Syllabus HIS 101, Section 17691 Glendale Community College ...

Official Course Objectives:
1. Employ historical method to analyze patterns of continuity and change which have
shaped American and European society. (I-VII)
2. Describe the impact of European tradition on American society. (I-VII)
3. Describe the origins of European culture, capitalism, and the nation state in the Middle
Ages. (I)
4. Critique and defend the thesis that the Renaissance was the beginning of the modern
world. (II)
5. Explain the process by which the unity of Christianity in European society was shattered
by the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. (III)
6. Analyze the theories that link Protestantism to the rise of capitalism. (III)
7. Explain the influence of the Protestant/Puritan ethic on contemporary American life. (III)
8. Compare and contrast the development of European nation states. (IV)
9. Describe impact of English institutions and historical development on American life. (IV)
10. Contrast the success of French Absolutism with the failure of Stuart Absolutism. (V)
11. Describe the reign of Peter I and the westernization of Russia. (VI)
12. Describe the stages of the scientific revolution and its impact upon the thought of the
Enlightenment. (VII)
Weekly Course Breakdown:
Week Content and Competencies to be covered Assignments Due/Tests and Quizzes
Unit 1 Reading: Readings Spielvogel Ch. 7 & 8
Week
1
Week
2
Topics:
Introduction: History and Civilization
Define civilization & Middle Ages
Death of Rome
Germanic Invasions and Integrations
Early German Kingdoms
Ostrogothic Empire: First Medieval Kings
Vandal, Visigoth, & Lombard Empires
Merovingians & Early Carolingians
Topics:
Rise of Western Christianity (to early Carolingians)
Early Christianity
Late Roman Christianity
Early Medieval Church
Blended Institutions
Law/Politics
Church and State
Society
Rise and growth of Russia
Administered 1/26/2012:
Quiz 1
Due 1/26/2012:
Syllabus Signature Sheet
Discussion Essay 1:
What is History, and what is its
purpose?
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