Andrews/World History II – Spring 2020Day-by-Day Schedule of Activities & Assignments

WEEK ONE 

January 14
Introductions, syllabus & course overview. Blog setup using blogger.com.

January 16
Study groups. Global eras and periodization. What does it mean to be Modern? Note-taking tip /
key words: . The European Renaissance & the Modern world. FAQs.
DUE: Strayer, Intro to Part 4.


WEEK TWO

January 21
Colonial empires in the Americas. NTT / comparison ||| Russian empirical expansion in Siberia.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 13.

January 23
Early Modern commerce in products.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 14 (first half).


WEEK THREE

January 28
Early Modern commerce in people. Voices of the slave trade. NTT / primary sources: summarize & reflect. Research Project assigned.DUE: Strayer, Chapter 14 (second half).

January 30
Meet in the library for a workshop on developing an Annotated Bibliography in anticipation of your research project for this class.DUE: Your 2-5 sentence statement as described in the Research Project Assignment


WEEK FOUR

February 4
Religion in Early Modern societies. The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 15. 

February 6 – No class / Faculty PDD

Modern