Study Guide for next week's quiz

In class last night, we went over examples of some questions that might appear on the quiz next week. Those examples were:

1) What was the significance of the development of agriculture?

2) Discuss the migration of humans out of Africa.

3) Discuss the evidence that Paleolithic societies were more egalitarian than later societies.

4) What did it mean to be civilized to the Mesopotamians who created the Gilgamesh story?

5) How is an empire different from other forms of political organization?

6) Discuss the differences between a Western Civilization timeline and a World History timeline.

7) You should be able to write the major eras of human existence in order. 

8) What were the major Ancient Civilizations?

9) What were the Big 5 seminal thinkers (+1) of the Classical era?

10) Is subjugation inevitable in human societies?

11) As stated in the Week 3 Guidelines, there will also be optional questions from the study materials posted by those students who were unable to attend class on Tuesday.

Please note that this is not an exhaustive study guide, but rather an indicator of the types of questions most likely to appear on the quiz.

Close Human Ancestors - Bonobo

Close Human Relative Nearly Extinct

LiveScience Staff

27 December, 2004

http://www.livescience.com/3768-close-human-relative-extinct.html

A close relative to the chimpanzee that is thought to be the closest human relative may be on the verge of extinction, scientists say.

Bonobos, or pygmy chimpanzees, have been hunted so extensively that their survival is at risk, warn officials at the World Wildlife Fund.

"The world could soon lose the primate species that shares the greatest genetic connection to humans," said Richard Carroll, a primatologist and director of WWF's Central Africa program. "Bonobos are fascinating creatures and little understood. They have the only great ape society led by females, with a sophisticated social structure that encourages cooperation and peace and settles disputes through sex."

Found only in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo in Central Africa, bonobos were believed to once number as many as 50,000. But preliminary results from the first systematic survey of a known bonobo stronghold found more evidence of poachers than bonobos, indicating that there may be as few as 10,000 left in the wild.

Bonobos, along with other species, are targeted by hunters for meat for personal consumption and for the commercial bushmeat trade.

The survey was conducted in Congo's 90,000-square-mile Salonga National Park, a protected area the size of Holland. The first data available, from about a third of the park, show evidence of very few bonobos. No bonobos were encountered, and nests and dung were seen in only a quarter of the area surveyed, at lower densities than previously measured.

"These preliminary results are obviously disturbing," Carroll said. "Salonga National Park was created in 1970 specifically to safeguard bonobos and we thought it was the least disturbed and best protected habitat for the bonobo. Based on how bad it looks here, we can assume that across the Congo, bonobos are in crisis."

In Response to Matthew's Post about Rhinos and Unicorns

A photo my mom took yesterday at the Berlin zoo.

Syllabus & Schedule

World History (3 units)

Summer 2012—M/T 6:00-10:15

Mon (SM208) / Tues (SM202)

Online home: http://summer2012worldhistory.blogspot.com

Instructor: Patti Andrews

Email: pandrews@ndnu.edu

Office hours by arrangement

Course Summary

This course will survey the history of world civilizations from early man to the present, emphasizing cultural and developmental themes.

Texts

Strayer, Ways of the World: A Brief Global History

Additional readings as distributed in class

Learning Outcomes

Students will…

1.     Demonstrate knowledge of the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, and artistic experiences of peoples around the world over time; recognize the influence of global forces and identify their connections to local and national developments;

2.     Understand how decisions made in the past continue to shape social and political discourse;

3.     Demonstrate familiarity with the historical literature and conflicting interpretations of the past;

4.     Weigh and interpret evidence and present a sustained argument supported by historical evidence;

5.     Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate historical knowledge & reasoning orally & in writing;

6.     Conduct primary social science research – quantitative or qualitative – including formulation of a research topic, collection and analysis of evidence, and presentation of results.

Requirements

Given our limited number of meetings, consistent attendance and reading will be essential to a student’s success in this class. More than one absence may result in an automatic drop from the class. Regular quizzes will assess students’ preparation for each class session and will take the place of midterm and final exams. Students will produce written work to include short reading analysis papers, online journal entries, and a research project.

Evaluation

            Quizzes: 5 @ 10-20 points = 80                                          20%

            Reading Analysis (RA) Papers: 2 @ 60 points = 120         30%

            Research Project (RP): 1 @ 60 points = 60                         15%

            Reading Journal (RJ) (8 entries): 1 @ 60 points = 60          15%

            Attendance: 10 weeks @ 4 points = 40                               10%

            Participation: 10 weeks @ 4 points = 40                             10%

Tentative Schedule of Meetings & Assignments

MAY 14/15. Introductions. Course overview. Blog setup. Early humans.

MAY 21/22. Ancient civilizations. Quiz 1 on syllabus and class procedures (10 pts). Due: WW Part 1 (Intro, Ch 1, Ch 2, Ch 3)

MAY 28/29. NB: Short class on Tuesday only this week. Early Classical Era. Due: WW Part 2 (Ch 4, Ch 5, Ch 6, Ch 7) & out of class activity for Monday students.

JUNE 4/5. Late Classical Era. Quiz 2 on WW Chapters 1-7 (20 pts). Writing workshop for RA #1. Due: WW Part 3 (Intro, Ch 8, Ch 9, Ch 10).

JUNE 11/12. Cultural encounters. Research methodologies. Due: RA #1, WW Part 3 (Ch 11, Ch 12, Ch 13).

JUNE 18/19. NO CLASS. Comp time for primary research activity.

JUNE 25/26. Early Modern World. Quiz 3 on WW Chapters 8-13 (20 pts). Writing workshop for RA #2. Due: WW Part 4 (Intro, Ch 14, Ch 15, Ch 16).

JULY 2/3. Western expansion & globalization. Due: RA #2, WW Part 5 (Intro, Ch 17, Ch 18, Ch 20).

JULY 9/10. Modern & contemporary conflicts & issues. Quiz 4 on WW Chapters 14-20 (20 pts). Due: WW Part 6 (Intro, Ch 21, Ch 22, Ch 23, Ch 24).

JULY 16/17. Semester review. Quiz 5 on WW Chapters 21-24 (10 pts). Project presentations. Due: Preparation for formal presentation of research results.