Day-by-Day Schedule of Activities & Assignments

WEEK ONE

January 8

Introductions, syllabus & course overview. Global eras and periodization. What does it mean to be Modern?

January 10

The European Renaissance and the Modern world. Frequently Asked Questions.

DUE: Strayer, Introduction to Part 4 (pp. 610-615)

Also, create your blog site using blogger.com & email url to me at pandrews@ndnu.edu.

WEEK TWO

January 13

Colonial empires in the Americas.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 13 (pp. 617-635)

January 15

Other empires. Siberia. Assign research paper (proposal & AB 2 pages, paper 5 pages).

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 13 (pp. 635-649)

January 17

The impact of one commodity, sugar, on the Early Modern world.

DUE: handout: Weisner, “Sweet Nexus: Sugar and the Origins of the Modern World”

WEEK THREE

January 20

No class, MLK, Jr. Day holiday

Extra Credit Opportunity: Attend or participate in an organized MLK Day event & submit a 1-2 page written reflection on the activity. (Due 1/24.)

January 22

Early Modern commerce in products.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 14 (pp. 669-687).

Also, Research Project Proposal & Annotated Bibliography due (2 pages).

January 24

Early Modern commerce in people.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 14 (pp. 687-699).

Also, MLK Day XC reflection due.

WEEK FOUR

January 27

Voices of the Slave Trade.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 14 documents (pp. 700-717)

January 29

Religion in Early Modern societies.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 15 (pp. 719-739)

January 31

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 15 (pp. 740-752) + Document 15.2, Condorcet (pp. 756-57)

WEEK FIVE

February 3

The problem of Eurocentrism. Atlantic revolutions.

DUE: Strayer, Introduction to Part 5 & Chapter 16 (pp. 781-797).

This is Founders’ Week. Extra Credit opportunity this week:

Written Requirement: Describe the activity or activities in which you participated. What did you learn about our Foundresses, or about the History or Mission of Notre Dame de Namur learning institutions during this week? Discuss how the charism of the Foundresses might influence the career choices, research pursuits or other professional activities of a History graduate from NDNU. (2 pages, due February 10.)

February 5

Echoes of Atlantic revolutions.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 16 (798-811)

February 7

Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur during the revolutionary era.

DUE: Handout on SND

WEEK SIX

February 10

Primary sources – revolution and Enlightenment

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 16 Documents (pp. 812-825)

February 12

Echoes of revolutions, cont’d

DUE: No new reading due

February 14

The Industrial Revolution.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 17 (pp. 827-861)

WEEK SEVEN

February 17

No class – Presidents’ Day holiday

February 19

Marxism and social classes. Political economy of industrialization. Primary sources of the industrial era.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 17 documents (pp. 862-877)

February 21

Research Project presentations

DUE: Research Paper

WEEK EIGHT

February 24

Research Project presentations

February 26

1^st half semester review & prep for midterm exam

DUE: review notes and readings assigned so far this semester

February 28

Midterm exam

DUE: Study for midterm

SPRING BREAK WEEK

March 3-7

Enjoy your week off!

WEEK NINE

March 10

One-on-one mid-semester reviews. Review of the midterm exam. Best practices for writing good exam responses.

DUE: Nothing – enjoy your break

March 12

Second wave of European colonialism. The “Scramble for Africa.”

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 18 (pp. 879-912)

March 14

Identity and culture during the Colonial era.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 18 documents (visual sources) (pp. 922-929)

WEEK TEN

March 17

The ethics of Colonial relationships.

DUE: CST handout

March 19

Empires in collision

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 19 (pp. 931-957)

March 20 is CTA Day

Extra Credit Opportunity: Attend or participate in one of NDNU’s Call to Action Day events & submit a 1-2 page written reflection on the activity. How did the activity reflect the values of the SND de Namur as you have come to understand them? (Due 3/26.)

March 21

Primary sources – Changing China

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 19 documents (pp. 958-971)

WEEK ELEVEN

March 24

The two World Wars & the Crisis of Europe.

DUE: Strayer, Introduction to Part Six and Chapter 20 (pp. 973-1017)

March 26

20^th Century primary sources.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 20 documents (pp. 1018-1033)

Also: CTA Day XC write-up.

March 28

Evolving notions of rights and responsibilities relating to property and work relationships.

DUE: CST of labor and property

WEEK TWELVE

March 31

Communism in Russia and China. Cold War.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 21 (pp. 1035-1068)

April 2

Sources on Communism.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 21 documents (pp. 1069-1085)

April 4

The global south on the global stage

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 22 (pp. 1087-1119)

WEEK THIRTEEN

April 7

Primary sources on Islam

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 22 documents (pp. 1120-1135)

April 9

Assign analytical essay (3 pages).

DUE: Essay handout… and review the Hallmarks of the SND de Namur

April 11

Economic globalization; American exceptionalism in the post-modern world.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 23 (pp. 1137-1149)

WEEK FOURTEEN

April 14

Feminist movements around the world.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 23 (pp. 1149-1155) + Chapter 23 documents (pp. 1173-1181)

April 16

Religious fundamentalism.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 23 (pp. 1155-1163)

Also: Analytical essay due

April 18

No class, Good Friday holiday

WEEK FIFTEEN

April 21

Global environmental issues.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 23 (pp. 1163-1171) + Chapter 23 visual sources (pp. 1182-87)

April 23

Semester review and final exam study guide.

April 25

Final exam

DUE: Study for the final