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 |
| 17 June | Unit 1: Introduction | Introduction Paragraph, Syllabus Quiz and Discussion Post | Midnight Thursday 20 June |
15 |
| Unit 2: Pre-History | Pre-History paragraph | Midnight Sunday 23 June |
50 | |
| 24 June | Unit 3: Ancient Near East | Gilgamesh paper |
Midnight Thursday 27 June |
100 |
| Unit 4: Classical Greece | Ancient paragraph | Midnight Sunday 30 June |
50 | |
| 1 July | Unit 5: Classical Rome and Christianity | Midnight Thursday 4 July |
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| Unit 6: Islam and Empire | Hadith paragraph | Midnight Sunday 7 July |
50 | |
| 8 July | Unit 7: Charlemagne | Discussion post/respond | Midnight Thursday 11 July |
5 |
| Unit 8: Russia | Midterm Exam | Midnight Sunday 14 July |
150 | |
| 15 July | Unit 9: Early Middle Ages | Midnight Thursday 18 July |
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| Unit 10: Feudalism | Feudalism group project Last Withdrawal Date (20 July) |
Midnight Sunday 21 July |
100 | |
| 22 July | Unit 11: Medieval Russia | Wikipedia Analysis paper | Midnight Thursday 25 July |
100 |
| Unit 12: Late Middle Ages | Canvas post/respond | Midnight Sunday 28 July |
5 | |
| 29 July |
Unit 13: Reformation | Midnight Thursday 1 August |
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| Unit 14: Renaissance | Machiavelli paper | Midnight Sunday 4 August |
100 | |
| 5 August | Unit 15: Final Exam | Final exam | Midnight Thursday 8 August |
250 |
| Unit 16: The World in 1500 | Reflective paragraph and Discussion posting Course End Date (11 August) |
Midnight Sunday 11 August |
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