HIS 111 (Summer 2021)
8 Week Course Assignment Schedule
14 June Start Date

Week Starts

Topic

Required Assignments and Critical Course Deadlines

Due Date

Possible Points

14 June

Unit 1: Introduction

Introduction Paragraph, Syllabus Quiz and Canvas Post

Midnight
17 June

15+

Unit 2: Pre-History

Pre-History paragraph

Midnight
20 June

25

21 June

Unit 3: Ancient Near East

Gilgamesh paper
Last Refund Date/First Assignment Due Date Deadline (22 June)

Midnight
24 June

100

Unit 4: Classical Mediterranean

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
27 June

5

Digital Project choice of topic and type of project

Midnight
25 July

Digital Project assignment

Midnight
1 August

150

28 June

Unit 5: Classical South Asia

Ramayana paper

Midnight
1 July

100

Unit 6: Classical China

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
4 July

5

5 July

Unit 7: Islam

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
8 July

5

Unit 8: Russia

Midterm Exam

Midnight
11 July

150

12 July

Unit 9: Mesoamerica

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
15 July

5

Unit 10: Charlemagne and the European Middle Ages

Wikipedia Analysis paper
Last Withdrawal Date (18 July)

Midnight
18 July

100

19 July

Unit 11: Mongols

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
22 July

5

Unit 12: African Society

Ibn Battuta group project

Midnight
25 July

100

26 July

Unit 13: Japan

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
29 July

5

Unit 14: Renaissance and Reformation

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

Midnight
1 August

5

2 August

Unit 15: Explorations

Final exam

Midnight
5 August

200

Unit 16: The World in 1500

Reflective paragraph
Discussion post/respond
Course End Date (9 August)

Midnight
8 August

25

TOTAL REQUIRED POINTS

1,000