Textbook Part Two Blogging

Hope you all are having an excellent weekend! I am expecting to see a lot of activity on your blogs. If you are unclear about what is expected, check the syllabus. If you are still stymied, send me an email at mfitzgerald@ndnu.edu.

See the blog roll in the green box to the right on this page. Everyone's blog is listed there with a glimpse of their latest posts. You can easily check to see when someone has a posting that you can read and comment on.

Remember that thoughtful comments on each other's blogs is part of the assignment.

Genghis Khan Exhibit

I've followed up with the Tech Museum, and they have assured me that the museum is fully accessible, so I feel I can fully endorse a visit to the new Genghis Khan exhibit: http://www.thetech.org/.

Leave a comment if you are interested in a group trip. Individual tickets are pricey, but a field trip would be about $10/person. I'll also coordinate with the other history section.

Terrific Documentary about the Origins of Civilization

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-lost-pyramids-of-caral/ is a really well done documentary on the origins of civilizations.

Have a look at Ann's blog--she's making good use of video and other links there.

How's the reading going?

Dear Class,

How's your reading going? Please leave a comment here to let me know.

On your blogs, please reflect on the reading--anything you found interesting, surprising, irritating, heartening, resonating, or that generally appealed to you on a gut level of some kind.

I look forward to reading your responses.

AIA Lecture on Tenochtitlan at Stanford Tonight

Looks like your blog building is going along pretty nicely. I'm learning a lot in the process. In the meantime, I received notice of this Archaeological Institute of America lecture at Stanford that I thought some of you might be interested in attending.

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In Search of Tenochtitlan : 220 Years of Archaeology in Downtown Mexico City"

Dr. Leonardo López Luján (Museo del Templo Mayor, INAH, Mexico City)

Distinguished Lecture: Thursday May 20, 2010; 5:30 pm, Piggott Hall
Building 260, Room 113, Stanford University

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Abstract:

"The Proyecto Templo Mayor of the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e
Historia was created in 1978, as a consequence of the discovery of a
monolith depicting Coyolxauhqui, the Aztec moon goddess. Since then,
other impressive public monuments have come to light in downtown Mexico
City, in the area occupied by the sacred precinct of Tenochtitlan.
Archaeologists recently uncovered the largest Aztec sculpture ever
found, that of the earth goddess Tlaltecuhtli. After an overview on the
history of archaeology in Mexico City, this lecture will focus on the
new Tlaltecuhtli stone, undertaking a formal, iconographic, and symbolic
analysis in order to unveil its functions and meanings. The
exceptionally rich offerings buried under this sculpture will also be
described. Finally, the possible presence of a royal tomb at the foot of
the Great Temple will be discussed."

Welcome!

Welcome to World History, Summer 2010, at NDNU.

Please follow the Blogger options to create a blog of your own, which you will use as a Reading and Reflection Journal throughout the semester. If you do not already have a gmail account, you will need to create one in order to set up your blog. Both the blog and the gmail account are free.

The url of your blog should follow a standard format so that it is easy to find. Please use the following format when prompted to specify a url for your blog:

http://ndnuworldhistoryfirstname.blogspot.com

For example, if I were a student in the class, my blog url would be:

http://ndnuworldhistorymadeleine.blogspot.com

Once your blog has been created, please post a Comment below, noting your name and the url of your blog.

Later, come back to this page and find the blogs of at least 6 of your classmates. Follow the instructions to "Follow" those 6 blogs. You should spend some time each week reading and commenting on the blogs of your classmates.

Looking forward to meeting you all in class tonight.

Madeleine Fitzgerald