3: Ancient Near East | Gilgamesh paper |
Midnight Thursday 30 May |
100 |
| Unit 4: Classical Greece | Ancient paragraph | Midnight Sunday 2 June |
50 | |
| 3 June | Unit 5: Classical Rome and Christianity | Midnight Thursday 6 June |
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| Unit 6: Islam and Empire | Hadith paragraph | Midnight Sunday 9 June |
50 | |
| 10 June | Unit 7: Charlemagne | Discussion post/respond | Midnight Thursday 13 June |
5 |
| Unit 8: Russia | Midterm Exam | Midnight Sunday 16 June |
150 | |
| 17 June | Unit 9: Early Middle Ages | Midnight Thursday 20 June |
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| Unit 10: Feudalism | Feudalism group project Last Withdrawal Date (22 June) |
Midnight Sunday 23 June |
100 | |
| 24 June | Unit 11: Medieval Russia | Wikipedia Analysis paper | Midnight Thursday 27 June |
100 |
| Unit 12: Late Middle Ages | Discussion post/respond | Midnight Sunday 30 June |
5 | |
| 1 July |
Unit 13: Reformation | Midnight Thursday 4 July |
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| Unit 14: Renaissance | Machiavelli paper | Midnight Sunday 7 July |
100 | |
| 8 July |
Unit 15: Final Exam | Final exam | Midnight Thursday 11 July |
250 |
| Unit 16: The World in 1500 | Reflective paragraph and Discussion posting Course End Date (14 July) |
Midnight Sunday 14 July |
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