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Hst140: Modern Europe
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Course Basics
- Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Required Reading: Everything on Zotero.
From the Renaissance to the present, Europe transformed from a minor region to a global power. This course will explore the process of that transformation. It will emphasize cultural changes in Europe as well as the role of interactions around the globe—including the exploitation of indigenous populations—in that transformation.
- Understand the social, cultural, and political changes Europe experienced between 1450 and 2000. 2) Critically analyze primary and secondary sources related to Europe between 1450 and 2000. 3) Articulate arguments on the causes and lasting impacts of European social, cultural, and political changes. 4) Support your arguments with primary and secondary sources in a reasoned and logical order following standard writing conventions.
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Graded Assignments
- Participation (10%)
- Lead Discussion (10%)
- 5 Quizzes (2% each).
- Map Quiz (10%)
- 3 Online Tests (5% each).
- 3 Essays (15% each).
Each student will lead a twenty (20) minute discussion at the beginning of a discussion day. If there are more students than discussion days, students will lead the discussion as a group. Students will sign up for their discussion day during the first week of class.
There will be an open-note, open-source quiz at the beginning of five (5) of the discussion days. The quiz will have an open-ended prompt to which each student will respond in 3-5 sentences.
The essay (500 word minimum) should make an argument that you will prove throughout the essay. It should cite materials only from this class (class discussions, readings, podcasts, videos, etc.). It should cite at least three different materials from the class, and it should should have a citation for each body paragraph.