August 17 – Course Introduction

             19 – The Paleolithic Era                   Reading: pg. 1-8

             22 – The Neolithic Revolution         Reading: pg. 8-16

             24 – Mesopotamia                            Reading: pg. 18-30

             26 – Egypt                                        Reading: pg. 30-36

             29 – Other Middle Eastern Civilizations    Reading: pg. 36-48

             31 – Ancient India                            Reading: pg. 48-51

September 2 – India II                                   Reading: pg. 67-82

                  5 – Labor Day Holiday (No Class)

                  7 – Ancient China                        Reading: pg. 51-55

                  9 – China II                                  Reading: pg. 83-92

                 12 – China III                                Reading: pg. 93-101

                 14 – First Midterm Exam

                 16 – Hellenic Greece                     Reading: pg. 103-112

                 19 – Greece II                                Reading: pg. 112-122

                 21 – Hellenic Civilizations            Reading: pg. 122-133

                 23 – Roman Republic & Empire   Reading: pg. 135-146

                 26 – Rome II                                  Reading: pg. 146-155

                 28 – The Fall of Rome                   Reading: pg. 159-168

                 30 – The Rise of Christianity         Reading: pg. 156-159

October 3 – The Rise of Islam                        Reading: pg. 171-183

              5 – Islamic Society and Culture        Reading: pg. 183-194

              7 – Islam in Asia                               Reading: pg. 219-230

              10 – Second Midterm Exam

              12 – Medieval Society                       Reading: pg. 299-308

              14 – The Medieval Church                Reading: pg. 308-320

              17 – The End of the Middle Ages      Reading: pg. 320-333

              19 – The European Renaissance        Reading: pg. 359-371

              21 – Renaissance II                            Reading: pg. 371-381

              24 – European Reformation               Reading: pg. 383-394

              26 – The Reformation Spreads           Reading: pg. 394-397

              28 – Other Reformations                    Reading: pg. 397-407

              31 – Crisis and Wars of Religion       Reading: pg. 409-421

November 2 – The Military Revolution           Reading: pg. 421-426

                  4 – The Americas                           Reading: pg. 335-356

                  7 – The Age of Exploration            Reading: pg. 445-467

                  9 – Third Midterm Exam

                 11 – French Absolutism                   Reading: pg. 426-443

                 14 – Constitutionalism in England   Reading: pg. 468-475

                 16 – Africa and the Slave Trade       Reading: pg. 531-543

                 18 – Imperial China                          Reading: pg. 581-597

November 21-25 – Thanksgiving Break

                  28 – Classical Japan                         Reading: pg. 597-607

                  30 – Islamic Empires                       Reading: pg. 477-509

December 2 – The Scientific Revolution           Reading: pg. 609-624

                 5 – Dutch Capitalism                         Reading: pg. 467-468

                   7 – The Enlightenment                     Reading: pg. 627-651

December 14 – Final Exam: 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM