HIS 111 (Fall 2020)
8 Week Course Assignment Schedule
24 August Start Date

Week Starts

Topic

Required Assignments and Critical Course Deadlines

Due Date

Possible Points

24 August

Unit 1: Introduction

Introduction Paragraph, Syllabus Quiz and Canvas Post

Midnight
27 August

15+

Unit 2: Pre-History

Pre-History paragraph

Midnight
30 August

25

31 August

Unit 3: Ancient Near Easy

Gilgamesh paper
Last Refund Date/First Assignment Due Date Deadline (1 September)

Midnight
3 September

5

Unit 4: Classical Mediterranean

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
6 September

5

Digital Project choice of topic and type of project

Midnight
4 October

Digital Project assignment

Midnight
11 October

150

7 September

Unit 5: Classical South Asia

Ramayana paper

Midnight
10 September

5

Unit 6: Classical China

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
13 September

100

14 September

Unit 7: Islam

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
17 September

5

Unit 8: Russia

Midterm Exam

Midnight
20 September

150

21 September

Unit 9: Mesoamerica

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
24 September

5

Unit 10: Charlemagne and the European Middle Ages

Wikipedia Analysis paper
Last Withdrawal Date (27 September)

Midnight
27 September

100

28 September

Unit 11: Mongols

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
1 October

100

Unit 12: African Society

Ibn Battuta group project

Midnight
4 October

5

5 October

Unit 13: Japan

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
8 October

5

Unit 14: Renaissance and Reformation

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

Midnight
11 October

100

12 October

Unit 15: Explorations

Final exam

Midnight
15 October

200

Unit 16: The World in 1500

Reflective paragraph
Discussion post/respond
Course End Date (19 October)

Midnight
18 October

25

TOTAL REQUIRED POINTS

1,000