Course Schedule:

Below you will find a weekly schedule listing topics to be covered, readings both in the textbook and on-line, assignments and exam dates.  Note--because of the peculiarities of the Fall 2007 calendar the weeks below will run from Thursday to Thursday.

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Sept 6	Week 1: The Emergence of Civilization
	Topics:
		I.  Introduction
		II. The Emergence of Civilization
			Spielvogel, pp. 1-8
		III. Mesopotamian Civilization
			Spielvogel, pp. 8-16
	Outlines:
		The Beginnings of Civilization
	Documents:
		The Epic of Gilgamesh (excerpt)
		The Story of Noah--Book of Genesis
		Hammurabi's Code
	Web Resources:
		Chauvet Pont-d'Arc Cave Art
		Exploring Ancient World Cultures: Near Eastern Page
Sept 13  Week 2: Ancient Civilizations		
	Topics:
		I. Egyptian Civilization, 
			Spielvogel, pp. 16-29
		II. The Ancient Hebrews
			Spielvogel, pp. 30-37
		III. The Spread of Civilization
			Spielvogel, pp. 40-49
	Outlines:
		Mesopotamian and Egyptian Civilization
		The Spread of Civilization: 1700-1100BC
		The Ancient Hebrews
	Documents:
		Hymn to the Nile
		The Book of Exodus
	Web Resources:
		Exploring Ancient World Cultures: Egyptian Page
		Harrapa (Indus River Valley Civilization)
Sept 20 Week 3: 	The Rise of the Greeks	
		First quiz–Sept 20
	Topics:
		I. The Early Greeks
			Spielvogel, pp. 50-55
		II. The Rise of the Polis
			Spielvogel, pp. 55-62
		III. The Classical Age
			Spielvogel, pp. 62-69
	Outlines:
		The Origins of Greek Civilization 
		Archaic Greece
	Documents:
		Homer, The Iliad (excerpt)
		Thucydides, The Funeral Oration of Pericles
		Plato, The Apology
	Web Resources	
		Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean
		The Perseus Project
		Exploring Ancient World Cultures: Ancient Greece
Sept 27 Week 4: Greek Civilization
	 Topics:
		I.  The Classical Achievement: Greek Civilization 
			Spielvogel, pp. 70-80
		II. Alexander the Great
			Spielvogel, pp. 82-88
		III. Hellenistic Civilization
			Speilvogel, 88-101	
	Outlines:
		Classical Greece
		The Hellenistic World              
	Documents:
		Plato's Republic: The Allegory of the Cave
		Aristotle: The Politics
		Arrian, Speech of Alexander the Great
	Web Resources:	
		The Ancient Greek World
		Alexander the Great on the Web
		In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great
Oct. 4 Week 5: The Greatness of Rome
	Topics:
		I. The Roman Republic
			Spielvogel, pp. 103-122
		II. The Decline of the Republic and the Age of Augustus
			Spielvogel, pp. 122-131, 133-138
		II. The Roman Empire
			Spielvogel, pp. 138-151
	Outlines:
		The Rise of the Roman Republic
		The Roman Empire
	Documents:
		The Twelve Tables
		Cicero, On the Laws
		Plutarch, The Assassination of Julius Caesar
		Horace and Virgil: Hymns to the Glory of Rome
		Quintilian:   The Ideal Education
	Web Resources:	
		Daily Life in Ancient Rome
		The Forvm Romanvm
Oct 11	Week 6: 	The Decline of Rome
	Topics:
		I. The Breakdown of the Empire
			Spielvogel, pp. 151-154
		II. The Rise of Christianity
			Spielvogel, pp. 154-160
		III. The Germanic Kingdoms
			Spielvogel, pp. 162-170
	Outlines:
		The Rise of Christianity
		Late Antiquity: The "Fall" of the Roman Empire
	Documents:
		The Martyrdom of Saints Perpetua and Felicitas
		Tertullian, On Pagan Learning
		Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations
		St. Augustine of Hippo, The City of God
	Web Resources:
		From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians
		St. Augustine's Home Page
Oct 18	Week 7: Heirs to the Classical Tradition
	Mid-Term Exam–October 16
		 Mid-Term Review Sheet   
	Topics:	I.  The "Dark Ages": Western Christendom, 500-750
			Spielvogel, pp. 170-179
		II  Byzantium
			Spielvogel, pp. 197-203, 228-232
		II. Islam
			Spielvogel, pp. 203-207, 232-235
	Outlines:
		The Empire of Byzantium
		The Rise of Islam
		The Western Kingdoms, 600-900
	Documents:
		The Justinian Code 
		The Sunnah (Traditions of Mohammed) 
		The Rule of St. Benedict
		Venerable Bede, The Conversion of England
	Web Resources:	
		Byzantine Studies on the Net
		The Glory of Byzantium
		Islam: Empire of Faith
Oct 25  Week 8: The Early Middle Ages
	Topics:
		I. The Carolingian Renaissance
			Spielvogel, pp. 209-219
		II. The Viking Invasions
			Spielvogel, pp. 219-222
		III. The Origins of Medieval Feudalism
			Spielvogel, pp. 222-228
	Outlines:
		The Carolingian Renaissance
		The Foundations of Medieval Europe
	Documents:
		Einhard, The Life of Charlemagne
		On the Ravages of the Norsemen
		On Feudal Obligations
	Web Resources:
		NOVA--The Vikings
Nov 1 Week 9: The High Middle Ages
	Topics:
		I.   The Rural life in the High Middle Ages
			Spielvogel, pp.217-225
		II.   The Medieval Town
			Spielvogel, pp. 225-232
		III.  Intellectual Life in Medieval Europe
			Spielvogel, pp. 232-241
	Outlines:
		The Medieval World
		The Medieval City
		Intellectual Life in Medieval Europe
	Documents:
		The Labors of the Poor
		Adelard of Bath, Natural Questions
		Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologia
	Web Resources:	
		Knighthood, Chivalry and Tournaments  
Nov 8   Week 10:  The High Middle Ages, continued
	Topics: 
		I. Medieval Monarchy
			Spielvogel, pp. 243-255
		II.  The Medieval Church
			Spielvogel, pp. 255-264
		III. The Crusades
			Spielvogel, pp. 264-271
	Outlines:
		The Medieval Church
		Church and State in the High Middle Ages
		Medieval Monarchy: England, France and the Crusades
	Documents:
		The Investiture Controversy 
		Chronicle of the Abbey of St. Edmunds (read selections)		
	Web Resources: 
		 Netserf--the Internet Connection for Medieval Resources	
		 The Medieval Crusades
Nov 15 Week 11:  The Late Middle Ages
		Second Quiz, April 9
	Topics: 
		I. The Catastrophic Fourteenth Century
			Spielvogel, pp. 273-289
		II. The Decline of the Church
			Spielvogel, pp. 289-293
		III. Creativity out of Chaos: New Directions in Culture
			Spielvogel, pp. 293-300
	Outlines:
		The Late Middle Ages		
	Documents:
		The Black Death from Boccaccio's Decameron
		The Peasants' Revolt of 1381
		The Great Schism: Manifesto of the Revolting Cardinals, 1378 
	Web Resources:	
		The Tales of Jean Froissart
Nov 22  Week 12: Thanksgiving break--Late Middle Ages continued.
Nov 29  Week 13:  The Renaissance
		I.  The Italian Renaissance
			Spielvogel, pp. 302-309; 319-326
		II. Humanism and the Print Revolution
			Spielvogel, pp. 315-319
		III. Renaissance Politics
			Spielvogel, pp. 309-315; 327-334
	Outlines:
		The Renaissance
		Renaissance Politics
		The Print Revolution
	Documents:
		Pico della Mirandola, Oration on the Dignity of Man
		Machiavelli, The Prince
	Web Resources:	
		The Sistine Chapel: an on-line tour
Dec 6 Week 14: The Reformation 
		Topics:
		I. Luther and the the Protestant Reformation
			Spielvogel, pp. 336-347
		II. The Spread of the Protestantism
			Spielvogel, pp. 347-355
		III. The Counter-Reformation
			Spielvogel, pp. 356-359
	Outlines:
		The Protestant Reformation	
	Documents:
		Martin Luther: Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation
		John Calvin:  Institutes of the Christian Religion (excerpt)
		St. Ignatius Loyola: Spiritual Exercises
	Web Resources:	
		Project Wittenburg
Final Exam Review Sheet
Final Exam: Dec 18, period I (8:45-10:25)