History 1100-Honors

Ancient and Medieval Europe

Christopher Oldstone-Moore

Millett 368

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Office Hours: T/Th 1:00-2:00; 3:30-4:00

Requirements Art Page Paper Topics Guide to Essay

Date	Session	Reading	Assignments
Tues. Jan 9	Introduction –Civilization Begins
Thurs. Jan 11	Ancient Cities	Backman, ch. 1 to p. 21 Ch. 2 to p. 44 Hammurabi's Code	Question Set A
Tues. Jan 16	Hebrew Religious Revolution	Backman, ch. 3 to p. 84 Exodus
Thurs. Jan 18	King David and Prophetic History	Backman, ch. 3 pp. 88-90 II Samuel Jeremiah
Tues. Jan 23	Greek Polis	Backman, ch. 4
Thurs. Jan 25	Athens	Backman, ch. 5 to p. 144 Pericles, Funeral Oration
Tues. Jan 30	Classical Culture	Backman, ch. 5 (pp. 144-57)
Thurs. Feb 1	On Trial: Socrates: Truth or Treason?	Plato's Apology
Tues. Feb 6	Hellenistic Greece	Backman, ch. 5 from p. 157
Thurs. Feb 8	Exam 1
Tues. Feb 13	NO CLASS	Select Paper Topic/ Discuss with Prof	Question Set B
Thurs. Feb 15	Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic	Backman, ch. 6 to p. 192
Tues. Feb 20	Augustus secures the Empire	Backman, ch. 6 from p. 192 Mellor: 16-37 docs: 7, 14 23, 26, 32, 36
Thurs. Feb 22	On Trial: Augustus: Preserver or Destroyer?	Mellor: 40-47 docs: 55, 57
	SPRING BREAK
Tues. Mar 6	Christian Rome	Backman, ch. 8
Thurs. Mar 8	Europe Emerges	Backman, ch. 10 to p. 331
Tues. Mar 13	On Trial: Sword or Spirit?	Backman, ch. 10 from 331 to 335 Dictatus Papae
Thurs. Mar 15	Christianity and Islam	Backman, ch. 9 to p. 297 Rubenstein, pp. 1-9; docs 1 & 3	First Page & Bibliography
Tues. Mar 20	Miracle of First Crusade	Rubenstein, pp. 9-20 docs. 16, 21, 30, 39
Thurs. Mar 22	Legacy of Crusades	Rubenstein, pp. 20-24 docs. 46, 49, 50, 51, 53
Tues. Mar 27	Exam 2
Thurs. Mar 29	Medieval Culture	Backman, ch. 11 to p. 367	Question Set C
Tues. Apr 3	On Trial: Can love and marriage coexist?	Lovers' Trial
Thurs. Apr 5	Lancelot	Lancelot: Knight of the Cart
Tues. Apr 10	Late Middle Ages	Backman, ch. 11 (pp. 367-78)	Essay Due
Thurs. Apr 12	Disaster	Boccaccio, Petrarch, Vennette
Tues. Apr 17	On Trial: Joan of Arc—Saint or Witch?	Trial of Joan of Arc
Thurs. Apr 19	Renaissance	Backman, ch. 12 to p. 417
Thurs. Apr 26	Exam 3 10:15 am