World Civilizations I:
World History from the Origins to c.1000

Prof. Dr. William J. Wright

Spring 2008

· Semester Outline: Topics & Reading Assignments:

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Terms sites for the course:

Study guides, charts, readings & models sites:

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Additional sites and information:

Please note that neither the instructor nor UTC is responsible for the following sites that are not created by them: hence, neither necessarily endorses the views expressed at these sites.

The Rise of the Generals
Monarchical Rome
Hamoukar: the oldest Syrian town: this is a rich site sponsored by the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute.
WWWorld of Archaelogy : provides the latest information on ancient Mesopotamian civilization.
Egyptian Mummies: this site has interesting information on mummies.
Cuneiform: a wonderful site about this ancient system of writing, discovered by a student.
Bureaucratic Structure of China's Imperial Monarchy
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Internet Classics : this site provides great Greek and Roman classic works of literature.

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First Reading Assignment:

The first assignment will be to read the following selections, which can be accessed from this site: 1) "Global Geography" and 2) "Civilization, Organizing Production, and Political Control." It is very important to read these selections carefully in order to learn both the basic geographical facts and the proper definitions of important concepts used in this course. Next, one should read the assignments in the textbook for the course, which can be found in the course outline, to the right side of the topics for discussion. For example, one should begin reading chapters 1, 2, 5 (pp. 147-163), 14 (pp. 373-385), and 3 in that order. If this seems like an excessive amount of reading, consider that the standard expectation is two hours of individual study for every hour in class.
Bear in mind that there will be no lectures on the following subjects: cultures, organizing production, & political control; human origins & early cultures; Mesopotamian civilization to 539; and Egyptian civilization. Hence, students are responsible for obtaining information about these topics in the reading alone. The list of terms should be useful in deciding what is imporant for this course.

By the third week of the semester, a second special assignment will be to take the facts out of Chapter 3 in the Textbook regarding the apex of Hellenic developments from the Persian Wars through the Macedonian Conquest (479-338). Students will be responsible for taking out of the textbook the terms on Pericles, the Persian Wars, Darius and Xerxes, the two Peloponnesian Wars, and those regarding the Macedonian conquest and its impacts (the rise of the huge Hellenistic kingdoms).

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Mid-Term Exam One: TBA 2008

Mid-Term Exam Two: TBA 2008
This exam will concern all of the material covered since Exam I, including Confucius's Analects.

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Final Exam: According to the Timetable.
Check the Timetable on the university web site:

· Final Exam Schedules 2007-2008
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