Wright State University
History 101
Western World - Ancient and Medieval
Fall 2008

Christopher Oldstone-Moore

Office: Millett 368

Office Hours: MWF 1:30-2:30 pm

email: christopher.oldstone-moore@wright.edu

Anne Ryckbost, Grad. Assistant

Office: 367 Millett

Office Hours: T/TH 4:15-5:15

Phone: 775-2847
email: ryckbost.2@wright.edu

Exam Review Sessions: Thursday, Nov. 13 4-5:30pm Brehm 165

Monday, Nov 17 9:30-10:30am Rike 160

Requirements Art Page

Date	Session	Reading	Homework
Mon. Sep 8	Introduction
Wed. Sep 10	Mesopotamian Legacy
		Perry, chap. 1 (pp. 4-11; 16-21) Code of Hammurabi	Question
Fri. Sep 12	The Hebrews	Exodus
		II Samuel Perry, chap. 2 to p. 29	Question
Mon. Sep 15	Religious Revolution
		Perry, chap. 2 from 29	Question
Wed. Sep 17	Greek Polis
		Perry, chap. 3 to 41	Question
Fri. Sep 19	Greatness of Athens	Thucydides: Speech of Pericles
		Perry: 41-46; 55-57	Question
Mon. Sep 22	Intellectual Revolution
		Perry: 46-55 Plato: Apology	Questions
Wed. Sep 24	Socrates
Fri. Sep 26	Hellenizing the World
		Perry: 58-62	Question
Mon. Sep 29	Hellenistic Culture
		Perry: 62-67	Question
Wed. Oct 1	The Roman Republic
		Perry chap. 4 to p. 78	Question
Fri. Oct 3	Crisis of the Late Republic
		Perry: 78-81 Suetonius: Caesar	Questions
Mon. Oct 6	Julius Caesar
		John Adams Defense of American Constitutions	Question
Wed. Oct. 8	Roman Republic in Retrospect
Fri. Oct 10	Catch up Day
Mon. Oct 13	Genius of Roman Empire		Essay Due
		Perry: 82-89	Question
Wed. Oct 15	Christian Empire
		Perry, chap 4: 89-93 chap 5 to p. 110	Question
Fri. Oct 17	New Rome
		Perry, chap 6 to p. 119	Question
Mon. Oct 20	Islam and Christianity
		Perry: 119-122 Baghdad c. 1000	Question
Wed. Oct 22	Europe Emerges
		Perry: 122-128	Question
Fri. Oct 24	A New Order
		Perry: 128-137 Tournament scene from Lancelot	Question
Mon. Oct 27	Chivalry
		Cretien de Troyes: Lancelot	Questions
Wed. Oct 29	Lancelot
Fri. Oct 31	Romance Literature Today
Mon. Nov 3	Spiritual Revolution
		Perry: 137-138	Question
Wed. Nov 5	Crusades
		Perry: 138-145	Question
Fri. Nov 7	Medieval Ideas
		Perry, chap. 7: 149-157 Hildegard and St. Thomas	Questions
Mon. Nov 12	Rise of Kingdoms	Magna Carta
Wed. Nov 12	Crisis of Late Middle Ages
		Perry: 160-163 Shakespeare: Henry V	Questions
Fri. Nov 14	Hundred Years' War
EXAM	For 8:30 section: Friday Nov. 21 at 8:30 am	For 9:45 section: Wed. Nov 19 at 8:30 am	For 2:45 Section: Wed. Nov. 19 at 3:15 pm