Global History Syllabus Fall 2018 revised PDF

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History 1003: Themes in Global History Since 1500: Cultural Exchanges in a World of Goods Section BTRA TuTh 9:05AM - 10:20AM VC5-160 Dr. Katherine Pence, Associate Professor of History Fall 2018 Office: VC5-254 Office Phone: 646-312-4332 or 646-312-4310 E-mail: [email protected] Office Hours: Mon. 12:00-1:30, Tues. 12:30-1:30 or by appointment Citizenship: Since knowledge of global history is key to active and informed citizenship, this course will help provide a foundation for political participation by examining various types of political systems, the origins of democracy, and the rise of dictatorships. Cultural Exchanges: This course will examine the long history of growing interconnection between various parts of the world over the course of centuries. We will examine how such global connections involved not only trade of commodities but also transfer of peoples, cultures, ideas and technologies. The course will question how tensions emerged through such interaction and how we might understand the legacy of this history for today’s context of globalization. World of Goods: In the syllabus, each time period or course theme is paired with an iconic symbol—most of them are commodities—that relates to the ideas and concepts we will be discussing in class, particularly that of global exchange. We will consider how the global exchange of each commodity exemplifies historical developments in this period and how trade relates to shifting ideas such as religion, science, democracy, race, gender, class, and human rights. Relating each historical shift to a particular object is meant to help students focus their study of each time period while prompting the class to raise questions about the relationship between material culture and identities. Each class will start with a discussion of how the commodity relates to the session’s themes. Learning Goals:  Gaining an introduction to significant historical issues and trends within the period and areas covered by the course.  Gaining an introduction to significant people and/or groups in the period covered by the course. Learning to recognize the factors that cause the major transformations in any epoch, be they social, economic, political, or cultural.  Gaining an introduction to how to think historically: to understand people and events within their historical context and interpret relationships in terms of causality and chronological development.  Gaining an introduction to the study of primary sources and other types of historical evidence.  Gaining basic skills for doing research.  Learning critical thinking skills for analyzing the significance of historical material, documents and images to bring together facts and analysis.  Exploring connections between historical developments and the civilization we live in today in order to gain deeper understanding of our global heritage and our own impact in the world. Course Grades: Your grade in this course will be calculated as follows: Average of 10 Short Quizzes 20% Midterm #1 15% Midterm #2 20% Research exercises 5% Final examination 25%

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Class participation (attendance, homework, active participation in class discussions, in-class writing assignments, class behavior, extra credit, etc.) 15% Readings: Textbook: Jerry H. Bentley, Herbert F. Ziegler, and Heather E. Streets-Salter, Traditions and Encounters: A Brief Global History, Volume II: 1500 to the Present (Fourth Edition). Boston: McGraw Hill, 2016. ISBN: 978-1-259-27728-3 Novel: Clare De Duras, Ourika: An English Translation. The Modern Languages Association, 1995. First-year text: Russell Shorto, The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America. New York: Vintage Books, 2004. (If you don’t have this yet, get it from the Office of First Year Students and Family Programs on the 5th floor). Note: I will also periodically bring in additional handouts or assign documents from the web to analyze. I suggest you keep a binder in which to put all the assignments and especially the study sheets and documents, o Please purchase all the textbooks right away from the Baruch Bookstore. o You are required to do the reading before class. Readings listed in the syllabus for a particular day are the readings to be done at home for that day. o Bring the Bentley, Ziegler & Streets-Salter textbook to class for every session. We will refer to documents in the textbook during most class sessions and you will need to be able to refer to them on the spot. Finding and Analyzing Evidence: This course will introduce you to basic research methods, such as using databases, evaluating web-based sources, learning how to read footnotes, etc. Exercises will be assigned throughout the course that will allow you to hone these skills on blackboard. An important component of this course is the use of documents written during the time periods we will be studying. This will allow you to hear and analyze perspectives of historical figures themselves and will give you the chance to develop your skills of thinking critically like an historian. For most classes you are assigned a document or a group of documents that you MUST READ AHEAD OF CLASS and prepare to discuss them and refer to them on quizzes. Your study sheet will provide you with questions to consider as you read so that you can think about how to put the document in context. For each document you should start by answering these questions: KEY QUESTIONS FOR ANALYZING DOCUMENTS: 1. What kind of document is this? (letter, legal document, fiction, diary, etc) 2. Who is the author and what kind of position do they hold in society? What is their perspective? 3. Where is the document from? 4. When is the document from? What was going on at the time? 5. For whom was the document written (who is the audience)? 6. Why was the document written? What is the main message that it is trying to convey? What details did the author consider important to include and why? What details might be excluded? Office hours: Please feel free to drop by my office on the 5th floor any time to talk about any questions or comments you have throughout the semester. If I’m not in, email and make an appointment or see me after class to set up an appointment. I’m always happy to talk about any ideas or concerns that you might have. Quizzes: Weekly quizzes (Every Monday) will be based on the readings listed in the syllabus for that particular date and since the last quiz. Quizzes will be administered promptly at the beginning of class every Monday and will take 10 minutes to complete. They will be primarily multiple-choice or fill in the blank. Eleven quizzes will be administered and you may drop the lowest grade. Your final quiz average will be taken from the 10 best quiz grades.

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No make-up quizzes will be allowed for any reason, including coming late to class on the day of a quiz. If you miss class during a quiz day you may choose to drop that quiz from your final average. Extra credit opportunities will be available to improve quiz grades.

Research exercises: To introduce you to basic research methods, you will be given a number of short assignments to complete on blackboard. These will ask you to do things like look up a primary document online, to determine the authority of a particular website, to analyze footnotes, etc. These tasks will hopefully prepare you for future research projects as well as how to sort out reliable data and sources on the internet. Extra credit: Extra credit will be given for students who attend campus events recommended by the professor AND write a 12 page report on the event. These reports should not summarize the event, but focus on analysis linking it to readings, lectures, documents, etc. that we have talked about in class. You must thoughtfully link the event to class material in order to get full credit. Extra credit assignment grades may replace bad quiz grades and will be factored into your overall participation grade (for example, if your final grade is borderline between A- and A it can help push you up to an A). You may do a maximum of two extra credit assignments. Extra credit opportunities will be announced in class. Extra credit must be your own thoughts and words. You may use class readings (properly cited) but DO NOT use the internet or outside sources to write the reports. Extra credit assignments are due 2 weeks after the event. Midterm and Final Exams: The exams will allow you to analyze the material in the readings, lecture and discussions. Exam study sheets will be provided in advance for you to prepare. The Final Exam will cover the entire course. Details of the exams will be discussed later. If you need to miss an exam for an appropriate medical, religious or family reason please notify me ahead of time, bring documentation, and we will set up a make-up exam. If you miss an exam, you must notify me in advance or provide proof of a serious medical emergency, or you will not get to take a make-up exam and you will receive an F for the exam. Attendance: Class attendance is required and very important as a key part of active participation. Attendance is recorded at the beginning of every class. Freshmen and sophomores (fewer than 61 credits completed) will be dropped if more than four classes are missed. Juniors and seniors (over 60 credits) will be dropped if more than six classes are missed. Absences for medical, religious, family reasons or subway delays are counted as part of the four or six classes missed and will not be excused even with a note. If you have special medical or other ongoing circumstances, please discuss them with the professor ahead of time. If you are absent for whatever reason, please keep the professor informed by calling or emailing her. All class assignments and study sheets will be on blackboard, so please check the website if you are absent so that you will be prepared for the following class. Frequent absences will affect your participation grade. Class Participation and Appropriate Behavior:  Read the Material: You must demonstrate in class that you have read the material ahead of time. If you read the assignments you should be prepared to take quizzes and talk in class. I have put the number of textbook pages for each class in parentheses.  Participate in class discussion: Ask or answer questions, give ideas about documents or images, etc. If you find this uncomfortable, try preparing a question or thought ahead of time that you would like to say in class. If you never speak in class throughout the semester you will not get higher than a B for your participation grade. This is important because I need to know how you think about the material, it’s good

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for you to practice expressing your ideas orally, and students need to hear ideas from each other. If you are having trouble with this form of participation come see me in office hours. Take notes: During lectures and discussions you must take notes. This is part of active listening and will help you on exams. You will be tested on material discussed in class that is not in the textbook. Take notes particularly during discussions of commodities, images, and documents. Feel free to interrupt me to ask questions. Do all homework and readings assignments on time. You are responsible for all class material whether you are absent or not. Get an email address from a friend in class who can give you class notes. Check blackboard for study sheets when you’re absent. Please be courteous of your fellow students to create the best possible learning environment. Please avoid disruptive behavior by keeping in mind the following:  No talking privately in class other than as part of scheduled discussions. It is rude and disruptive and will affect your participation grade.  No reading outside material like newspapers or doing work for other classes. It is also rude and unacceptable.  No arriving late. It is disruptive to class. It is your responsibility to come on time. Although occasional tardies due to subway delays and transportation problems are understandable, they will not be tolerated on a regular basis. Chronically late students might be marked as absent, may miss quizzes and will suffer a lower participation grade. Two late arrivals will count as one absence. You are considered late if you arrive after the start of the quiz or after I call your name during attendance at the beginning of class.  No leaving in the middle of class. It is also very disruptive and will affect your participation grade. Please think ahead and use the bathroom before class. If you get up to go outside during class, the professor might ask you to leave and count that as an absence.  No leaving class early. It will result in being marked absent. If you have a medical issue, please contact the professor in advance to make arrangements.  TURN OFF BEEPERS and CELL PHONES before class. You may not use cell phones during class even for text messaging. If your cell phone rings, you may be asked to leave and marked absent for the day.  No eating in class will be tolerated because it is too disruptive and messy. Drinking coffee, water, or soda is ok, but please do not leave litter in the classroom.  No sleeping is allowed in class. If this becomes a chronic problem it will affect your attendance and participation grade. After the first warning, sleeping in class will count as ½ absence.  Do not use laptops for anything other than taking notes. If you are caught doing other activities besides note-taking on your laptop, you will use your privilege to use the laptop in class.

Academic Honesty: Plagiarism and cheating are serious infractions will not be tolerated. Breaking the rules of academic honesty entails a violation of trust and respect for the work of others. Plagiarism will be handled with an F for the assignment and potentially an F for the class. The case of plagiarism can be reported to the administration and will result in disciplinary action (you will be reported to the Dean of Students at least). Please protect yourself by understanding what cheating and plagiarism are so that you can avoid any behavior that might be interpreted as cheating. Please read the college policy on academic honesty on the website at http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/academic/academic_honesty.html Cheating includes: Copying work from other students, unauthorized collaboration on assignments, using unauthorized notes during exams, doing work for someone else, having someone else do work for you. Plagiarism includes: Using (in other words, stealing) the words or ideas of other writers or students without giving credit to that person. This means using phrases or sentences found in readings and copying websites without putting quotation marks around all the copied material and without citing the source. Therefore, it is important to write in your own words and credit your sources. Any direct quote must be put in quotation marks and footnoted. History 1003, Prof. Pence, Fall 2018, Page 4

Blackboard Most course handouts are available on blackboard. You may also ask questions or make comments on the blackboard course discussion forum. You can find the blackboard site for this course on the Baruch webpage. If you miss a class, check blackboard for study sheets and assignments. Check with the Baruch Computing and Technology Center (BCTC) for information on how to use blackboard. Call the help desk at 646-312-1010. Students with Disabilities Students with disabilities may receive assistance and reasonable accommodations to enable them to participate fully and equally in courses at Baruch College. To establish the accommodations appropriate for each student, please alert your instructor to your needs and contact the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities. For more information contact Student Disability Services in VC2-272 or at (646) 312-4590.

Course Outline 1. SILK

Week 1: Early Modern Global Contact 1.) Tues. Aug. 28: Class introduction. Syllabus review. Discussion: Global History and Citizenship. Analyzing Evidence: Marco Polo (Handout and blackboard)

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2.) Thurs. Aug. 30: Trade and Power before European Exploration 2.) Thurs. Aug. 30: Trade and Power before European Exploration Reading (please read in this order): Bentley, Ziegler & Streets-Salter (BZ&S), The Origins of Global Interdependence 15001800, p.348-349, Chapter 22, “Africa and the Atlantic World: African Politics and Society in Early Modern Times,” p.412-417, Chapter 23, “Tradition and Change in East Asia: The Quest for Political Stability, The Ming Dynasty,” p.432-434, Chapter 24 “The Islamic Empires: Formation of the Islamic Empires, The Ottoman Empire,” p.448-452, Chapter 19, “Transoceanic Encounters and Global Connections: The European Reconnaissance of the World’s Oceans,” p. 350-359, Chapter 20, “The Transformation of Europe: The New Monarchs,” p.377-379. Practice Quiz on session #1 and the readings for today IMPORTANT: BRING TO CLASS TODAY THE FOLLOWING Bring to class a photocopy of your Baruch ID card on an 8.5 x 11 sheet. Write your name at the top, as you would like me to call you (with nickname). Make sure the photo and your name are at least moderately clear. Leave a blank margin of 1 or 2 inches at the top of the page, just above the card. Orient the card so that I can read it when the page is upright. Use ink to block out your ID numbers on the photocopy. On this sheet of paper write 1. an email address that you check often and a phone number where you can be reached. 2. Starting in the next class, we will have assigned seating. If you have a special need to sit in front, add a note to the lower part of that sheet explaining your needs. 3. On the rest of the page write a description of your family’s story about History 1003, Prof. Pence, Fall 2018, Page 5

coming to the US. Whether they came in the 18th or 19th century or you came yourself a few years ago I want to hear what stories your family tells about that so you can start the semester thinking about how our own personal histories are connected to world history. You can tell me as much or as little as you feel comfortable with. Tell me anything else you would like me to know about your special interests in history or why you are taking this class.

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Week 2: Columbian Exchange and Religious Wars 3.) Tues. Sept. 4: Transforming the Globe through Columbian Exchange Reading: BZ&S, Chapter 19, “Transoceanic Encounters and Global Connections,” p.353-370. Russel Shorto, Island at the Center of the World, Chapters 1 and 2. Analyzing Evidence: Christopher Columbus’s First Impressions of American Peoples, BZ&S, p.357

Quiz #1 on readings for session 3 4. Indulgences

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4.) Thurs. Sept. 6: Religious Conflict and the Growth of States— Religious upheaval in Europe and Islamic Empires Reading: BZ&S, Chapter 20, “Transformation of Europe: Fragmentation of Western Christendom, Consolidation of Sovereign States, Early Capitalist Society,” p.373-387 and Chapter 24, “The Islamic Empires: The Safavid Empire, The Mughal Empire, Imperial Islamic Society,” p.452-460 Russel Shorto, Island at the Center of the World, Chapter 3 & 4. Analyzing Evidence: Ghislain de Busbecq’s Concerns about the Ottoman Empire (handout and blackboard)

Week 3: Exploitation of Labor in New Empires Tues. Sept. 11: NO CLASSES 5.) Thurs. Sept. 13: European Conquest of New Worlds Reading: BZ&S Chapter 21, “New Worlds: The Americas and Oceania,” p.393-408 Russel Shorto, Island at the Center of the World, Chapters 5, 6 Analyzing Evidence: First Impressions of Spanish Forces, BZ&S p.397 Quiz #2 on session 4 and readings for session 5

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Week 4: Slavery and the Growth of Capitalism Tues. Sept. 18: NO CLASSES 6.) Thurs. Sept. 20: Growth of the Slave System Reading: BZ&S, Chapter 22, “Africa and the Atlantic World,” p.411, 413-427 (16 pages) Analyzing Evidence: King Afonso I Protests Slave Trading in the Kingdom of Kongo, BZ&S handout...