HI 104 World Civilization to 1600

Neolithic Age

http://wps.ablongman.com/long_stearns_wc_4/0,8725,1123074-,00.html
http://heritage-key.com/world/neolithic-europe
http://www.ancientanatolia.com/historical/neolithic.htm
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/ancient_china/neolithic.html
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ab24

Mesopotamia/Sumer

http://www.crystalinks.com/mesopotamia.html
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/maptext_n2/sumer.html
http://history-world.org/sumeria.htm
http://www.mitchellteachers.org/WorldHistory/MrMEarlyHumansProject/MrMSumerianCivilizationAchievements.html

Ancient China

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/
http://ezinearticles.com/?Ancient-Chinese-Inventions&id=3928586

Ancient India

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/india/
http://www.archaeolink.com/ancient_indus%20and%20indian%20civilizations_ancient_india.htm

Egypt

http://library.thinkquest.org/10805/egypt.html
http://www.archaeolink.com/ancient_egyptian-civilization.htm
http://egypt.mrdonn.org/achievements.html

TEST#1

List and explain the accomplishments of:
1. the ancient Mesopotamian/Sumerian civilization
2. the ancient Egyptian civilization
3. the ancient Chinese civilization
4. the ancient Phoenician civilization
5. the Persian Empire
6. the Minoan/Cretan civilization

Greece

http://www.activemind.com/Mysterious/Topics/Atlantis/
http://wsu.edu/~dee/MINOA/HISTORY.HTM
http://www.ancient-greece.org/history/minoan.html
http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Main_Page/
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210200/ancient_greece/greece.htm

Roman Republic

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210200/ancient_rome/rome.htm
http://www.livius.org/cao-caz/carthage/carthage.html
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ac53
http://www.roman-empire.net/republic/rep-index.html
http://www.livius.org/caa-can/caesar/caesar01.html

Roman Empire

http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa09
http://library.thinkquest.org/22866/English/FRAME.HTML
http://www.usu.edu/markdamen/1320hist&civ/chapters/08romfal.htm
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/ancient-roman-achievements.html
http://www.roman-empire.net/children/achieve.html
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/earlymiddle/huns.htm
http://www.unrv.com/government/emperor.php

TEST#2

Explain in great detail the events or achievements of:
1. the Greek Renaissance from 800 BCE to 323 BCE
2. the Etruscan Civilization from 750 BCE to 509 BCE
3. the Roman Republic from 509 BCE to 27 BCE
4. the Carthaginian Civilization 814 BCE to 146 BCE
5. the Roman Empire from 27 BCE to 180 AD/CE
6. *List TEN (10 ) reasons WHY the western Roman Empire fell in 476 AD/CE?

Barbarian Migrations

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/asia/huns/
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Invasions_of_the_Roman_Empire_1.png
http://www.ibiblio.org/gaelic/celts.html
http://users.reachone.com/jfsmith/aboutthecelts.htm
http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/barbarians.htm

Rise of Islam

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/trade/prophetmohammed.htm
http://www.islam101.com/dawah/pillars.html
http://www.albalagh.net/kids/history/rise.shtml
http://explorethemed.com/RiseIslam.asp?c=1
http://wikiislam.net/wiki/20_Islamic_Inventions
http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/ihame/sec12.htm

Middle Ages

http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ab86
http://www.boisestate.edu/courses/westciv/willconq/
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/feudal.html
http://www.fleurdelis.com/coatofarms.htm
http://www.rarebooks.nd.edu/digital/heraldry/
http://www.themiddleages.net/plague.html
http://www.insecta-inspecta.com/fleas/bdeath/bdeath.html
http://www.heraldica.org/topics/national/hre.htm

The Crusades

http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/the-crusades.htm
http://homepages.wmich.edu/~p3carney/Crusades/map.html
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/cru1.htm
http://www.knightsandarmor.com/armor.htm
http://www.veling.nl/anne/templars/

TEST#3

Essay possibilities:
1. Explain the many cultural and military achievements of the Celtic people
2. List and explain the origins of the many Barbaric invaders in western Europe from 400 to 900 AD/CE
3. Explain the accomplishments of the Islamic civilization and tenants of the religion
4. Explain the background history of and many accomplishments of Charlemagne
5. List the many accomplishments of William the Conqueror
6. Explain the causes of … and many outcomes of… The Great Crusades

Age of Exploration

http://www.golisbon.com/culture/age-of-discovery.html
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/the-age-of-exploration.htm

England

http://www.essentially-england.com/norman-england.html
http://www.thenagain.info/webchron/westeurope/ChristianCiv.html
http://englishhistory.net/tudor.html
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-period.htm

Protestant Reformation

http://www.historyguide.org/earlymod/lecture3c.html

TEST#4

1. Explain the development of English Parliament before 1272 AD/CE
2. Explain the causes of and IMPACT UPON EUROPE by.. the 'Black Death'/bubonic plague
3. Explain the origins of the Renaissance and how it impacted and or changed … European culture
4. Explain the MANY reasons that caused ….the Protestant Reformation
5. Explain the early events in what came to be called, 'the Age of Discovery' after 1425 AD/CE into the 1500s
6. Explain the personal background and accomplishments of Queen Elizabeth I of England

Online Video Games

The first is Sid Meier's Civilization V online game. The second (C-evo) is an open source freeware partial clone of Civ-V. FreeCiv is an open source clone
Pay to download, choose and build up a civilization,.. then CONQUER the world!!!
http://www.civilization5.com/
http://c-evo.org/
http://www.freeciv.net/

Genealogy Research

http://www.ancestry.com/
http://www.genealogy.com/index_n.html
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp
http://www.cs.williams.edu/~bailey/genealogy/

Welcome to World Civilization up to the time of Elizabeth I of England

** WEEKLY WRITING ASSIGNMENTS**WEEKLY WRITING ASSIGNMENTS - HI 104 World Civ. To 1600

Week 1 Aug. 16th - 21st Personal Bio, Contact info and adviser

Week 2 Aug. 22nd - 28th Explain EVERYTHING you can about….
the Yonaguni Pyramids off of Japan

Week 3 Aug. 29-Sept. 4 Could the Egyptian Pyramids TRULY have
been built with stoneage tools and in the time period?

Week 4 Sept. 5 – 11 How is your everyday life shaped and influenced
by ancient Chinese inventions?

Week 5 Sept. 12-18 Explain how the Ancient Indian civilization has
shaped and influenced the modern world today

Week 6 Sept. 19-25 WHY,.. did the Western Roman Empire fall?

Week 7 Sept. 26-Oct. 2 How is Islam and Christianity.. SIMILIAR?

Week 8 Oct. 3 – 9 Explain the differences and history between the
Sunni and Shi’ite sects within the Islamic religion?

Week 9 Oct. 10 – 16 Explain the basic beliefs in and differences
between Hinduism and Buddhism which BOTH
began on the Indian subcontinent?

Week 10 Oct. 17-23 Discuss the history and importance of Timbuktu?

Week 11 Oct. 24-30 How did the Vikings influence ancient Russia?

Week 12 Oct. 31–Nov. 6 Were the Middle Ages truly the Dark Ages?

Week 13 Nov. 7-13 How did the Black Death change European society?

Week 14 Nov.14-20 How did the Renaissance change European society?

Week 15 Nov. 21-27 What caused the Protestant Reformation in 1517?

Weeks 16 – 17 Nov. 28th – December 9th -> WIKI PROJECTS DUE