schedule
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DATE |
TOPICS |
READING (Find under “Readings” tab; Points for
each reading in parentheses) |
IN-CLASS ACTIVITY; DUE DATES |
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Fri, 23 Aug |
Welcome to the class!
What are we going to do in this class? |
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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) |
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Wed, 28 Aug (last day late registration) |
Inference, a key archaeological tool |
Continue reading Morris, Chapter 1 and 2 and Diamond. |
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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. |
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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 |
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Fri, 6 Sep |
Review of Course Activities |
Read: Our course website |
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Mon, 9 Sep |
What is a
civilization? What is it not? |
Read: Smith (2009) Ancient Cities (2 pts) |
Reading notes on Smith due |
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Wed, 11 Sep |
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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 |
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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 |
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Mon, 16 Sep |
Sociocultural
Evolution |
Read: Morris, Chapter 3 |
Readings notes on Morris Ch 3 due |
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Wed, 18 Sep |
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Read: Flannery (1972) The Cultural Evolution of Civilizations (2
pts) |
Reading notes on Flannery due; Discussion of readings |
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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. |
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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?) |
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Wed. 25 Sep |
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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. |
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Fri, 27 Sep |
Research Methods |
Read: Ember, Ember (2009) Art of Measurement (in “Readings”
section) (2 pts).
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Readings notes on Ember, Ember due. Meet in research area groups to coordinate
presentation topics. |
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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 |
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Wed, 2 Oct |
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Read: Peregrine et al. 2007 Modeling State Origins Using Cross
Cultural Data (2 pt) |
Reading notes on Peregrine due; Discussion of readings |
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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 |
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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 |
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Wed, 9 Oct |
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Read: Diamond (1987) Worst Mistake in the History of the Human
Race (1 pt) |
Reading notes on Diamond due; Discussion of readings |
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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 |
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Mon, 14 Oct |
Area
Studies (Mesopotamia, ca. 3500 BC) |
Begin reading due on Wednesday |
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Wed, 16 Oct |
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Read: Mesopotamia overview (in “Readings” tab) (2 pts) |
Reading notes due; Student
presentations |
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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 |
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Mon, 21 Oct |
Area
Studies (Mediterranean, ca. 3200 BC) |
Begin reading due on Wednesday |
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Wed, 23 Oct |
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Read: Mediterranean overview (in “Readings” tab) (2 pts) |
Reading notes due; Student presentations |
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Fri, 25 Oct |
Research Methods |
Read: Statistical Analysis (in “Readings” section) (2 pts) |
Reading notes on Ember and Ember due |
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Mon, 28 Oct |
Area
Studies (Egypt, ca. 3000 BC) |
Begin reading due on Wednesday |
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Wed, 30 Oct |
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Read: Egypt overview (in “Readings” tab) (2 pts) |
Reading notes; Student presentations |
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Fri, 1 Nov |
Research Report Workshop and Q & A |
Video of
Egypt
(1 pt) |
Reading notes due |
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Mon, 4 Nov |
Area
Studies (Indus Valley, ca. 2500 BC) |
Begin reading due on Wednesday |
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Wed, 6 Nov |
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Read: Indus Valley overview (in “Readings” tab) (2 pt) |
Reading notes due; Student presentations |
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Fri, 8 Nov |
Research Report Workshop and Q & A |
Video of Indus
Valley
(1 pt) |
Readings notes due |
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Mon, 11 Nov |
Area
Studies (Northern China, ca. 2000 BC) |
Begin reading due on Wednesday |
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Wed, 13 Nov |
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Read: China overview (in “Readings” tab) (2 pts) |
Reading notes on Liu due; Student presentations |
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Fri, 15 Nov |
Research Report Workshop and Q & A |
Reading Notes due |
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Mon, 18 Nov |
Area
Studies (Mesoamerica, ca. 1500 BC) |
Begin reading due on Wednesday |
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Wed, 20 Nov |
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Read: Mesoamerica overview (in “Readings” tab) (2 pt) |
Readings notes due; Student presentations; Research
Report Due |
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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 |
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Mon, 25 Nov |
Area
Studies (Andean, ca. 1500 BC) |
Begin reading due on Wednesday |
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Wed, 27 Nov |
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Read: Andean overview (in “Readings” tab) (2 pt) |
Reading notes dues; Student presentations |
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Mon, 2 Dec |
What have
we learned? |
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Wed, 4 Dec |
What have we learned class discussion. |
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Last day of class |
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Mon, 9 Dec, 10:30 am |
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Class will not meet on final exam day/time. |
Final –
Revised Research Report due by Mon 9
Dec, 10:30 am (upload to Blackboard) |
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