HIS 111 (Summer 2020)
6 Week Course Assignment Schedule
18 May Start Date

Week Starts

Topic

Required Assignments and Critical Course Deadlines

Due Date

Possible Points

18 May

Unit 1: Introduction

Introduction Paragraph, Syllabus Quiz and Canvas Post

Midnight
20 May

15+

Unit 2: Pre-History

Pre-History paragraph

Midnight
22 May

25

Unit 3: Ancient Near East

Gilgamesh paper

Midnight
24 May

100

25 May

Unit 4: Classical Mediterranean

Discussion post/respond
Last Refund Date/First Assignment Due Date Deadline (26 May)

Midnight
27 May

5

Digital Project choice of topic and type of project

Midnight
14 June

Digital Project assignment

Midnight
21 June

150

Unit 5: Classical South Asia

Ramayana paper

Midnight
29 May

100

Unit 6: Classical China

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
31 May

100

1 June

Unit 7: Islam

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
3 June

5

Unit 8: Russia

Midterm Exam

Midnight
5 June

150

Unit 9: Mesoamerica

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
7 June

5

8 June

Unit 10: Charlemagne and the European Middle Ages

Wikipedia Analysis paper

Midnight
10 June

100

Unit 11: Mongols

Discussion post/respond
Last Withdrawal Date (12 June)

Midnight
12 June

100

Unit 12: African Society

Ibn Battuta group project

Midnight
14 June

100

15 June

Unit 13: Japan

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
18 June

5

Unit 14: Renaissance and Reformation

Discussion post/respond
(Digital project from unit 4 due)

Midnight
21 June

5

22 June

Unit 15: Explorations

Final exam

Midnight
25 June

200

Unit 16: The World in 1500

Reflective paragraph
Discussion post/respond
Course End Date (28 June)

Midnight
28 June

25

TOTAL REQUIRED POINTS

1,000