A Brief History This article presents a video timeline for students of Western Civilization (History 112) at Ashland University. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to a video covering that date’s event. After watching that video, please write a one or two sentence comment that demonstrates that you watched the video. These comments or “thesis statements” are 1-2 sentence summaries of the video. They should include the most important aspects of each video. In other words, the thesis statement should include the individuals involved, the time period, and significance of the event. For example,…
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A Brief History This article presents a timeline for students of Western Civilization (History 112) at Ashland University. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper I. Introduction On October 3, 2012, a National Geographic explorer announced the discovery of a new species of dinosaur, one with vampire-like fangs! On February 7, 2014, scientists in England verified that footprints found in an uncovered sediment layer in Happisburgh, Norfolk were of human, or “hominid” origin and dated back about 900,000 years. On December 18, 1912, Charles Dawson announced…
A Brief History This article presents a timeline of Ancient and Medieval World History for History 11050 at Kent State University at Stark. You can click on any of the dates below to be taken to an article covering that date’s event to learn more. Please feel welcome to post a comment using the Disqus commenting system on any article you click on to let us know your thoughts about that historic event. To my students, commenting on these articles is entirely optional and doing so is not worth any points toward your course grade. Digging Deeper I. Introduction On…
A Brief History This article presents a timeline of Western Civilization for History 113 at Ashland University. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper I. Introduction On April 26, 1336, famed Italian scholar and poet Francesco Petrarca (better known as Petrarch) ascended Mont Ventoux, a mountain in the Provence region of southern France. On October 8, 1480, Ivan III, Grand Prince of Moscow, stood up to the Tatars led by Akhmat Khan of the Great Horde, the successor to the “Golden Horde,” in an epic stand…
A Brief History This article presents a timeline of Modern World History for History 11051 at Kent State University at Stark. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper I. Introduction On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus, the Italian adventurer sailing into the unknown in the name of the Spanish Crown, landed in the Bahamas, the landing that became known as the “discovery” of America (or, “The New World” if you prefer). On January 3, 1521, Roman Catholic (Augustinian) priest and reformer Martin Luther was ex-communicated from the church…
