HISTORY

 


 

World Civilization II

Reading List

Spring 2002

 

 

It is important that the student allot sufficient time to complete all the assignments.  On average a student should be working two to three hours outside of class for each hour in class.  That means for this three-hour history class, you should be working six to nine hours a week outside class.  That means taking effective notes in class and using them at home to advance the learning process.  To help in that regard T.A.S.C. has prepared an online tutorial on Notetaking that is very helpful.  This tutorial will also give you ideas on how to take notes from the readings as well.  Use the online outlines hyper linked to each of the weeks’ web pages listed below to help you fine-tune your reading and note taking efforts.

 

 

Week One— September 2nd

“The Maritime Revolution”

“Europe’s Back Doors”

 

Week Two—September 9th

“The Transformation of Europe

The Jungle

Week Three— September 16th

“The Diversity of American Colonial Society”

 

 

Week Three, Part 2— September 16th

“The Atlantic System and Africa

 

Week Four— September 23rd

Southwest Asia and the Indian Ocean

 

 

Week Five— September 30th

Eastern Eurasia

 

Week Six— October 7th

“Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World”

“The Early Industrial Revolution”

 

Week Seven— October 14th

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

 

 

Week Eight— October 21st

Africa, India, and the New British Empire

“The Ottoman Empire and East Asia

Things Fall Apart – part 1

Week Nine— October 28th

“The New Power Balance”

“The New Imperialism”

Things Fall Apart – part 2 & 3

 

Week Ten— November 4th

“The Crisis of the Imperial Order”

 

 

Week Eleven— November 11th

“The Collapse of the Old Order”

 

Week Twelve— November 18th

“Striving for Independence: Africa, India, and Latin America

"Out of the Jungle"

 

Week Thirteen— November 25th

“The Cold War and Decolonization”

 

Week Fourteen—December 2nd

“Crisis, Realignment, and the Dawn of the

Post-Cold War World”

Week Fifteen— December 9th

“The End of a Global Century”

Finals Due – December 11th