imeline ExerciseTimeline Exercise Instructions Purpose: · To highlight some of the most important events in Western Civilization from the Fall of Rome through the beginning of the modern era. · To provide a rationale explaining the significance of each event or item chosen. · To synthesize and review what you have learned from the second half of the course. · To provide a visual aid of the history of Western Civilization. There are 2 distinct parts to this assignment, which means that you will have 2 documents to submit. Part 1: The Timeline 1. Use Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint to create the timeline on your computer (See instructions below). 2. Make sure that the timeline shows chronological scale, as in the example provided. Notice that not all the examples in the tutorials below offer chronological scale, so use the tutorials as tools for creation; but make sure that you offer clear chronological scale on your final timeline. 3. The timeline must include the following events. Make sure you also include the correct dates for each of the 3. You can find the dates for each in the textbook. a. Fall of Rome b. Babylonian Captivity of the Church c. Defeat of the Spanish Armada 4. Select at least 5 additional items to include in your timeline. a. Do not include any dates before the Fall of Rome. b. You may include 1 event that is not specifically Western , but you need to clarify how it is significant to the development of the West in your rationale. See the example below in Part 2 for details. c. Do not include any dates after the defeat of the Spanish Armada. 5. Note that, because all events on the timeline will occur “In the Year of Our Lord” (or AD), it is not necessary to use the BC or AD designations. 6. Choose events, people, or developments that are significant for understanding the development of Western Civilization. 7. Make sure the timeline has a discernible chronological scale indicating the relative passage of time . It should also be visually attractive and professional enough to be used for a presentation in a small-group setting. See the example timeline provided. 8. Include your full name and course section number somewhere on the timeline. Creating a Timeline on the Computer: You may use the following links to learn techniques forcreating timelines using Microsoft Word or Excel, or you may choose to create your timeline in a PowerPoint presentation. Note that your timeline must still show a scale of time passage unlike some of the examples at the links provided. These links should not serve as templates for the project but rather tutorials for building the lines and arrows. If your events are evenly spaced, as they are in the examples on this site, they will be considered chronological charts rather than timelines and points will be deducted (see Timeline Exercise Grading Rubric): Creating a Timeline in Microsoft Word Creating a Timeline using Microsoft Office .

1. imeline ExerciseTimeline Exercise Instructions
Purpose:
·
To highlight some of the most important events in Western
Civilization from the Fall of Rome through the beginning of the
modern era.
·
To provide a rationale explaining the significance of each event
or item chosen.
·
To synthesize and review what you have learned from the
second half of the course.
·
To provide a visual aid of the history of Western Civilization.
There are 2 distinct parts to this assignment, which means that
you will have 2 documents to submit.
Part 1: The Timeline
1.
Use Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint to create the
timeline on your computer (See instructions below).
2.
Make sure that the timeline shows chronological scale, as in the

2. example provided. Notice that not all the examples in the
tutorials below offer chronological scale, so use the tutorials as
tools for creation; but make sure that you offer clear
chronological scale on your final timeline.
3.
The timeline
must
include the following events. Make sure you also include the
correct dates for each of the 3. You can find the dates for each
in the textbook.
a.
Fall of Rome
b.
Babylonian Captivity of the Church
c.
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
4.
Select at least
5
additional items to include in your timeline.
a.
Do
not
include
any
dates
before
the Fall of Rome.
b.

3. You may include
1
event that is not specifically
Western
,
but you need to clarify
how
it is significant to the development of the West in your
rationale. See the example below in Part 2 for details.
c.
Do
not
include
any
dates
after
the defeat of the Spanish Armada.
5.
Note that, because all events on the timeline will occur “In the
Year of Our Lord” (or AD), it is not necessary to use the BC or
AD designations.
6.
Choose events, people, or developments that are significant for
understanding the development of Western Civilization.
7.
Make sure the timeline has a discernible chronological scale
indicating the relative passage of time
.
It should also be visually attractive and professional enough to
be used for a presentation in a small-group setting. See the
example timeline provided.

4. 8.
Include your full name and course section number somewhere
on the timeline.
Creating a Timeline on the Computer:
You may use the following links to learn
techniques
forcreating timelines using Microsoft Word or Excel, or you
may choose to create your timeline in a PowerPoint
presentation.
Note that your timeline must still show a scale of time passage
unlike some of the examples at the links provided. These links
should not serve as templates for the project but rather tutorials
for building the lines and arrows.
If your events are evenly spaced, as they are in the examples on
this site, they will be considered chronological charts rather
than timelines and points will be deducted
(see Timeline Exercise Grading Rubric):
Creating a Timeline in Microsoft Word
Creating a Timeline using Microsoft Office Excel
Part 2: The Rationale
1.
Use Microsoft Word to write the rationale. The rationale should
be a separate document, so you will be submitting

5. 2
documents for this project.
2.
Make sure your paper follows current Turabian format
guidelines for margins, page numbers, spacing, the
Bibliography, and in-text citations. Refer to the Timeline
Rationale Template for specifics on formatting the heading and
individual paragraphs.
3.
Do not use any sources for this paper except the textbook and
lectures in the course.
Do not
include any quotations; but if you use specific details from the
textbook in your rationale, make sure that you cite them
properly. (Review information regarding plagiarism as needed).
4.
For each of the
5 items
you chose to add to the timeline, write a paragraph of 75–100
words each, describing the item and explaining why it is
significant to the course of Western Civilization. The rationale
must include a total of only 5 paragraphs and need not go over
500 words.
5.
If you chose to include an item that is not specifically
Western
, make sure that you are clear in how that item influenced the
development of Western Civilization. For example:
a.
Averroes interpreted, analyzed, and applied Aristotelian logic:
1126–1198

6. Averroes’ interpretation of Aristotelian logic is significant to
Western Civilization. It was his work in the Islamic Empire
which spurred Western scholars to revisit the writings of
Aristotle and other Greek philosophers and to apply that logic
to the defense of Christian Scriptures. Thomas Aquinas, a
contemporary of Averroes, is particularly famous for his work
in apologetics of the Late Middle Ages. The renewed interest in
the study of ancient Greek blossomed during the Renaissance
period into a study of ancient languages, a renewed interest in
Scripture, and a desire for accurate translations of Scripture into
common languages.
6.
Grading will be based on the level of analytical reasoning, the
synthesis of course content as represented in the explanations,
and the quality of writing (see Timeline Exercise Grading
Rubric for further details).
Before Submission:
·
When you have finished the timeline and the rationale, review
the following checklist to make sure you did not forget
anything:
·
Two different documents are included.
·
Timeline shows chronological scale by spacing dates to show
time passage.
·

7. Rationale has been proofed for grammatical/mechanical errors.
·
Dates have been double-checked and all are correctly
represented on both documents.
·
Timeline is professional, colorful, and interesting.
·
Rationale is formatted according to the guidelines shown on the
template (correct heading is used, paragraphs have proper
headings, text is double-spaced, and the Bibliography has been
attached as last page).
·
Submit the Timeline Exercise: Rationale Portion through the
SafeAssign link in Blackboard.
·
Submit the Timeline Exercise: Timeline Portion through the
Blackboard assignment link.
·
Do
not
type your paper into the comment box.
·
Do
not
email documents to your instructor unless given specific
instruction to do so.

8. Your Timeline Exercise is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on
Friday
of Module/Week