History 1100--Ancient and Medieval Europe

Christopher Oldstone-Moore

Millett 368

christopher.oldstone-moore@wright.edu

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Date	Session Bring book and/or copy of extra readings	Readings from Spielvogel unless indicated	Due
Mon. Aug 27	Introduction		Question Set A
Wed. Aug 29	Mesopotamia	chap. 1 to p. 15
Fri. Aug 31	Quiz 1
Mon. Sep 3	No Class
Wed. Sep 5	Mesopotamian Legacy	docs. p. 11, 15, 17
Fri. Sep 7	Hebrews	chap. 2 to p. 36 Exodus
Mon. Sep 10	Religious Revolution--bring copy of II Samuel	pp. 36-40 II Samuel
Wed. Sep 12	Writing Day--bring your book and copy of II Samuel		theme paper
Fri. Sep 14	No Class
Mon. Sep 17	The Greek Polis	pp. 57-68
Wed. Sep 19	Greatness of Athens	pp. 68-76
Fri. Sep 21	Classical culture	pp. 76-80
Mon. Sep 24	Intellectual Revolution	pp. 80-81 Plato’s Allegory of the Cave
Wed. Sep 26	Hellenistic World	pp.89-104
Fri. Sep 28	Hellenistic Culture	pp. 104-111
Mon. Oct 1	Review
Wed. Oct 3	Exam 1
Fri. Oct 5	Roman Republic	pp. 113-26	Question Set B
Mon. Oct 8	The Republic breaks down	pp. 135-45
Wed. Oct 10	Writing Day--bring Caesar reading!	Suetonius on Caesar	theme paper
Fri. Oct 12	Rome of the Emperors	pp. 147-59
Mon. Oct 15	Genius of Rome	pp. 160-69
Wed. Oct 17	Late Empire	pp. 169-76; 180-83
Fri. Oct 19	Eastern Empire	pp. 201-207
Mon. Oct 22	Islamic Empire	pp. 207-11; 238-42
Wed. Oct 24	Islamic Ideas--Discussion class	The Qu'ran
Fri. Oct 26	Western Transformations	pp. 183-86; 192-200
Mon. Oct 29	Europe Emerges	pp. 214-24
Wed. Oct 31	Feudalism	pp. 224-35
Fri. Nov 2	Exam 2
Mon. Nov 5	Chivalry--bring Lancelot and book	pp. 244-52 Scene from Lancelot	Question Set C
Wed. Nov 7	Lancelot--bring Lancelot!	Cretien de Troyes: Lancelot
Fri. Nov 9	Romance Today
Mon. Nov 12	No Class
Wed. Nov 14	Spiritual Revolution	Miller, 12-16; 45-49
Fri. Nov 16	Investiture Crisis--bring Miller!	Miller, 1-5; 16-22;
Mon. Nov 19	Writing Day--bring Miller!	Miller, 83-90	theme paper
Thanksgiving	Break
Mon. Nov 26	Crusades	pp. 297-303 Raymond d'Aguiliers
Wed. Nov 28	Medieval Ideas	pp. 261-71
Fri. Nov 30	Rise of Kingdoms	pp. 273-86
Mon. Dec 3	Crisis of the Late Middle Ages	pp. 306-15
Wed. Dec 5	Decline of the Church	pp. 316-330
Fri. Dec 7	Hundred Years' War	pp. 315-21 Shakespeare: Henry V
	Exam 3