HIS 220 - World History (3 Cr)
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World History (3 Credits)
Professor: Lectures from Rev. Richard Hamstra. Pastor Hamstra was in the ministry of the Christian Reformed Church for more than 30 years. His academic degrees were from Valparaiso University (B.A. in Classics), Calvin Theological Seminary (M.Div) and Notre Dame University (M.A. in Theology).
This World History class is an important part of your ministry training. This course is designed as an introduction to the rise and fall of various civilizations from about 3500 B.C. through 1500 A.D. You will study the major developments of peoples that lived long ago, but which shaped today's world in significant ways. You will explore how cultures have come and gone, notice some common patterns in social development, and begin to sense the unique contributions of various societies.
Outcomes:
1. Know about the rise and fall of various civilizations from about 3500 B.C. through 1500 A.D.
2. Know about major developments of peoples that live long ago.
3. Understand how major developments of peoples that lived long ago shaped today's world in significant ways.
4. See how cultures come and go, having awareness of common patterns in social development.
5. Grow in awareness of the unique contributions of various ancient societies.
We offer this course as part of your general education requirements here at Christian Leaders Institute for the Associate and Bachelor Degrees.
Disclaimer: Please be aware that some of Professor Hamstra's teachings may not line up with CLI's or your views. CLI strives to bring you professors who have expertise in a subject, but sometimes there are differences in beliefs/opinions/teachings that CLI and/or some students might not agree with. Additionally, due to the nature of the subject of World History covering various people groups and cultures with different ideas of modesty, images containing nudity may be present in some materials.
Assignments
1. Read online articles as assigned. You may also save these articles to your own computer for further study. You will be tested separately on this material.
2. View all video lectures online. You will be tested separately on this material.
3. Use the discussion forum to ask questions and exchange ideas with others. However, DO NOT discuss quiz questions and answers in a class forum, and do not communicate privately with other students about the answers for a quiz. That is cheating. Such cheating on quizzes can be detected through CLI's computer servers. Cheaters will fail the class and will be expelled from Christian Leaders Institute.
4. Take unit quizzes online covering the readings and videos. You will have 45 minutes to answer each 20 question quiz. Once a quiz has started, you must finish it, and you can't retake it. So be ready ahead of time. While taking the quiz, you may use your notes and refer to articles and other materials.
a. If your computer crashes or you lose your internet connection during a quiz attempt, you might get a zero on a quiz. If that happens, contact Help Desk (helpdesk@christianleaders.net), explain the problem, and ask Help Desk to delete the failed quiz attempt so that you can take the quiz again. However, if you simply don't do well on a quiz because you didn't know many answers, don't ask to take the quiz again; you won't be allowed.
b. Tips for taking quizzes: Print out the readings for each unit, or save them in a folder on your computer. If you don't know a quiz answer, you can refer back to an article or to your notes. First answer all the questions you know. Then try to look up answers to questions you don't know. When you have entered an answer for every question, submit the quiz for grading before the 45-minute time limit. If you have studied all videos and all readings ahead of time, you probably can answer most of the questions in just a few minutes and spend the remaining time looking up answers that you don't know. However, if you have not studied ahead of time, 45 minutes won't be enough time to look up answers to all the questions you don't know.
*The course has a total of 240 points: 1 point for each quiz question.Grading Scale
A 95-100% A- 90-94% B+ 87-89% B 83-86% B- 80-82%
C+ 77-79% C 73-76% C- 70-72% D+ 67-69% D 63-66% D- 60-62% F 0-59%
Your average grade for all assignments in the class must be at least 60%.
Otherwise, you will fail the class and will receive no course credit.Course Forum
Each course forum is at the beginning of the course, right before the first course content section, and has comments and questions from other students in the class. The forum is a great way to post a question or comment for other students who are currently enrolled in the course to see. Additionally, you can search the forum to see if anyone in the past has addressed or discussed the issue, question, or comment you were wanting to post about.
Accessibility
All videos have slides available with them.
Deadline: You have 180 days to finish the course. Complete all assignments before the final deadline, or you will be automatically unenrolled, and all coursework will be removed. You will have to re-enroll and take the class again to receive credit.
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Introduction and Early Mesopotamia
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Persia, India and China
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Mesoamerica and Peru History (Part One)
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Mesoamerica and Peru and Greece (Part Two)
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Early Europe, Church and the Rise of Islam
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Mongol Invasion and Conflicts in Buddhism and Christianity
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Chinese & European Culture and Politics (1000-1500 A.D.)
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