Western Civ. 2

Western Civilization II is a college level course run alongside Middlesex County College. The material takes us all the way from the Black Death of 1350, to the Cold War (which is very much still happening).

Chapter content: The Plague (review); Renaissance; Exploration; Absolutism; The Enlightenment; French Revolution;  Industrial Revolution; World War I; World War II.

Assignments include are research based, focusing on student driven essays. Files are also examined as part of the minor assignments category, along with other analytical material that is appropriate for the college level.

Western Civilization II Syllabus

(Distributed in class)

Units of study:

1. Plague, Renaissance, and Reformation

2. The Age of Exploration

3. Revolution and Enlightenment

4. The French Revolution and Napoleon

5. Industrial Revolution and the Growth of Cities

6. Imperialism

7. World War I

8. Between the Wars

9. World War II

10. The Cold War

11. 80s-Present

Classroom Rules and Expectations

1. All students will be respectful to each other and the classroom.

2. The room must be put back together after each class.  Desks in the correct location and books returned to shelf

3. Cell phones will not be used in class (Unless instructed otherwise).  Any cell phone taken away  will be sent to the office

4. All homework must be completed on time. Each day late results in five points off for minors, and ten points off for majors

5. A notebook grade will be given for each chapter.  Notes are to be written daily in a notebook.

6. Tests and projects 50%, Quizzes, classwork, and homework 50%

7. All assignments must be submitted as a hard copy or shared in Google.  

Student Name: ____________________________Student Signature:___________________________

Parent Signature:__________________________________

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Boccaccio's 'Decameron' is a major work during the Plague, leading into the Renaissance, as is Dante's Inferno. A guide and PDF to both can be found here: https://theconversation.com/guide-to-the-classics-boccaccios-decameron-a-masterpiece-of-plague-and-resilience-143437

https://www.fulltextarchive.com/page/Dante-s-Inferno/

Restoration of Michelangelo's Statue of David: https://www.euronews.com/next/2021/04/14/michelangelo-s-david-inside-the-high-tech-project-to-create-a-perfect-3d-twin-of-the-renai

Martin Luther's 95 Theses: https://www.luther.de/en/95thesen.html

Primary sources of Vasco da Gama's journey to India: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/ushistory1os/chapter/primary-source-vasco-de-gama-1497/

William of Orange's impact on science, civilization, and society: https://incois.gov.in/Tutor/science+society/lectures/illustrations/lecture20/william.html

Heroes of the Enlightenment: https://vimeo.com/93175734

Oxford's introduction to Portuguese colonialism: https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199846733/obo-9780199846733-0058.xml

The Palace of Versaille's official site, has a slew of primary sources and interesting facts regarding the French Revolution: https://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history/great-characters/marie-antoinette

Columbia University's list of primary sources on the Industrial Revolution, including power looms and the industrialization of Manchester, England: http://www.columbia.edu/~iw6/doc_eng.html

Smithsonian Institute's list of propaganda aimed towards Americans during World War I: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/posters-sold-world-war-i-american-public-180952179/

The Library of Congress's diaries of World War II soldiers: https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/homefront/diaries.html