HIS 111 (Summer 2021)
8 Week Course Assignment Schedule
11 May Start Date

Week Starts

Topic

Required Assignments and Critical Course Deadlines

Due Date

Possible Points

17 May

Unit 1: Introduction

Introduction Paragraph, Syllabus Quiz and Canvas Post

Midnight
20 May

15+

Unit 2: Pre-History

Pre-History paragraph

Midnight
23 May

25

24 May

Unit 3: Ancient Near East

Gilgamesh paper
Last Refund Date/First Assignment Due Date Deadline (25 May)

Midnight
27 May

100

Unit 4: Classical Mediterranean

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
30 May

5

Digital Project choice of topic and type of project

Midnight
27 June

Digital Project assignment

Midnight
4 July

150

31 May

Unit 5: Classical South Asia

Ramayana paper

Midnight
3 June

100

Unit 6: Classical China

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
6 June

5

7 June

Unit 7: Islam

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
10 June

5

Unit 8: Russia

Midterm Exam

Midnight
13 June

150

14 June

Unit 9: Mesoamerica

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
17 June

5

Unit 10: Charlemagne and the European Middle Ages

Wikipedia Analysis paper
Last Withdrawal Date (19 June)

Midnight
20 June

100

21 June

Unit 11: Mongols

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
24 June

5

Unit 12: African Society

Ibn Battuta group project

Midnight
27 June

100

28 June

Unit 13: Japan

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
1 July

5

Unit 14: Renaissance and Reformation

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

Midnight
4 July

5

5 July

Unit 15: Explorations

Final exam

Midnight
8 July

200

Unit 16: The World in 1500

Reflective paragraph
Discussion post/respond
Course End Date (11 July)

Midnight
11 July

25

TOTAL REQUIRED POINTS

1,000