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History 102 World Civilization II Dr. Ron Spiller

History 102 World Civilization II Dr. Ron Spiller. Department of History, Anthropology, and World Languages. Text : Peter von Sivers , et al. Patterns of World History: Since 1750 . www.oup.com/us/vonsivers. Course Requirements. Three (3) major exams (100 pts.)

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History 102 World Civilization II Dr. Ron Spiller

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  1. History 102 • World Civilization II • Dr. Ron Spiller Department of History, Anthropology, and World Languages

  2. Text: Peter von Sivers, et al. Patterns of World History: Since 1750. www.oup.com/us/vonsivers

  3. Course Requirements • Three (3) major exams (100 pts.) • One (1) major map exam (100 pts.) • Comprehensive final (200 pts.)

  4. Major Exams . .. (best 2 of 3) • 70-80% objective • (35-45 multiple choice, T-F, or • matching questions, etc.) • 1 short essays • map

  5. Map Exam . . . Locate items on a map . . . u Europe u Middle East u Asia u Africa u Central America & Caribbean

  6. Comprehensive Final Exam . . . • No essays/short answers • No map (but may have questions about geography) • 80% based on previous exams

  7. How to contact me . . .

  8. How to contact me . . . Office: 119 Hendricks Hall

  9. How to contact me . . . Phone: (814) 732-2966 or 2575 (. . . answer machine, but I don’t return calls . . .)

  10. How to contact me . . . E-mail: RSPILLER@edinboro.edu ( The best method for short questions. )

  11. Be familiar with my web site . . . http://users.edinboro.edu/rspiller/home.html

  12. How to succeed 1. Come to class 2. Read your text 3. “Take possession” of the material

  13. Attendance Policy 1. There is never a reason to miss class. 2. Roll taken with a seating chart. 3. Lateness may = absence. 4. I reserve the right to consider your attendance in your final grade.

  14. The Operating Principle Professionalism: School is your main job.If you would not do it in the professional world it is not acceptable here.

  15. The Operating Principle Professionalism: . . . no food or drink in the classroom.

  16. Turn off your phone . . .

  17. . . . and after today no laptops.

  18. Some of you may fail . . . why?

  19. You do not focus. You are not serious enough. You give up.

  20. Questions ?

  21. How to study for this course

  22. How to study . . . • Read each chapter before we begin to talk about it in class. • Read it quickly • Don’t highlight or take notes • (Unless its about a particular question) • Pay attention in class • Don’t get side-tracked by the stories. • What am I really talking about?

  23. How to study . . . • Re-read the chapter after we’ve talked about it in class. • Highlight • Names • Places • Ideas • The occasional summery • Use the resources on the publisher’s website. • Integrate your class notes with material from the book.

  24. How to study . . . . . . the remembering part • Integrate the book and your classroom notes, i.e. write your own textbook. • Make a timeline.

  25. How do you learn?

  26. The underlying learning objective: Answer the question, “How do you learn best?” Use the links on the website!!

  27. Questions ?

  28. History = . . . the story of people and change over time. The ultimate soap opera !

  29. How do we understand history ? • Does history repeat itself ? • What are the great “lessons of history” ? • How does history “happen” ?

  30. Does history repeat itself ? “Those who do not learn from the lessons of history are doomed to repeat its failures.” George Santayana

  31. Does history repeat itself ? Not really . . . • Technology constantly changes. • Mankind’s social and political environment constantly changes. • But human motivations do not change.

  32. What are the great “lessons of history” ? “The proper study of mankind is man.” Thomas Carlyle “lessons of history” = lessons in human nature

  33. How does history “happen”? 1. Cause and effect. 2. Thesis antithesis. 3. Chaos theory. ?

  34. I.Cause and effect . . . • The British pass the Coercive Acts . . .the American colonies declare independence

  35. II. Thesis and antithesis . . . Thesis Synthesis Antithesis

  36. Thesis and antithesis . . . A growing sense of “Americanism” American Revolution British desire to manage the Empire more effectively

  37. III. Chaos theory . . . Society ? ? Economics Change Politics Chance ? Non-Linear Change

  38. Chaos theory . . . • Life and the Universe are so complicated that we cannot grasp everything. • Absolute predictability is not possible…only probability. Non-Linear Change

  39. History = . . . the story of people and change over time. The ultimate soap opera !

  40. Questions ?

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