History

Here in the History section, you can find classroom handouts and some links to helpful sites, and also examine historical movies and get basic information on the primary sources that they are based upon.

Historical movies


Classroom Handouts

Jeopardy Games
External links  The sites here can help you do some research for your essays.

* Take a tour through China's Forbidden City with IBM's Virtual Forbidden City. This is a massive download and resource hog. The system requirements listed are a gig of RAM, and it slowed my dual-core CPU to a crawl (I do have only 1 gig of RAM). But for those of you who might be interested in Chinese history, it will most likely be worth it. Its a big download--just over 200 megs. It took me 5 minutes or so on my 3-meg-per-second cable internet connection. I'd recommend logging out of Windows and then logging back in again, just to install it and run it. At any rate, if you'd like to get a look at what all the trouble is for, you can see screenshots in their gallery.

Viewing the files:

Most of the files below are .pdf files.  If you have Adobe Acrobat, that program will read your files.  If you don't, you can view the files by:
  • installing  Foxit Reader  Foxit Reader Icon (Windows ME, 2000, XP, or Vista) 
Any powerpoint files can be displayed with the following programs:
  • Microsoft Office (if you have it installed, you have powerpoint already)
  • Powerpoint Viewer (made by Microsoft--it can only display powerpoint files)
  • OpenOffice is a free program that can not only display powerpoint files, but also create them



Classroom Handouts (Back to the top)


Term Paper Guide  This is a generic term paper guide that I pass out to students in all my classes.  

MLA Formatting Guide  If you are unfamiliar with the MLA style, this webpage will give you basic instructions and examples in            
                                    formatting with MLA.


VVC MLA Links  VVC's Writing Center site has a few links to provide examples and guides to MLA style.  This page also has links to                                    the APA and Chicago Manual of Style formats, as well.

History 1A (Western Civilivation)(Back to the top)


1A SyllabusLatin PhrasesSumerian ChronologyUtnapishtim Flood StoryEgyptian Chronology
Indo-European ChartGreek History TimelineAncient SpartaPericles' Funeral OrationRoman Assemblies
Roman TimelineTiberius GracchusFall of the Roman Republic
Proscriptions Reflection
Reforms of Caesar and Augustus

History 8A (World Civilizations: to 1400) (Back to the top)

Introductory Material
8A Class Syllabus
Textbook at Amazon.com
Essay Writing Assignment Form

Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia and Egypt)China, India, Israel
Greece and RomeChurch and the Middle AgesAmericas
Agricultural RevolutionIndo-European ChartChristian Apologists
Sumerian ChronologyConfucianismAncient SpartaByzantine Empire
Egyptian ChronologyLegalismPericles' Funeral OrationCharlemagne
Mohammed's Last SermonReligions of IndiaPlato on Social Contract
Edicts of AshokaCycle of Constitutions
Israel's ProphetsRoman Timeline
Israel TimelineRoman Assemblies
Imperial ChinaTiberius Gracchus
Fall of the Roman Republic
Proscriptions Reflection
Reforms of Caesar and Augustus
Cursus Honorum


History 8B/104 (World Civilizations: 1400 to present)(Back to the top)

Introductory Material
104 Syllabus (16-week)
104 Syllabus (8-week)
Essay Writing Assignment Form
Class textbook at amazon


Europe through the 1600s
E nlightenment/
American Revolution/
Industrial Revolution
Africa
Asia in the 1800s and 1900s
20th Century Europe
Timeline for 1400s & 1500sVoltaire's Essay on ToleranceCaravans of Gold Video (part 1)Road to Indian IndependenceWorld War I Timeline
Luther's Open Letter to the German NobilityAdam Smith on Economics of ColoniesCaravans of Gold (part 2)Excerpts from the Communist ManifestoWilson's 14 Points
Mercantilism ChartHume Excerpts (Mercantilism)Triangle Trade ChartAsia 1800sKeynes' Economic Consequences of the Peace (Versailles)
English Reformation ChartEvents Leading up to the American RevolutionAfrica Kingdoms and Slavery Readings
Mao's ProgramsCauses of World War I
Triangle Trade ChartSeparation of Powers in the Constitution
Six-DayWar TranscriptVersailles Readings
Scientific Revolution
Industrial RevolutionWhy the US Supports Israel TranscriptFall of the USSR
English Civil WarLocke and the Social ContractNathuram Godse's Defense for Assasinating GandhiKennan's Long Telegram
Colbert's ReformsEnlightenment ChartChinese Death CampsStalin Readings
Three Key Years in 1800s EuropeMao's Great Leap Forward
Famine (Great Leap Forward) Excerpt



History 2A/117 (Early US History)(Back to the top)

Introductory Material
History 2A Syllabus (Summer 09)
History 117 Syllabus (Spring 09)
Class textbook at Amazon (BCC-Ft. Irwin)
Class textbook at Amazon (VVC)
Essay Writing Assignment Form

1600s1700s (up through Revolutionary War)1700s (Constitution and after)1800s
Antifederalist Arguments Against the ConstitutionJudicial ReviewDay the World Took Off Video
Mercantilism ChartEvents Leading up to the RevolutionInterpreting the ConstitutionClay and the American System Speech
Cycle of ConstitutionsExcerpts from Common SenseSeparation of Powers in the ConstitutionJefferson's Letter on the Missouri Compromise
Triangle Trade ChartPatrick Henry, Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!Federalist No. 10 AssignmentReadings on Early Industrialism
Calvinism and CovenantsWilliam Pitt's Speech in Parliament on the Stamp ActFederalist No. 51 AssignmentReform Movements and the Second Great Awakening
Massachusetts Body of LibertiesSelection from Henry Gipson's The Coming of the RevolutionHamilton's Economic ProgramWestward Expansion
Scientific RevolutionAdam Smith on Economics of ColoniesAntifederalist No. 21Exposition  and Protest of South Carolina by John C. Calhoun
Bacon'sRebellionPhilip'sWar ReadingsProblems with the Articles of ConfederationAndrew Jackson and the Bank War
Philips Journal from the HannibalArticles of Confederation by the NumbersFugitive Slave Act
Franklin ReadingsLocke and the Social ContractRepublican Party Platform 1865
Enlightenment ChartIndustrial Revolution Chart
Franklin ReadingsPresidential and Congressional Reconstruction
What the Black Man Wants
Monroe Doctrine Readings
Henry Clay Handout








History 2B/118 (Later US History)
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History 2B SyllabusFrederick Douglass--What the Black Man WantsReconstruction ChartThaddeus Stevens on Southern Land ConfiscationsIncreased Production in Industrial AgeCarnegie's Gospel of Wealth
Progressive Movement ChartPopulist Party PlaformCauses of World War I ChartWorld War I TimelineWorld War II TimelineKennan's Long Telegram Reflection
Steven Pinker VideoPinker Video Questions
McCarthy Era Chart
Wilson's 14 PointsKeynes' Economic Consequences of the PeaceClass textbook at Amazon





History 157 (Native American History)(Back to the top)

Syllabus 157

Pueblo Readings Set (Zipped File)Iroquois Introduction (10/2/07)Lakota Sweat LodgeSecond Battle of Adobe Walls
Apache storiesIndian Culture and the HorseIroquois ConstitutionIroquois, Susquehannockj, and the Revolutionary WarComanche Timeline
Apache Creation StoryChoctaw Horse LegendDescriptions of LonghousesIroquois and AgriculturePros of Indian Gambling
Timeline of Events in Apache HistoryBlackfoot WarfareRosebud Reservation Sweat LodgeExtra Credit AssignmentCons of Indian Gambling
Geronimo's Own StoryBlackfoot Buffalo HuntingCrow Native American Sweat LodgeIndian and the BuffaloUranium Mining on Navajo Lands
Protest at Desert Rock


Jeopardy Games (Back to the top)
104 Midterm Jeopardy
History 157 Final
157 First Midterm Jeopardy
History 117 Final
2A/117 First Midterm
117/2A 2nd Midterm Jeopardy
Jeopardy Western Civ 2nd Midterm.ppt
History 8A First Midterm
8A Final Jeopardy
History 118/2B Final Jeopardy
2B/118 2nd Midterm Jeopardy
2B/118 First Midterm Jeopardy