Week 1
(1/10) Introduction and Overview of Course(1/12) Zheng He and Chinese Expansion, c. 1400-1450
Read: Worlds of History, 1-23, 194-199; World History, 534-539.
For review of the basic history of Zheng He (also called Cheng Ho), see: http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/asia.html**
Examine: Statue of Zheng He at: http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/images/zhang-je.jpg**;Section 7067: Complete the above week's work by Wednesday (1/11)
the picture of Hung-Wu at: http://www.chinapage.com/h221bt.gif**; and
the Ming Tribute System at: http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/images/mingtrib.jpg**
Section 8022: Complete the above week's work for Tuesday (3/7)
Week 2
(1/17) Chinese Society c. 1450-1650: Scholars, Merchants, Eunuchs, and PeasantsRead : Worlds of History, 90-107; World History, 539-545; and the Chinese Eductional System at:http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/eastasia/1575duhalde1.html
For review of the basics on the Ming Dynasty see the following in addition to the texbook if you wish:
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MING/MING.HTM**
http://loki.stockton.edu/~gilmorew/consorti/2feasia.htm**
(1/19) The End of the Ming Dynasty ***Read: World History, 546-549; Matteo Ricci's account of China at: http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/texts/ric-jour.html**and
a Memorial to the Wanli Emperor Concerning Christians in China at: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1617hsukuang.html
Dr. Catterall's Interpretation of the previous document
Examine: A map of Ming China at: http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/images/mingmap.jpg**
Portrait of Matteo Ricci at: http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/images/mricci.gif**
Reference:
Pronunciation Guide for Chinese Terms, #1**
Pronunciation Guide for Chinese Terms, #2
Section 7067: Complete the above week's work by Wednesday (1/18)
Section 8022: Complete the above week's work for Thursday (3/9)
The Gunpowder Empires, c. 1400-1750
Week 3
Lecture Outline and Terms
(1/24) The Mughal Empire in Comparative PerspectiveRead: World History, 452-463, 523-525; Worlds of History, 90-93, 107-121.
Examine: Map of Mughal Empire at: http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MUGHAL/MUGHMAP.HTM**
and, for comparative purposes only, the following web textbooks: The Mughals ("Origins" through "The Last Three Great Emperors")at:http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MUGHAL/MUGHAL.HTM**;
The Ottomans ("Origins" through "17th and 18th Centuries, topic: European Wars") at:http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/OTTOMAN/OTTOMAN1.HTM**
(1/26) Mughal Society: the State and the People***
Read: World History, 526-527; Travels of Sidi Ali Reis at: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/16CSidi1.html,Section 7067: Complete the above week's work by Wednesday (1/25)
(~pages 1-22 on your browser using the Print Preview function), Study Questions, Worlds of History, 121-136.
Section 8022: Complete the above week's work for Tuesday (3/21)
Week 4
(1/31) Hindus, Farsi, Jews, Marathas, Sikhs and the End of the Mughal EmpireThe Atlantic World, 1400-1800Read: World History, 525-526, 527-534; the Marathas at: http://www.wsu.edu:8080/%7Edee/MUGHAL/MUGHAL.HTM**
The Sikhs at : http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MUGHAL/MUGHAL.HTM**
Turn In: Reaction Paper #1
(2/2) Europe, c. 1300-1600
Read: World History, 463-491.Take: Quiz #1
Turn In: Informal Writing #1
Section 7067: Complete the above week's work by Wednesday and be prepared to take quiz #1 on that day (2/1)
Section 8022: Complete the above week's work and and be prepared to take quiz #1 by Thursday (3/23); please note that Reaction Paper #1 may be turned in on 3/28 for full credit.
Week 5
(2/7) The Spanish in the Caribbean and the Making of New SpainRead: World History, 496-499; Worlds of History, 23-47 and the following web-site on the settlement of Hispaniola:http://www.discoverhaiti.com/history00_4_1.htm.
For an additional review of the main themes and important dates of Spanish and Portuguese exploration and colonization of the Americas and the European context see:
http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/Imperial.html**
(2/9) The Consolidation of New Spain***Week 6Read: World History, 499-501; Worlds of History, 48-69; Selection from: Bartolomé De Las Casas, A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies (a.k.a. Brevissima Relacion) (on the Spanish settlement of Cuba) at: http://www.indiana.edu/~kdhist/H105-2006B-web/week02/LasCasas1552.html; and the Laws of the Indies (Spanish) at: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1542newlawsindies.html.Section 7067: Complete the above week's work by Wednesday (2/8)
Section 8022: Complete the above week's work by Tuesday (3/28)
(2/14) BrazilRead: Worlds of History, 137-170.
(2/16) Slave Societies and the Atlantic Slave Trade: Who Was Responsible and How Did the System Work?***
Read: World History, 490-496; Worlds of History, 73-89; Excerpt from Thomas Bluett, Some Memoirs of the Life of Job, the Son of Solomon at: http://docsouth.unc.edu/bluett/bluett.html**, Section 2, pp. 19-24.Section 7067: Complete the above week's work by Wednesday (2/15)
Section 8022: Complete the above week's work by Thursday (3/30)
