Global History since 1500
(History 010)
Joseph (Jay) Moore
Spring 2007
January 16 - May 2
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30 - 4:45
B112 Angell
Send
e-mail to Prof. Moore:
jmoore@uvm.edu
My Approach to History
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University of Vermont
Course Description
This course covers the character, development and emerging
interdependence of the world's major civilizations since 1500 using a lecture
and discussion format. Students will address such burning issues as war,
imperialism, racism and ecological disaster.
Enrollment Limit: 77
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COURSE TEXTS:
(available at the UVM Bookstore and on reserve in the Library)
The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History
, Vol. 2: Since 1500, 3rd Edition by
Richard W. Bulliet, et al,
Houghton-Mifflin
, 2005. ISBN: 0-618-42766-X
Taking Sides: Clashing Views in World History, Vol. 2
by
Joseph and Helen Mitchell,
McGraw-Hill
, 2006. ISBN: 0072548576
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REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADE:
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25% -- Class Attendance and Participation
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25% -- Keeping a Weekly Journal. This will be collected and evaluated
periodically. For more on the rationales for Journal-Keeping and how to do it,
go
here
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Your journal should have dated entries for each week divided into three separate
sections:
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Responses to the questions to-think-about at the beginning of each chapter of
"The Earth and Its Peoples". The instructor will provide similar questions for
the "Taking Sides" book.
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Responses to the questions that go with the primary sources in the "Diversity
and Dominance" sections of "The Earth and Its Peoples".
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Your own further thoughts and reflections about the lectures, discussions and
videos.
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25% -- Midterm Exam (1st Half)
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25% -- Final Exam (2nd Half)
In your studies, you may also find useful the publisher's Companion Website for "The Earth and Its Peoples".
Read UVM's
Academic Honesty Policy
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