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 |
| 21 October | Unit 1: Introduction | Introduction Paragraph, Syllabus Quiz and Canvas Post | Midnight Thursday 24 October |
15 |
| Unit 2: Pre-History | Pre-History paragraph | Midnight Sunday 27 October |
50 | |
| 28 October | Unit 3: Ancient Near East | Gilgamesh paper |
Midnight Thursday 31 October |
100 |
| Unit 4: Classical Greece | Ancient paragraph | Midnight Sunday 3 November |
50 | |
| 4 November | Unit 5: Classical Rome and Christianity | Midnight Thursday 7 November |
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| Unit 6: Islam and Empire | Hadith paragraph | Midnight Sunday 10 November |
50 | |
| 11 November | Unit 7: Charlemagne | Canvas post/respond | Midnight Thursday 14 November |
5 |
| Unit 8: Russia | Midterm Exam | Midnight Sunday 17 November |
150 | |
| 18 November | Unit 9: Early Middle Ages | Midnight Thursday 21 November |
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| Unit 10: Feudalism | Feudalism group project Last Withdrawal Date (21 November) |
Midnight Sunday 24 November |
100 | |
| 25 November | Unit 11: Medieval Russia | Wikipedia Analysis paper | Midnight Thursday 28 November |
100 |
| Unit 12: Late Middle Ages | Canvas post/respond | Midnight Sunday 1 December |
5 | |
| 2 December | Unit 13: Reformation | Midnight Thursday 5 December |
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| Unit 14: Renaissance | Machiavelli paper | Midnight Sunday 8 December |
100 | |
| 9 December | Unit 15: Final Exam | Final exam | Midnight Thursday 12 December |
250 |
| Unit 16: The World in 1500 | Reflective paragraph and Canvas posting Course End Date (16 December) |
Midnight Sunday 15 December |
25 | |
| TOTAL REQUIRED POINTS | 1,000 |
Course grades are based on the following scale
- 1000-900: A
- 899-800: B
- 799-700: C
- 699-600: D
- 599-000: F