His 2560 - Early Modern World

EIU His 2560.02, Fall 2009, Newton Key
14:00-15:15 T & Th, Coleman 2761
Syllabus as pdf ( brief version)

Early Modern World History

His 2650 begins with classical civilizations unraveling and ends with the threads of modernity; it moves from the global civilization of the previously nomadic Mongols in the 13th century to the export of the French Revolution to the rest of Europe and the New World circa 1800. The course introduces the rich source material of the early modern world, and helps refine your skills of analysis and synthesis. It also provides a broad narrative of events.

Before Modern Civilization, 1200-1450 (relation between nomads and civilization?) week 1. Society and Civilization; Early and Modern 25 Aug. Introduction 13th century Mappa Mundi (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) 16th & 17th century maps (1, 2, 3, 4) John White (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) 27 Aug. Kishlansky, “How to Read a Document” (on a selection from Marco Polo, handout) Summary of Kishlansky's Method Marco Polo & Silk Road (1, 2, 3) Early English Books Online (on campus link only) Travels of John Mandeville (c. 1366)	Marco Polo
week 2. Pre-Modern Civilization: India & China as an Archetype 1 Sept. Brummett, ch. 10 (pp. 288-304) Song Dynasty in China (960-1279) Ancient India Indian Textiles: Trade and Production 3 Sept. Equiano, The Life, chs. 1-2 (to p. 37) Equiano, Interesting Narrative title page ch. 1 ch. 2	Song dynasty, scholar and monk converse
week 3. Mongols (Yuan Civilization) 8 Sept. Brummett, ch. 10 (pp. 304-309) Mongols in World History Mongols, maps 1, 2, 3 10 Sept. Chih-Ch’ang, “A Chinese Taoist Travels to Genghis Khan” (note change); Marco Polo (both, handout) "Of the City of Caracoron" "How the Great Kaan causeth the bark of trees..., to pass for money") Caracoron Marco Polo About Route Quiz	Liu Kuan-tao (later 13th c.), Khubilai Khan on a hunt
Europe and the Gunpowder Empires, 1450-1700 (relation between arms and politics? between Church and State?) week 4. Islamic Gunpowder Empires 15 Sept. Brummett, ch. 12 Quizzes on ch. 12 (A-H True/False Quiz; I-W Fill in the Blanks Quiz) ch. 12 Powerpoint (with maps) Rise of the Great Islamic Empires Safavids Mughals 17 Sept. Reilly, docs. 14-16 (de Busbecq, Chardin, The Jahangirnama) Turkish Letters of de Busbecq (a review) John Chardin (biography, on campus link) Nur ud-Din Jahangir (pictures)	Jahangir's dream of embracing Shah 'AbbasTaj Mahal mausoleum built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, mid-17th century
week 5. Europe: Renaissance & Reformation 22 Sept. Brummett, ch. 14 Eurasia Map Review Art in Italy: 13th and 14th Centuries Art of the Italian Renaissance (PowerPoint, recommended) 24 Sept. Reilly, doc. 4 (Columbus); Machiavelli (handout) Machiavelli Italy (map) On Composing the Prince The Prince Chapter VII Chapter XVII Chapter XXI excerpts all	Lorenzo il Magnifico, 1449-1469-1492
week 6. Europe: New Monarchies 29 Sept. Brummett, ch. 15 Reformation Map Spain 1490 Europe 1555 1 Oct. Mid-Term Exam 1 Eurasia Map Review	Queen Elizabeth, Armada Portrait
Columbian Exchange and Its Impact, 1492-1763 (How did Europe and Africa fit into Amerindian culture? How did the New World fit into European and Islamic culture?) week 7. Old World and the New World 6 Oct. Brummett, ch. 16 (esp. Iberian sections) Cannibals? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Christopher Columbus' letter (1493) 8 Oct. ; Reilly, docs. 6-8 (Díaz, The Broken Spears, DeVries); Voltaire, Candide, ch. 1 Portuguese Explorations Voyages of Exploration Conquistadors	Zheng He's treasure ship, 1420s-1433, compared with Columbus's Santa Maria
From Wars of Religion to Wars of Trade, 1555-1763 (Did early modern wars in Europe make sense? Why did Europe expand?) week 8. War, Trade, and Empire, part 1 13 Oct. Brummett, ch. 17 Atlantic slave trade maps 15 Oct. Voltaire, Candide, chs. 2-16; Candide pre-assignment due South America 1800, 1892 War Europe War of Spanish Succession ca. 1713 Europe War of Austrian Succession ca. 1740 World Seven Years War ca. 1763	Earliest European woodcut of the New World
week 9. War, Trade, and Empire, part 2 20 Oct. Voltaire, Candide, chs. 17-30 Trade Antwerp Stock Exchange ca. 1650 triangle trade (Atlantic) John Law's Mississippi Company (France) South Sea Bubble (Britain) 22 Oct. Voltaire, Candide (letters and reviews, pp. 121-31); Reilly, docs. 22, 24-25 (Le Van Baumer, Montague, de Fontenelle) Scientific Revolution Scientific Revolution (crib sheet)	Benjamin West, The Death of Wolfe, 1770
week 10. Reviewing Voltaire's World 27 Oct. Brummett, ch. 18, pp. 528-37 The Salon (reading Voltaire) 1, 2 29 Oct. Brummett, ch. 18, pp. 528-37 Encyclopédie 1, 2, 3 30 Oct. by 2 pm Candide’s Eighteenth Century paper due	Candide in Surinam
week 11. Slave Trade and the Atlantic World 3 Nov. Brummett, ch. 13 (pp. 370-381, China only); and ch. 19 (pp. 562-568) 17th-18th century world timeline European and Russian timeline, 1590-1720s slavery chronology 5 Nov. Mid-Term 2	18th-Century Atlantic World
week 12. Slave Trade, the Enlightenment, and the Moral Imperative 10 Nov. Equiano, vol I The Middle Passage Olaudah Equiano, or, Gustavus Vassa, the African Equiano's Travels Equiano, chapter outline (labor and interactions) Equiano quotes (first chapters) 12 Nov. Equiano, vol. II (esp. final ch. XII); Equiano (selected context, esp. pp. 206-249, 277-287) Q & A with Equiano's biographer Caribbean Views from British Library Hear the Interesting Narrative	Olaudah Equiano, or, Gustavus Vassa, the African
Liberty and Terror at the Advent of Modernity, 1763-1799 (What is the relation between revolution and civilization?) week 13. Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment 17 Nov. Brummet ch. 18 (pp. 527-541) 19 Nov. Reilly, docs. 28, 30-31, 37 (Hume, Jefferson, Adams, Smith) European Enlightenment 20 Nov. Equiano’s Worlds paper due	Cutting the Sugar Cane, from 'Ten Views in the Island of Antigua', 1823
week 14. Age of Revolution: France, Europe, the World 1 Dec. Brummett, ch. 18 (pp. 541-559) Enlightened Despotism 3 Dec. Reilly, docs. 32-33 (French Declaration, L’Ouverture); de Gouges, Robespierre (handout); Revolution Debate Preparation French Revolution (outline)
week 15. Birth of the Modern 8 Dec. Revolution Debate French Revolution (outline) Jacques-Louis David Liberty, Equality, Fraternity 10 Dec. Conclusion Brummett, chs. 16-19 outline Final Exam Review xx Dec. Final Exam, Wed., 10:15 am-12:15	David, Tennis Court Oath
Texts: Palmira Brummett, et. al., Civilization Past & Present, vol. B, From 500 to 1815, 11th ed. [TRS 13.110] Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (1789), ed. Werner Sollors [14.470] Kevin Reilly, ed., Worlds of History: A Comparative Reader, II, Since 1400, 2nd ed. [11.342] Voltaire, Candide (1759), ed. and trans. Daniel Gordon [11.245]