History 50 -- World Civilizations, Beginnings to 1600

California State University, Sacramento
Department of History 
College of Arts and Letters

Spring 2003

Instructor

Overview

Syllabus


Catalog Description: A study of some of the major civilizations of the world from the beginnings of civilization to 1600. Covers the classical and medieval traditions of the West as well as at least two major non-western cultures.  3 units.
WEB READINGS: STUDY LISTS

Week 2: Giza Pyramids
Week 3&9: Buddhism
Week 3: Asoka's decrees
Week 4: Chinese Writing
Week 4: Confucius
Week 4: Qin Shi Huangdi
Week 5: The Parthenon
Week 5: Pericles
Week 5: Sparta History
Week 6: Greek Sculpture
Week 6: Archimedes
Week 6: Seven Wonders
Week 7: Rape of Lucretia
Week 7: Hannibal,Rome
Week 7: Augustus' Monuments
Week 7: Tacitus on Aug & Nero

Week 8: Muhammad
Week 8: Rumi's Poetry
Week 8: Ibn Battuta
Week 8: Searchable Qur'an
Week 9: The Gupta Dynasty
Week 9: Kalidasa: Sakuntala
Week 9: Dev't of Buddhism
Week 10: The Grand Canal
Week 10: Chang'an
Week 10: Eunuchs in China
Week 11: Empress Wu
Week 11: Chinese Footbinding
Week 12: Realm of the Mongols
Week 12: History's Greatest Lover
Week 12: Japan Tea Ceremony
Week 12: Bushido: Way of Warrior
Week 14: Black Death

Chapter 1
Chapter 2

Chapter 3 

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 7

Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12

Exam Materials ESSAY QUESTIONS STUDY GUIDES

ID List #1
ID List #2
ID List #3

Essay List #1
Essay List #2
Essay List #3

Ramayana
Oresteia
Ming Stories
Tristan

Tristan and Iseult
Ramayana
Guidelines for Essays

Sample Essay
Sample Essay - Ramayana

Summary I
Summary II
Summary III

 

Arabian Nights: "Aladdin"
Lament for Ur

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Qur'an: Teachings

 

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