JOHN C. KINCHELOE Northern Virginia Community College

His 111 Early World Civilization

Schedule of Readings

OER Course Materials:

There are no books to purchase for this class. All textbooks and monographs are free Open Online Resources linked below:
-Textbook= - World History Textbook (click here)

-Additional online materials will be made available via the Course Schedule.

-Tip= Use nightlight or nightshift screen setting to make reading online easier. (How to turn off Blue Light-click here)

Lecture Textbook Review Materials (links)

-Lecture Review Materials:    (PDFs are below and posted on Canvas-> Files)

Slides Mes-Egypt    Slides China-India Slides Greece-Rome   Slides Monotheism-Americas          Slides Mongol-Europe

His 111 Course Schedule

Class Date	Topic: Face-to-Face Meeting	Readings (to be completed before class) Tuesday- Read textbook Thursday- Read primary sources
Week 1	Prehistory: What is Civilization?	Read (Textbook): Ch. 1- Prehistory Read Primary Sources -Hymn to AtenLinks to an external site. -A Poem Attributed to Zoroaster
Rivers as the Cradles of Civilizations
Week 2	Tigris,Euphrates, &Nile: Mesopotamia and Egypt	Read (Textbook): Ch. 2 - Middle East Read Primary Sources Code of Assura -Code of Hammurabiternal site.Links to an external site.
Week 3	Indus & Ganges: Indian Subcontinent	Read (Textbook): Ch. 3 - India Read Primary Source BOOK (read ahead of time) = Epic of Gilgamesh (book)
Week 4	Yellow & Yangtze: China and the Early Dynasties	Read (Textbook): Ch. 4 - China Read Primary Sources The Rig VedaLinks to an external site. Hathor's Destruction of MankindLinks to an external site. Japanese Creation MythLinks to an external site.
Week 5	Balsa: The Americas	Read (Textbook): Ch. 10 - The Americas Read Primary Sources: Confucius: AnalectsLinks to an external site. Lao Tzu: Tao te ChingLinks to an external site. Buddha: SermonsLinks to an external site. -Account of Meroe, Kush, Axum, Nubia, Ethiopia
	Regional Commercial Empires Develop
Week 6	Persian & Hellenistic Culture	Read (Textbook): Ch. 5 - Greece Read Primary Sources -On Men and Women, by XenophonLinks to an external site. -Hellenistic Epigrams about WomenLinks to an external site. -Women, by Semonides of Amorgos (Poem 7)Links to an external site.
Week 7	West and East Empires Mediterranean Roman & Chinese Han	Read (Textbook): Ch. 6 - Roman World Read Primary Sources -Links to an external sit Roman law, The Twelve Tables=Links to an external site. -Polybius on the Roman Constitution 146 BCELinks to an external site. -The Roman CandidateLinks to an external site.
	Rival Monotheistic Cults Emerge
Week 8	Christianity and the Rise of Monotheism	Read (Textbook): Ch. 7 Read Primary Sources Ibn Battuta: Travels (60 pgs.)Links to an external site.
Week 9	Islamic Caliphates	Read (Textbook): Ch. 8 Read Primary Sources: -On the Resurrection, by Justin MartyrLinks to an external site. -The Didache: The Twelve Apostles To The NationsLinks to an external site. -THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD'S LAST SERMON Links to an external site.
	Rise of Medieval Global Powers
Week 10	Barbarians of Commerce: Vikings, Mongols, and the Silk Road	Read (Textbook): Ch. 9-Africa & Ch. 11-Asia Read Primary Sources: -Account of Meroe, Kush, Axum, Nubia, EthiopiaLinks to an external site.
Week 11	Medieval Europe: Rise of the marginalized peninsula	Read (Textbook): Ch. 12 - Western Europe Read Primary Sources -Pope Innocent III - Letters on Papal Policy- -Nicetas Choniates: The Sack of Constantinople (1204)Links to an external site. -Robert de Clari" Capture of ConstantinopleLinks to an external site. -Ibn al-Athir: Conquest of Constantinople in 1204Links to an external site.
Thanksgiving Break
Week 12	Globalization: Age of Asian/Euro Exploration	Read (Textbook): Age of Discovery Read Primary Sources -List of Zheng He’s Expeditions (1431)Links to an external site. -Columbus Letter (1494)Links to an external site. -DeGama: Round Africa (1497)Links to an external site.
Week 13 ()	Wrap up=
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Note: The instructor has the right to alter or change the course schedule at any time as he/she deems appropriate.

contact: jkincheloe@nvcc.edu

JOHN C. KINCHELOE Northern Virginia Community College

His 111 Early World Civilization

Schedule of Readings

OER Course Materials:

Lecture Textbook Review Materials (links)

Class Date

Topic:

Face-to-Face Meeting

Readings

(to be completed before class)

Tuesday- Read textbook Thursday- Read primary sources

Read (Textbook): Ch. 1- Prehistory

Read Primary Sources

-Hymn to AtenLinks to an external site.

-A Poem Attributed to Zoroaster

Read (Textbook): Ch. 2 - Middle East

Read Primary Sources

Read (Textbook): Ch. 3 - India

Read (Textbook): Ch. 4 - China

Read Primary Sources

Read (Textbook): Ch. 10 - The Americas

Read Primary Sources:

Read (Textbook): Ch. 5 - Greece

Read Primary Sources

-On Men and Women, by XenophonLinks to an external site.

Read (Textbook): Ch. 6 - Roman World

Read Primary Sources

-Polybius on the Roman Constitution 146 BCELinks to an external site.

-The Roman CandidateLinks to an external site.

Read (Textbook): Ch. 7

Read Primary Sources

Read (Textbook): Ch. 8

Read Primary Sources:

-On the Resurrection, by Justin MartyrLinks to an external site.

-The Didache: The Twelve Apostles To The NationsLinks to an external site.

-THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD'S LAST SERMON Links to an external site.

Read (Textbook): Ch. 9-Africa & Ch. 11-Asia

Read Primary Sources:

Read (Textbook): Ch. 12 - Western Europe

Read Primary Sources

Read (Textbook): Age of Discovery

Read Primary Sources

Note: The instructor has the right to alter or change the course schedule at any time as he/she deems appropriate.

Tuesday- Read textbook
Thursday- Read primary sources