Christopher Columbus and the Great Age of （克里斯托弗·哥伦布和伟大的时代）.pdf

1 Christopher Columbus and the Great Age of Discovery HIST 351: Fall 2010 Instructor: Ronald Fritze Credit: 3 hours. Office hours: Unless I am in class or a meeting, I will be working in my office Monday through Friday from 8:00-4:30. Office: Founders Hall 221 Telephone: 233-6524; email: ron.fritze@ (Feel free to contact me either by phone or email. Email will probably get you a prompter response). For Website at Planet Clio, go to: /fritze/discovery3/disc3_home.html This site has the syllabus posted along with instructions for assignments. Textbooks: Alfred Crosby, The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492 Edward Dreyer, Zheng He: China and the Oceans in the Early Ming Dynasty Ronald Fritze, New Worlds Mathew Restall, Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest Geoffrey Symcox, Christopher Columbus and the Enterprise of the Indies: A Brief History with Documents Course Description: This class will survey the era of European expansion from 1400- 1600 with a focus on the career of Christopher Columbus. It will also study the ancient and medieval background of the early modern expansion of Europe and the biological, cultural, social and economic impact of the discovery of the Americas and the sea-road to Asia. Course Objectives: 1. Students will gain a working knowledge of the main events of the Age of Discovery and their chronological order. 2. Students will become familiar with the individuals who played an important role in the Age of Discovery. 3. Students will become acquainted the secondary literature and the reference materials dealing with the Age of Discovery and write a critical book review. . 4. Students will sample and evaluate primary sources from the Age of Discovery. 5. Students will conceive, research, and write a res