History 1100-Honors

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	No Class
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	Discussion: Story of David	pp. 36-40 II Samuel
Wed. Sep 12	Religious Revolution
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	Panel of Experts: Socrates: truth or trouble?	pp. 80-81 Plato's Apology	Guide to Panel Briefs
Wed. Sep 26	Intellectual Revolution	Plato’s Allegory of the Cave
Fri. Sep 28	Hellenistic World	pp.89-104
Mon. Oct 1	Hellenistic Culture	pp. 104-111
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	Panel of Experts Caesar: progress or tyranny?	Suetonius on Caesar
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	Discussion: Islamic Ideas	The Qu'ran
Fri. Oct 26	Europe Emerges	pp. 214-35
Mon. Oct 29	Spiritual Revolution	pp. 286-97	Thesis/Outline
Wed. Oct 31	Panel of Experts Gregory VII: Holy or Horror?	Pope and Emperor
Fri. Nov 2	Exam 2
Mon. Nov 5	Chivalry	pp. 244-52 Troyes, 170-85	Question Set C
Wed. Nov 7	The Quest	Troyes, 201-17
Fri. Nov 9
Mon. Nov 12	No Class--Veteran's Day
Wed. Nov 14	Discussion: Lancelot	Troyes, 217-31
Fri. Nov 16	Panel of Experts Courtly Love : oppressive or liberating?	Lovers' Trial
Mon. Nov 19	Crusades	pp. 297-303 Raymond d'Aguiliers
Thanksgiving	Break
Mon. Nov 26	Discussion: Medieval ideas	pp. 261-71	Essay Due
Wed. Nov 28	Rise of Kingdoms	pp. 273-86
Fri. Nov 30	Crisis of the Late Middle Ages	Aberth, 1-6; 80-82
Mon. Dec 3	Discussion: Experience of Black Death	Aberth, 71-80; 87-89
Wed. Dec 5	Panel of Experts: Legacy of the Black Death	Aberth, 98-100
Fri. Dec 7	Hundred Years' War	pp. 315-21 Shakespeare: Henry V
	Exam 3