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Reading Notes (click link) involve answering specific questions.  The Reading Notes are due by 10 am the day the reading is assigned.  Readings may be found by selecting a live hyperlink below or under the "Readings" tab above.  

DATE

TOPICS

READING (Find under “Readings” tab; Points for each reading in parentheses)

IN-CLASS ACTIVITY; DUE DATES

Fri, 23 Aug

Welcome to the class!  What are we going to do in this class?

 

 

Mon, 26 Aug

Archaeology as a way of knowing

Begin reading Morris, Why the West Rules, Chapter 1 and 2 and Diamond, Yali’s Question  (find under “Readings” tab on this website; email me if you don’t know password)

 

Wed, 28 Aug (last day late registration)

Inference, a key archaeological tool

Continue reading Morris, Chapter 1 and 2 and Diamond. 

 

Fri, 30 Aug

Introduction to a “problem”: Why the West Rules?

Finish Reading: Morris, Chapter 1 and 2 (3 pts)

Reading Notes on Morris due (due date/time of all readings is before 10 am the day the reading is assigned—upload to Blackboard). Bring copy of Reading Notes on Morris to class for discussion. 

Wed, 4 Sep

Introduction to a “problem”: Guns, Germs, and Steel

Finish Reading: Diamond, Yali’s Question (3 pts)

Reading Notes on Diamond due (see above, upload to Blackboard by 10 am); Discussion of readings

Fri, 6 Sep

Review of Course Activities

Read: Our course website

 

Mon, 9 Sep

What is a civilization? What is it not?

Read: Smith (2009) Ancient Cities (2 pts)

Reading notes on Smith due

Wed, 11 Sep

 

Read: Smith (2009) Childe and the Urban Revolution (2 pts); Read: Trigger (2003) Defining ‘Early Civilization’ (2 pts)

Reading notes on Smith and Trigger due; Discussion of readings

Fri, 13 Sep

Research Methods: Introduction to eHRAF

Meet at library (very important class!) Room 315A, 3rd floor, a librarian will teach you how to use eHRAF and you will use it for your presentation and research report; Also, Read: Ember, Ember (2009) Using Human Relations Area Files (2 pts)

Reading notes on Ember, Ember due

Mon, 16 Sep

Sociocultural Evolution

Read: Morris, Chapter 3

Readings notes on Morris Ch 3 due

Wed, 18 Sep

 

Read: Flannery (1972) The Cultural Evolution of Civilizations (2 pts)

Reading notes on Flannery due; Discussion of readings

Fri, 20 Sep

Research Methods:  Cross-cultural research

Read: Ember and Ember, A Basic Guide to Cross-Cultural Research “Introduction through What’s the Question?” (2 pts).

Reading notes on Ember and Ember due.  Explanation of oral presentation timeline and area group formation.  In-class exercise.   

Mon, 23 Sep

Sociocultural Evolution

Read: Smith, The Earliest Cities (1 pt)

Reading notes on Smith due.  First (tentative) list of oral presentation groups identified (on what area do you want to present?) 

Wed. 25 Sep

 

Read: Kolb (2012) Genesis of Monuments in Island Societies (3 pts);

Read: Diamond (2010) Intra-Island and Inter-Island Comparisons (2 pts)  

Readings notes on Kolb and Diamond due; Discussion of readings.  Second effort to identify oral presentation groups.  

Fri, 27 Sep

Research Methods

Read: Ember, Ember (2009) Art of Measurement (in “Readings” section) (2 pts). 

Readings notes on Ember, Ember due.   Meet in research area groups to coordinate presentation topics.

Mon, 30 Sep

What caused civilizations to emerge and fall?  

Read: Fagan (2010) The Development of Civilization (3 pts), this is a very good review of what we have covered and what you should understand at this point in the course. 

Reading notes on Fagan due

Wed, 2 Oct

 

Read: Peregrine et al. 2007 Modeling State Origins Using Cross Cultural Data (2 pt)

Reading notes on Peregrine due; Discussion of readings

Fri, 4 Oct

Research Methods; Presentation Skills

Read web pages (Structure, Speech, Delivery, Visual Aids) and watch videos of “Effective Presentations in Engineering and Science” (3 pts); I will present the evaluation criteria for the oral presentations in class; Meet in research groups to coordinate presentation topics.

Reading notes on Effective Presentations in Engineering and Science due

Mon, 7 Oct

Why and how agriculture?

Watch: Video 1 and Video 2 on early farming, use Reading Notes format: “Inform” (1 pt)

Reading notes on video due

Wed, 9 Oct

 

Read: Diamond (1987) Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race (1 pt)

Reading notes on Diamond due; Discussion of readings

Fri, 11 Oct

Research Methods

Read: Ember and Ember, A Basic Guide to Cross-Cultural Research, Sampling through Analysis of Results sections (2 pts); Meet in research groups to coordinate presentation topics.

Reading notes on Ember and Ember due

Mon, 14 Oct

Area Studies (Mesopotamia, ca. 3500 BC)

Begin reading due on Wednesday

 

Wed, 16 Oct

 

Read: Mesopotamia overview (in “Readings” tab) (2 pts)

Reading notes due; Student presentations

Fri, 18 Oct

Research methods

Read: How to Code Your Data; code the data and submit only a Table that contains the codes instead of traditional Reading Notes.  (in “Readings” section) (2 pts)

Readings notes (Table of coded data) due

Mon, 21 Oct

Area Studies (Mediterranean, ca. 3200 BC)

Begin reading due on Wednesday

 

Wed, 23 Oct

 

Read: Mediterranean overview (in “Readings” tab)  (2 pts)

Reading notes due; Student presentations

Fri, 25 Oct

Research Methods

Read: Statistical Analysis (in “Readings” section) (2 pts)

Reading notes on Ember and Ember due

Mon, 28 Oct

Area Studies (Egypt, ca. 3000 BC)

Begin reading due on Wednesday

 

Wed, 30 Oct

 

Read: Egypt overview (in “Readings” tab) (2 pts)

Reading notes; Student presentations

Fri, 1 Nov

Research Report Workshop and Q & A

Video of Egypt (1 pt)

Reading notes due

Mon, 4 Nov

Area Studies (Indus Valley, ca. 2500 BC)

Begin reading due on Wednesday

 

Wed, 6 Nov

 

Read: Indus Valley overview (in “Readings” tab) (2 pt)

Reading notes due; Student presentations

Fri, 8 Nov

Research Report Workshop and Q & A

Video of Indus Valley (1 pt)

Readings notes due

Mon, 11 Nov

Area Studies (Northern China, ca. 2000 BC)

Begin reading due on Wednesday

 

Wed, 13 Nov

 

Read: China overview (in “Readings” tab) (2 pts)

Reading notes on Liu due; Student presentations

Fri, 15 Nov

Research Report Workshop and Q & A

Video on early Chinese civilization (1 pt)

Reading Notes due

Mon, 18 Nov

Area Studies (Mesoamerica, ca. 1500 BC)

Begin reading due on Wednesday

 

Wed, 20 Nov

 

Read: Mesoamerica overview (in “Readings” tab) (2 pt)

Readings notes due; Student presentations; Research Report Due

Fri, 22 Nov

Research Report Workshop and Q & A

Video about Mayan Code (1 pt)

Readings notes on Inomata due; Last day to complete the Meet the Instructor activity for points

Mon, 25 Nov

Area Studies (Andean, ca. 1500 BC)

Begin reading due on Wednesday

 

Wed, 27 Nov

 

Read: Andean overview (in “Readings” tab) (2 pt)

Reading notes dues; Student presentations

Mon, 2 Dec

What have we learned?

Video on the fall of the Incan Empire (1 pt)

 

Wed, 4 Dec

What have we learned class discussion.

 

Last day of class

Mon, 9 Dec, 10:30 am

 

Class will not meet on final exam day/time.

Final – Revised Research Report due by Mon 9 Dec, 10:30 am (upload to Blackboard)

 

 

 

 

 

As the instructor for this course, I reserve the right to adjust this schedule in any way that serves the educational needs of the students enrolled in this course. –Scott E. Ingram 
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