History 1101: World History to 1500

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History 1101 World History to 1500

• Professor Jennifer Deane112 Camden Hall
• deanej_at_morris.umn.edu

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Major Questions

• How do different human societies feed and clothe
  themselves?
• How do they structure, rule, protect and define
  themselves?
• How do they interpret and understand the world?
• How does environment/geography affect human
  history?

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Structure of the Course

• I. Early Complex Societies (3500-500 BCE)
• II. Classical Societies (500 BCE 500 CE)
• III. The Postclassical Era (500 CE 1000 CE)
• IV. Age of Cross-Cultural Interaction (1000-1500
  CE)

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Requirements

• Participation and preparedness (15)
• Quizzes (15)
• 4 Exams (60)
• Research portfolio (10)
• Come talk to me in office hours or by
  appointment any time!

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A Roadmap to World History(Or, Why Should We
Care?)
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