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3A Assignments
Will be revised as necessary:
Week 1
Introduction: Syllabus & Blog
Craig: Chapter 1
Week2
Neolithic man - Mesopotamia & Asia
Craig: Chapter 1
Quiz 1 & 2
Week 3
Revolutionary Thought & Religion
Craig: Chapter 2
Egypt Video 1-10
Quiz 3
Week 4
Greek Influence
Craig: Chapter 3
Quiz 4
Week 5
Looking at Asia and Africa
Craig: Chapter 4 - 5
Quiz 5
Week 6
The Roman World
Craig: Chapter 6
Week 7
The East
Craig: Chapter 7,8,9
Midterm
Week 8
The East, Persia and Islam
Craig: Chapter 10, 11
Blog Links on Persia
Quiz 6,7,8
Week 9
(Memorial Day)
Byzantine & Europe
Craig: Chapter 12
Quiz 9
Week 10
Native American Empires
Craig: Chapter 14
Quiz 10
Midterm 2
Week 11
FINAL PROJECT/DEBATES
Week 12
FINALS WEEK
Week 1
Introduction: Syllabus & Blog
Craig: Chapter 1
Week2
Neolithic man - Mesopotamia & Asia
Craig: Chapter 1
Quiz 1 & 2
Week 3
Revolutionary Thought & Religion
Craig: Chapter 2
Egypt Video 1-10
Quiz 3
Week 4
Greek Influence
Craig: Chapter 3
Quiz 4
Week 5
Looking at Asia and Africa
Craig: Chapter 4 - 5
Quiz 5
Week 6
The Roman World
Craig: Chapter 6
Week 7
The East
Craig: Chapter 7,8,9
Midterm
Week 8
The East, Persia and Islam
Craig: Chapter 10, 11
Blog Links on Persia
Quiz 6,7,8
Week 9
(Memorial Day)
Byzantine & Europe
Craig: Chapter 12
Quiz 9
Week 10
Native American Empires
Craig: Chapter 14
Quiz 10
Midterm 2
Week 11
FINAL PROJECT/DEBATES
Week 12
FINALS WEEK
Class Policies
Attendance
Attendance is mandatory. During each class meeting class work, a quiz, or test will be given. If you miss this work you are counted as absent. Quizzes cannot be made up. If you miss more than four classes, you will be dropped. If you stop attending class after the official drop date, I will have to fail you. If you intend to drop it is your responsibility to do so before the official deadline.Class Etiquette and
Participation
Class participation is required. There will be many opportunities to discuss material in class and to dialogue with other students when appropriate. There will be class work, quizzes and written work that cannot be made up if you are not in class.You must have your reading done before you come to class. If you do not, you will be asked to sit in the back and finish your reading and will not be able to take the quiz for that day. You will also be expected to make comments on the class blog about your reading assignments, the lectures or films seen in class or as related to homework.No food or drinks in the classroom. No cell phones. You will be asked to leave if you bring a cell phone, PDA or any other electronic device that is a distraction.You will be expected to follow DeAnza’s College official policy of mutual respect.
ADA Statement
If you require reasonable accommodations because of a physical, mental, or learning disability, please notify the instructor of this course within the first two weeks of class.
Class Work/Homework/Blog Comments/Final Project
Class work will be assigned and done in class either individually or in groups. It cannot be made up if it is missed. Homework is rare, but when assigned is due the next class day and late work will not be accepted. Periodically you will be required to make comments on articles, videos clips or other material posted on the blog. This is a form of class participation and you will be graded on it.
The Final Project is an ongoing assignment which will be due toward the end of the quarter and will be discussed more in class.
Cheating
PlagiarismAccording to the MLA Handbook, “To use another person’s ideas or expressions in your writing without acknowledging the sources is to plagiarize. Plagiarism, then, constitutes intellectual theft.” (p 30)If you do not follow DeAnza’s Colllege official policy of academic integrity you will be failed from the course and turned into the college.
CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM will not be tolerated.
Quizzes and Tests
There will be two exams given in this course, one midterm and one final. There will be ten quizzes. Missed quizzes due to tardiness or absenteeism will result in a ‘zero’ grade for that particular quiz and may not be made up.
Late Work/Missed Exams
I do not accept late work. I do not allow for makeup exams, unless you speak with me personally before the exam date.You may not take the final early. Missed quizzes cannot be made up.
Grading
The course grading will be determined as follows:
Midterm 150
Quizzes 100
Class work 50
Blog comments 50
Project 100
Final 150
Total Possible 600
100 – 98% = A+
97 – 93% = A
92 – 90% = A-
89 – 88% =B+
87 – 83% =B
83 – 80% =B-
79 – 78% =C+
77 – 70% =C
69 – 68% =C-
67 – 63% = D
62 – 60 % = D-
59 % and below = F
All percentages will be rounded down. Example: 79.8 = 79% or a C. (See Extra Credit.) No emailed assignments unless requested by the instructor.
Extra Credit
Every student begins the semester with 20 extra credit points. You may keep these points by attending class. Ten points are lost for each absence. If you have extra credit attendance points at the end of the semester, this is to your advantage. The rounding down policy will not apply to you - your grade percentage for the course will be rounded up (74.5 is 75 but 74.4 is still 74).
Blog& Office Hours
The class blog is:
http://www.womeninamericanhistorywithramsey.blogspot.com/CHECK the blog regularly.
FOLLOW THE BLOG. I will update assignments, post notes for PP or lectures, share information, post grades and do a myriad of other things that you will be responsible for knowing.If you ask me about quizzes, assignments, tests, study guides, homework, etc. I will only respond: Check the BLOG.
Comments
You will also be required to make comments on the blog, as discussed in class. If you need to reach me, email me at: proframsey@rocketmail.com OR schedule an appointment during my office hours M-Th from 10 – 10:30.
Attendance is mandatory. During each class meeting class work, a quiz, or test will be given. If you miss this work you are counted as absent. Quizzes cannot be made up. If you miss more than four classes, you will be dropped. If you stop attending class after the official drop date, I will have to fail you. If you intend to drop it is your responsibility to do so before the official deadline.Class Etiquette and
Participation
Class participation is required. There will be many opportunities to discuss material in class and to dialogue with other students when appropriate. There will be class work, quizzes and written work that cannot be made up if you are not in class.You must have your reading done before you come to class. If you do not, you will be asked to sit in the back and finish your reading and will not be able to take the quiz for that day. You will also be expected to make comments on the class blog about your reading assignments, the lectures or films seen in class or as related to homework.No food or drinks in the classroom. No cell phones. You will be asked to leave if you bring a cell phone, PDA or any other electronic device that is a distraction.You will be expected to follow DeAnza’s College official policy of mutual respect.
ADA Statement
If you require reasonable accommodations because of a physical, mental, or learning disability, please notify the instructor of this course within the first two weeks of class.
Class Work/Homework/Blog Comments/Final Project
Class work will be assigned and done in class either individually or in groups. It cannot be made up if it is missed. Homework is rare, but when assigned is due the next class day and late work will not be accepted. Periodically you will be required to make comments on articles, videos clips or other material posted on the blog. This is a form of class participation and you will be graded on it.
The Final Project is an ongoing assignment which will be due toward the end of the quarter and will be discussed more in class.
Cheating
PlagiarismAccording to the MLA Handbook, “To use another person’s ideas or expressions in your writing without acknowledging the sources is to plagiarize. Plagiarism, then, constitutes intellectual theft.” (p 30)If you do not follow DeAnza’s Colllege official policy of academic integrity you will be failed from the course and turned into the college.
CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM will not be tolerated.
Quizzes and Tests
There will be two exams given in this course, one midterm and one final. There will be ten quizzes. Missed quizzes due to tardiness or absenteeism will result in a ‘zero’ grade for that particular quiz and may not be made up.
Late Work/Missed Exams
I do not accept late work. I do not allow for makeup exams, unless you speak with me personally before the exam date.You may not take the final early. Missed quizzes cannot be made up.
Grading
The course grading will be determined as follows:
Midterm 150
Quizzes 100
Class work 50
Blog comments 50
Project 100
Final 150
Total Possible 600
100 – 98% = A+
97 – 93% = A
92 – 90% = A-
89 – 88% =B+
87 – 83% =B
83 – 80% =B-
79 – 78% =C+
77 – 70% =C
69 – 68% =C-
67 – 63% = D
62 – 60 % = D-
59 % and below = F
All percentages will be rounded down. Example: 79.8 = 79% or a C. (See Extra Credit.) No emailed assignments unless requested by the instructor.
Extra Credit
Every student begins the semester with 20 extra credit points. You may keep these points by attending class. Ten points are lost for each absence. If you have extra credit attendance points at the end of the semester, this is to your advantage. The rounding down policy will not apply to you - your grade percentage for the course will be rounded up (74.5 is 75 but 74.4 is still 74).
Blog& Office Hours
The class blog is:
http://www.womeninamericanhistorywithramsey.blogspot.com/CHECK the blog regularly.
FOLLOW THE BLOG. I will update assignments, post notes for PP or lectures, share information, post grades and do a myriad of other things that you will be responsible for knowing.If you ask me about quizzes, assignments, tests, study guides, homework, etc. I will only respond: Check the BLOG.
Comments
You will also be required to make comments on the blog, as discussed in class. If you need to reach me, email me at: proframsey@rocketmail.com OR schedule an appointment during my office hours M-Th from 10 – 10:30.
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They're architect was amazing, even though it would sink into the ground. And I never knew that they would paint the ziggurat type structures, I thought that it was mostly just painted in blood.
ReplyDelete-Christina Bishop
I find it interesting how everything they did was to appease their gods, I never knew that they also painted their temples, and structures, I always thought it was just blood on the structures.
ReplyDeleteOnly those who died violet deaths could go to the heaven, sounds like an extremely warrior based society. I did not know the whole thing about how they thought they were made by blood and corn . It reminds me of how Roman Catholics drink the “blood” of Christ.
ReplyDelete-Alexandra R Henrick
Hillary Pinard:
ReplyDeleteIt's so amazing to see real buildings constructed so long ago intact and so filled with information! It seems that there aren't very many early civilizations where you can really see their buildings inside and out. I was also astonished to see how intricate the temples in particular were. I was surprised that they could accomplish that with the limited tools they had.
Its very interesting that the Mayans believed that all except those who had a bloody death would "return" to the underworld. Very interesting philosophy. The architecture is extremely impressive. It was very cool to learn that the Mayans not only built, but painted them. I wonder what they used for paint...
ReplyDelete-Michelle Mayfield-Swencionis
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ReplyDeleteIt is strange how so far the Mayans would go to satisfy their gods. They would build architectures as high as the sky and give blood offerings for their gods.
ReplyDelete-Steven Huynh
Architecture always interests me. The limestone monuments are built amazingly. I’m not too crazy about the blood used as a symbol to their god but its an interesting religious view. Good playing a role in their disappearance is too bad but people have to eat and find new sources. The land and architecture that they left behind was beautiful.
ReplyDeletePoor chicken. It seizes to amaze me how they still do religious sacrifices to the Gods. The architectures are magnificent. It's amazing how it maintains to stay in one piece after so long! How long did it take for the Mayans to build them? Besides the whole sacrificing humans to the Gods rituals... The whole stairway to the underworld... Creeps me out.
ReplyDeleteI find it magnificent that Mayans made modifications to their temple, which is similiar to King Zoser creation the step pyramid in egypt. I like the fact the Mayans had built a small stairway passage leading to the underworld. What's more fasnicating is how they where able to decorated their temple using blood to paint some their structures as an honor to their Gods. Mayan’s also honored their Gods by performing religious sacrifices of using their own blood and also animal sacrifices like…poor chicken from the video as way to pay respect to their Gods.
ReplyDeleteIt is so strange that we were so wrong about the Mayan culture... how we thought they were a very peaceful people, yet ended up being one of the most blood-thirsty cultures we have learned about thus far. Their devotion to their Gods as well as willingness to sacrifice and give their own blood to the Gods (through blood-letting) is remarkable.
ReplyDelete--Ariel Aronica
I think it is amazing how much the architecture of the Maya resembles that of the Egyptians since there was no communication and influence. Seeing their use of step pyramids similar to the first built in Egypt that also have secret stairways leading to crypts is also amazing. Their use of carved hieroglyphs is yet another way that they resemble but the Maya's use of limestone plaster and bright paints shows how much they were able to evolve all on their own.
ReplyDeleteIts hard to fully understand the maya when i feel like this is totally from a euro centric point of view which has undertones and insertions of euro-superiority.
ReplyDelete-inas hyatt
I found their philosophy, interesting. It probably boosted their morale, and made them want to go to war. What an interesting scheme. I also found it very interesting as to how the buildings were made. Layers upon layers.
ReplyDelete-Josiah Heng
They originated in Christian Europe? Did I hear him correctly? Then how did they become so Pagan? I can't believe that so much emphasis was placed on bloodshed and violence. To only gain admittance to heaven by enduring a violent death would have required a great deal of courage.
ReplyDeleteAlso, they must have been patient. It must have taken forever to build those structures without any modern tools.
All my life i have loved learning about the Mayan or the people in South/Central America and i just loved watching these videos.I liked learning about all the different cities and they reasons why and how they made these great temples. my group is doing our debate on mesoamerica and this really helped me out
ReplyDeletedid they really just say the 9 dark lords who ruled over pregnancy?? is that related to the fact that they thought everyone originated from the underworld? Interesting.
ReplyDeleteAlso they mention Slash and Burn farming? is it just me or does that sound like what napolean did when invading russia. lol
It was amazing to see that everything they did was for a reason and a purpose. I am sad that the vibrant colors of the pyramids have gone away, they must have been much more amazing back in their prime. their belief of being made by blood and maize was interesting because all people come up with a creation story. The number 9 seems to come up a lot because of their nine levels of shebalba (underworld). -Timothy Mohnhaupt
ReplyDeleteI like how i know where all the rock came from for all of these monuments built over a bed of limestone). I personally think the workmanship of the Maya is nothing compared to the work that Inca's have done. However the aspect that they were very colorful beats the Inca in my book.
ReplyDelete-Robert Adams
I grew up thinking that the Aztecs were the bloodiest of the big three, but nope, the Mayans have them beat.
ReplyDeleteDying in Battle isn't uncommon. The Sumerians did it I believe, Norse Mythology stated that anyone who had not been in battle before they died were sent to Hel's realm, and even Christianity does it. Especially back during the Crusades.
-Steven Tavares
The Mayan's thought that most people went to the underworld after death unless they experienced a violent death. I think this must be why some people thought that being sacrificed was a good thing, in hopes that they would reach heaven. It was interesting to hear how many times the Mayan's were compared to the Egyptians when it came to architecture. Some of the pyramids and writing does look similar, yet there are obvious differences.
ReplyDeleteit shows you how violence in their society was seen. only a violent death would lead them to heaven! the thing i found interesting was the fact that their pyramids were magnificently colored.i did'nt expect them to actually be this way because obviously we only see how they stand today. i can only imagine how these building were seen from an outsider coming in. i love the fact that they built them representing the 9 levels of the underworld.
ReplyDelete-s. Arroyo
its interesting that they believed they were born in the underworld and that everyone would return there unless they had died a violent death. i hadnt realized HOW violent their culture was. i guess being sacrificed in a violent way was better than going to the underworld...
ReplyDelete-dyana phan-ngo
I'm especially fascinated with the architecture, those indestructible pyramids are amazing even in their condition today. I was surprised that they were originally painted with such vivid colors.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea how violent these people were, and the belief that they originated from the underworld and returned after they died is an interesting concept.
I found it interesting that Mayans believed they owed a blood debt to their gods and that they built the temples to bring themselves closer to the gods. It was also interesting to find out that you had to die a violent death to get to heaven. I was sadden to hear that they focused so much on the stars that they forgot about the earth and couldn't produce the food they needed and had to leave the city of Tikal.
ReplyDeleteMaria Hernandez
Their culture heavily adopts religion into their society. Religion is separate from politics in America. It was interesting to see the Zigurrat displayed, because color was not what i had imagined. I thought there would be no color, just clay, but they actually painted it.
ReplyDeletei find it very interesting on how these enormous monuments to the Gods were built by simple tools and how it lasted for so long. In addition, Mayans believed that they were created by the Gods with their blood mixed with maize. -TRISTAN VISITACION
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion the mayan are no different than other cultures. They were too primitive to understand nature and the way things actually worked. Thats why they invented gods and an agenda to serve those gods. Their buildings are the manifestation of common delusions. its just a shame that their delusions had to involve sacrificing thousands upon thousands of people.
ReplyDeletechainsaw0abortion is Gary Yoesle BTW
ReplyDeleteWow, Palenque looks amazing. It blows my mind when I think about how the Maya managed to build their buildings without the innovations that the european and middle eastern world had. Also, its kind of strange to see how they had similarities with the Egyptians considering they were completely disconnected from each other.
ReplyDelete-Denice E.
Their buildings and architectures are amazing! im always so astounded about how they were able to move those huge stone blocks and place them exactly where they were needed! true skills! I found it interesting that they believed they were gods mixed with corn.
ReplyDeleteJessica Hofland
Come to think of it, my culture did something similar with the chicken. I went to a funeral, and they killed a chicken. It was some sort of ritual to honor the god, and the afterlife. Anyways, we have another culture that had magnificent buildings. It still amazes me that their buildings are still in one piece. This just proves that the Mayans were as smart as the other cultures!
ReplyDelete-Mark Salazar
Why was the blood of the gods mixed with corn? Why not something more interesting, like fire or stone or something. I mean, its corn for crying out loud. I know its important and all. Oh well. Gotta love corn.
ReplyDeleteOliver Manning
I found it really interesting how their pyramids looked a lot like the pyramids in Egypt. I also noticed that they said that only those who died a violent death MIGHT aspire to the heavens. So what happens if you do die a violent death but goes to the underworld instead? How would they know?
ReplyDelete-Ngan Vu
I never realized how much their religion affected everything in their culture. Who would have thought that the number of tiers on their pyramids was related to the number of levels of their underworld. I did find it a bit odd that they would build something that represented the underworld to get closer to the heavens though.
ReplyDelete-Clem Carrig
The Mayans were the role models for the Mexica, that's for sure.
ReplyDeleteI love love love the way they did everything so colorful and how imersed they were into symbolism.
Their religion was the center of their universe, so it would only make sense that they would build their temples reflecting their religion, such as the building they built representing the underworld to reach teh heavens.
The Mayans were very brutal indeed, but they were also very exotic in the way their culture was organized.
--Maria Del Toro
I find the architecture to well ahead of its time with construction of these temples. I find the Mayan belief that they were born from the underworld and only a violent death would lead them to the heavens.
ReplyDeleteComment done by Katherine Carmack:
ReplyDeleteSo fascinating that they were able to build these huge monuments and sculptures in those days. What kind of pully-system if any did they use. And to come up with the plans or drafts of how to construct these structures must have taken years, and alot of minds. How could they even think to do something like this without seeing anything like it before is extremely intreging.
I would like to say that I would have loved to live back then but that would only be true if I was someone with power. I would have like to meet the inventers that came up with these amazing buildings. To think that they were built of man power alone is crazy. And we think we have it hard.
ReplyDeleteNichole Lerwill
I find it fascinating that there own isolation from the rest of the world during that time had created vast wonders of the world. And yet, the explorers from Europe does not appreciate their culture as much as we do. Can they not see the various colors that were painted on the walls, and the pictures that comes with it?
ReplyDeleteI guess Cortez just wanted gold...
I noticed a lot of similarities between the mayan culture and the egyptean culture, although they are not at all related. How did two cultures so different build the same kind of structures? (pyramids). In both cases, they are related to their religion, and seem to be an attempt to reach the heavens.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing that this culture would have built structures similar to those of the Egyptians when they were living in isolation from the rest of the world. It is impressive just on the terms of how much labor was put in to complete these structures. The Europeans did not appreciate the development of these cultures when they came and conquered.
ReplyDelete-Nick Maggipinto
Its completely amazing how they Mayan's lives, culture, and civilization revolves so much around their religion and their God. They seem to do a lot to please the God. Another thing that's amazes me, is the colors and the hieroglyphs . I wonder what the used to paint. The carvings are so precise; they must of had very sharp tools and very skilled people to work on those.
ReplyDelete-amanda vu
It is interesting how people always try to deify things they see around them. They believed that the blood of the gods was mixed with corn because they saw corn as one of the most important things in the world, as it defined their agricultural development and was the source of nourishment that was most responsible for their societal development and the continuation of their culture for so long.
ReplyDelete-Kevin Brown