History of the Middle East

HIST 18 - a class by Prof. Dolores Davison, Foothill College, Fall 2006

Class Assignments

1. September 25th: Lectures: Introduction; Antededents. Reading: pp. 1-50.
2. October 2nd: Lectures: The Dawn of Islam; The Coming of the Steppe Peoples; The Mongols. Reading: pp. 51-101.
3. October 9th: Lecture: State and Economics in the Middle East. Reading: pp. 102-178.
4. October 16th: Lectures: Society and Commonalities. Readings: pp. 179-217.
   October 18 - Paper One: Islam
5. October 23rd: Lectures: Religion and Law. Reading: pp. 218-243.
6. October 30th: Lectures: Cross Cultural Influences and the Challenges of Modernity to 1500. Reading: pp. 244-286.
   October 31 - Midterm EXAM: Study Guide
7. November 6th: Lectures: Changes of the Early Modern Period. Reading: pp. 287-304.
8. November 13th: Lectures: Response, Reaction, and New Ideas. Reading: pp. 305-331.
9. November 20th: Lectures: From War to War. Reading: pp. 332-356
   November 21 - Paper Two: European Influences on the Middle East
10. November 27th: Lectures: From Freedom to Freedom. Reading: pp. 357-387.
11. December 4th: Lectures: The New World Order.
    December 13 - FINAL EXAM

Paper Assignments

• October 18th, Wednesday - Your first paper, on Islam, is due by 9pm Pacific time (See instructions) .
• November 21st, Tuesday - Your second paper, on the 19th century, is due by 9pm Pacific time Tuesday, . (See instructions).