History 201 Ancient History

Fall Quarter 2001 - Shoreline Community College

10:30-11:20am Daily Rm. 1813*

*Computer Lab (Fridays)

Instructor: Terry Taylor Office: Room 5343FOSS

Phone: 546-4589 Office Hours: 9:30-10:20 Daily

E-Mail: ttaylor@ctc.edu or by appointment

Texts: D. Brendan Nagle, The Ancient World: A Social and Cultural History. Fifth edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002.

Nels M. Bailkey, Readings in Ancient History: Thought and Experience from Gilgamesh to St. Augustine, Fifth edition. Lexington, MA: D. C. Heath & Co., 1996.

Class Web Page: http://www.ctc.edu/~ttaylor/san.htm

Other readings to be handed out in class.

Course Description:

The focus of this course will be on the reading and interpretation of primary source documents. We will examine the political, religious, cultural, and intellectual origins of the West from the earliest recorded history to the end of the Roman Empire. Classes will be lecture discussion with an emphasis on interpretation of primary sources. Class discussion is essential for the progress of the course. In addition the class will work on weekly computer assignments and renovation of the class web page.

After completing this course , you should have an idea where you might search for more information on a specific topic. You should also become more aware of the historical method and learn techniques of criticism and analysis that will be useful in many fields of endeavor.

There will be a mid-term examination and a final. They will have either multiple choice or short identifications and one or two essay questions. The final exam will serve as a final unit exam but will also have an additional section which will be comprehensive. You must make arrangements prior to the scheduled exams for a make-up exam. No make-up quizzes will be offered. All work must be turned in by the last day of class. The acceptance of late papers is at the discretion of the instructor based on reasonable extenuating circumstances (sickness, family emergency, etc.). Simply not doing the work, having assignments due in other classes, or work related issues are not reasonable excuses. There will be a 10 point (letter grade) per day penalty for un-excused late papers, labs, and essays.

Grade Distribution:

Mid-Term Examination 25% Written Exercise 25% (Option B 35%)

Final Exam 25% Class Exercises/Participation 25%

Grading: The “mandatory decimal” grading option is the only one available for this course.

Decimal &

Percent Grade Letter Grade

95-100 4.0 A │ 83 2.8 B- │ 71 1.6 C-

94 3.9 A │ 82 2.7 B- │ 70 1.5 C-

93 3.8 A- │ 81 2.6 B- │ 69 1.4 D+

92 3.7 A- │ 80 2.5 B- │ 68 1.3 D+

91 3.6 A- │ 79 2.4 C+ │ 67 1.2 D+

90 3.5 A- │ 78 2.3 C+ │ 66 1.1 D

89 3.4 B+ │ 77 2.2 C+ │ 65 1.0 D

88 3.3 B+ │ 76 2.1 C │ 64 0.9 D

87 3.2 B+ │ 75 2.0 C │ 61-63 0.8 D-

86 3.1 B │ 74 1.9 C │ 60 0.7 D-

85 3.0 B │ 73 1.8 C- │ 0-59 0.0 F*

84 2.9 B │ 72 1.7 C- │

I may choose to grade as follows:

4.0 A 2.7 B- 1.3 D+

3.7 A- 2.3 C+ 1.0 D

3.3 B+ 2.0 C 0.7 D-

3.0 B 1.7 C- 0.0 E

* Please note that grades below 60 points will be recorded as a 0.0

I Incomplete - At a student’s request, a grade of Incomplete may be given when the instructor agrees that the student is unable to complete the requirements of the course during the eleven-week quarter but can successfully complete the course work with no additional instruction.

The instructor must specify on a standard Incomplete Contract form what requirements the student must fulfill in order to convert the Incomplete grade to an appropriate grade.

To obtain credit for the course, the student must convert an Incomplete into an appropriate grade by completing the requirements specified in the standard contract within the time limits specified therein, not to exceed one calendar year from the date of the contract.

V Unofficial Withdrawal - to be awarded when a student attends briefly, rarely or not at all and does not withdraw with a W grade. This grade will be considered to be a zero in GPA calculations.

W Official Withdrawal - A W grade will be granted only from the first day of the third week through the first class day of the seventh week of the quarter (or the equivalent date for the summer quarter) provided the student follows the early exit procedure. NO Ws WILL BE GIVEN AFTER THE CUT OFF DATE. Ws remain on the transcript but are not counted in the GPA computation.

A student may not withdraw to avoid consequences of cheating, plagiarism or other intellectual dishonesty.

ZHardship Withdrawal – This grade may be given at the student’s written request and the instructor’s agreement that a crisis and/or unusual, extreme circumstance which has interfered or interrupted the student’s ability to attend class and perform course work for the current quarter has occurred. This grade will not be considered in GPA calculations.

Because of the requirements for confidentiality of student records and performance as outlined in college policy #5040, I will not respond to inquiries from third parties, including parents and guardians.

Withdrawals:

Any student may withdraw from the course without reference to his grade through the first day of the seventh week. After this date, a failing grade will be given anyone who is failing the course and withdraws or stops coming to class. A “Z” grade may be given when withdrawal is “caused by hardship.” I define hardship as being circumstances resulting from factors beyond your control. Poor judgement on your part pertaining to class load, employment difficulties, etc. are within your control.

Snow Policy

The College will not close as long as the campus parking lots, roadways and walks can be kept open. Should the College be forced to close, local AM radio stations -KING, KIRO, and KOMO will keep you informed. I will attempt to post a notice to the class web page in the event of cancellation.

Student Requirements:

1. Read the texts. Be prepared for class discussions.

• I reserve the right to give unannounced quizzes on the readings.

• Pop quizzes may also be given if class attendance is noticeably low.

2. Take good notes.

• They are important in helping you to organize what you are reading outside of class. The lectures are attempts to present material in a conceptual framework. If you do not keep up with the readings the lectures may not make sense or be difficult to follow .

3. Complete all exams.

• Exams involve both in class and out of class work. You will need to prepare your essays in advance of the exam. You will receive study questions before the exam.

4. Attend and participate in class. Each class day students are expected to engage in appropriate academic classroom behavior:

• Arrive on time prepared to take notes.

• Treat peers and instructor with respect.

• Listen attentively to the instructor and your peers when class discussions occur.

• Come prepared for class after having done the required reading.

• Participate in a constructive manner in class discussions.

• Take an active interest in the material. Education experts suggest that you spend two hours studying for each hour of class time. (That would be 10 hours! a week for this class in addition to our time in class!).

• Please turn all electronic devices (pagers, cell phones, watch alarms etc.) off during class.

5. It is expected that all members of the class will behave as adults should in a college course. Common courtesy should be extended to all members of the class. Disruptive behavior will not be tolerated. This type of behavior harms the learning process and takes away from the class as a whole. If you are talking, passing notes, sleeping, etc. when I am lecturing you slow my train of thought (therefore, interrupting other students' learning) and it also makes class last longer since it takes me longer to think about what I had planned to say. Each time I stop class for the behavior of a few the entire class suffers. No one has the right to disturb the teaching or learning process. If you do anything to interfere with other students' learning (that includes my teaching), you are being disruptive and will be asked to cease and/or to leave if it continues. The following are examples of behavior that is not considered acceptable in college classrooms:

• Sometimes being late is unavoidable. Chronic lateness however, is disrespectful and disruptive to the class.

• Talking while the instructor or other class members are discussing class material.

• Exchanging notes and otherwise ignoring the purpose of the class.

• Packing up materials before the class has ended.

• Lying down on the desk or otherwise demonstrating contempt for the class.

• Not being prepared to take notes.

• Engaging in private unrelated conversations while class discussion takes place.

ACADEMIC HONOR POLICY

It is the responsibility of each member of the class to act with honesty and integrity in personal and academic relationships. Irresponsible behavior can undermine the educational process and violate the fundamental values of an academic community. Therefore, receiving or giving unauthorized aid in an exam or quiz can result in the failure of that assignment and possibly the course. Plagiarism, the use of another's words or ideas without acknowledgment, will also result in failure of the assignment and possibly the course. See section 5033 of the Shoreline Community College Policy Manual for other possible consequences for these acts. [http://intranet.shore.ctc.edu/intranetpolicy/tableof.htm]

If you are uncertain about what constitutes plagiarism you may want to consult a writer’s manual and/or one of the following online sources:

University of Washington, Academic Honesty: Cheating and Plagiarism

http://depts.washington.edu/grading/issue1/honesty.htm

Washington State University, Academic Integrity Standards and Procedures

http://www.studentaffairs.wsu.edu/handbook.htm#ac160

University of Northern British Columbia Plagiarism Guide

http://quarles.unbc.edu/lsc/rpplagia.html

Computer Labs

• If you have signed up for the course- you have agreed either to do your lab work off campus using your own internet connection or one of the open labs on campus. (If you have questions about the lab you may come to my office to meet with me or you can e-mail questions about the lab.)

• Lab assignments will be posted on the class web page and available in class. (Problems such as broken links, changes, etc. will be posted as soon as possible. It is your responsibility to make these changes to your lab before turning in your assignment the following week.)

• All lab assignments are due one week after they are assigned on Mondays. Late labs complicate the grading process and delay return of graded labs to other students. NO LATE LABS WILL BE ACCEPTED!! (You may drop any 2 labs as part of your final average.) Please note that lab material will appear on the mid-term and final exams. You will be asked to identify sources, describe sources, or sometimes simply to read or view certain items. Any assignment made during lab can be the source of exam questions.

• You may also be given lab assignments outside of class time.

• Please feel free to suggest helpful links to add to the class page.

• Lab time is still class time (most weeks you will be free to do the lab on your own ) However, I may schedule exams, films or lectures on Fridays - so you should not commit this time to other things. This time would be good to set aside for work in the course.

• Lab assignments will be graded in the following manner:

√+ = Above average work , complete

answers, good presentation. (100%)

√ = Average work, complete answers,

fair presentation ( 80%)

√- = Below Average, incomplete,

poor presentation ( 60 %)

0 = Failure to turn in or below

minimal effort ( 0%)

You may submit labs by e-mail to ttaylor@ctc.edu. You are responsible for seeing that they have

been received. Lab assignments and the mid-term will be returned one time only in class, after that distribution it will be your responsibility to pick up graded items in my office (5343 FOSS).

History 201 Syllabus

Written Assignment Options:

Option A - Review Paper (Book or Article)

You may write a book review or review of an article in a professional journal. You must have my approval for your book or article.

■ Obtain the appropriate assignment sheet from me. They will be available in class after the first week.

■ You must submit your selection in writing (include author, title, journal edition, page numbers, date of publication

■ Make a copy of the title page of the book or the first page of the article and attach to your

selection sheet.

■ Follow the specific format outlined in my instruction sheet. Papers must be typed and no late papers will be accepted. If you select this option you must have an article or book selected prior to mid-term. For purposes of computing your grade, this paper will be equal to the first exam. Topics must be selected by Friday, October 12, 2001 Papers are due Monday, November 19, 2001.

■ Incomplete List of Journals for this assignment:

American Historical Review Medieval Studies

English Historical Review The Sixteenth Century Journal

Journal of British Studies Archiv fr Reformationsgeschichte

Albion Classical Journal

Past and Present Daedalus

Speculum Central European History

Journal of the History of Ideas Journal of Economic History

Church History Journal of Ecclesiastical History

History The Historian

Historical Journal Economic History Review

Annales. conomies, Socits, Civilisations Historische Zeitschrift

Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research

Option B - Research Paper

You must select a topic and have a meeting in my office no later than Friday, October 5, 2001. By Friday, November 2, 2001 you must present a draft version of your paper with a bibliography of no fewer than eight sources (historical and political monographs and articles from scholarly journals) and also primary source documents. Under normal circumstances, textbooks and reference works would not be cited in a research paper. Sources should be cited using The Chicago Manual of Style or Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. In some cases MLA style may be acceptable. Internet sources should be attributed using the style guide found at: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~africa/citation.html

The paper is due Monday, November 26, 2001. No late papers will be accepted! (If you fail to complete any part of the assignment (this includes the initial meeting, rough draft / bibliography etc. ) by the due date you will need to complete Option A for course credit.) A paper earning a grade of C or lower will be added to the final average using the Option A point scale. The paper should be from 10 to 15 pages long, typed (double spaced), with documentation of sources and bibliography.

Fall 2001 Course Outline (subject to change)

Week I Introduction and Pre-History

24-28 September Nagel, Chapter 1

Bailkey, nos. 1- 7

[Film: Testament]

Week II Egypt and Israel

1-5 October Nagel, Chapter 2 & 3

Bailkey, nos. 8-17

Week III Origins of Greece - Art and Culture

8-12 October Nagel, Chapter 4

Bailkey, nos. 19-21

[Film: Art of the Western World]

Week IV Athens and Sparta - The Classical Age

15-19 October Nagel, Chapter 5

Bailkey, nos. 22-31

[Film: The Greeks]

Week V Greek Philosophy and Drama [Mid-Term Exam]

22-26 October Nagel, Chapter 6

Bailkey, nos. 32-34

Play to be selected from among the following]

Aeschylus (Oresteia):

Agamemnon http://classics.mit.edu/Aeschylus/agamemnon.html

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Aesch.+Ag.+1

Libation Bearers http://classics.mit.edu/Aeschylus/choephori.html

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Aesch.+Lib.+5

Eumenides http://classics.mit.edu/Aeschylus/eumendides.html

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Aesch.+Eum.+5

Sophocles (The Theban Trilogy):

Oedipus the King http://classics.mit.edu/Sophocles/oedipus.html

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Soph.+OT+5

Oedipus at Colonus http://classics.mit.edu/Sophocles/colonus.html

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Soph.+OC+5

Antigone http://classics.mit.edu/Sophocles/antigone.html

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Soph.+Ant.+5

Week VI Hellenistic Greece

29 Oct. - 2 Nov. Nagel, Chapter 7

Bailkey, nos. 35-39

Week VII Origins of Rome

5-9 November Nagel, Chapters, 8 & 9

Bailkey, nos. 40-51

[Film: Art of the Western World]

Week VIII Republic To Empire

13-16 November* Nagel, Chapter 10

Bailkey, nos. 52-58

*Veteran’s Day 12 November

Week IX Christianity [Papers Due]

19-21 November* Nagel, Chapters, 11 & 12

Bailkey, 59-61

[Film: From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians]

*Thanksgiving Break 22 &23 Nov.

Week X The Fall(?) of Rome

26-30 November Nagel, Chapters, 13 & 14

Bailkey, nos. 62-64

Week XI Make-up, Review and Discussion

3-5 December

EXAM PREP DAY - Thursday 6 December, 2001

Final -Monday 10 December, 2001* (11:00am - 1:00pm)

Class Presentations

The first week of class you will be asked to sign up to present a number (to be determined by the size of the class) of documents from the Bailkey reader. The selections are about 3 - 10 pages on average. It will be your responsibility to help the class discussion when your document comes up. You may want to prepare a few questions for your classmates or provide some background. You will receive credit

equal to an in class quiz for each presentation.