| HST 121 | Mon/Wed Class Schedule |
| Date | Lecture/Discussion Topic | Assignment
(see Reading Assignments Page) |
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Week 1 |
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| Mon (1 Sept) | No Class — Labor Day Holiday | |
| Wed (3 Sept) | Introduction | |
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Week 2 |
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| Mon (8 Sept) | Ancient Near East: Mesopotamia and the Hebrews | DOC 1-4; Text pp. 1-14, 24-39 |
| Wed (10 Sept) | Egypt -- Film and Discussion | Text pp. 14-24; MAP QUIZ #1 |
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Week 3 |
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| Mon (15 Sept) | Early Greece: Society, Religion and the Polis | DOC 5-7; Text pp. 40-51 |
| Wed (17 Sept) | The Rise and Fall of Athens | DOC 8; Text pp. 51-73 |
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Week 4 |
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| Mon (22 Sept) | The Hellenistic World | Text pp. 74-102; QUIZ #1 |
| Wed (24 Sept) | Rome's Rise to Power | DOC 9; Text pp. 104-132 |
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Week 5 |
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| Mon (29 Sept) | Roman Empire | DOC 10; Text pp. 134-154 |
| Wed (1 Oct) | Spartacus and the Slave Wars - Book Discussion | Book Quiz #1; Paper Due! |
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Week 6 |
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| Mon (6 Oct) | The Roman Colosseum -- Film and Discussion | |
| Wed (8 Oct) | Early Christianity | DOC 11; Text pp. 154-173; QUIZ #2 |
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Week 7 |
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| Mon (13 Oct) | The Decline of Rome and the Rise of Germanic Europe | DOC 12-14; Text pp. 149-154, 174-182 |
| Wed (15 Oct) | Review | |
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Week 8 |
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| Mon (20 Oct) | Midterm Exam | |
| Wed (22 Oct) | Rise of Christian Culture | DOC 15-16; Text pp. 182-187 |
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Week 9 |
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| Mon (27 Oct) | Byzantium and Islam | DOC 17;Text pp. 187-207; QUIZ #3 |
| Wed (29 Oct) | Rise and Fall of the Carolingians | DOC 18-23; Text pp. 208-223 |
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Week 10 |
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| Mon (3 Nov) | The Vikings -- Film and Discussion | Text pp. 223-230 |
| Wed (5 Nov) | Lords and Peasants: The Structure of Medieval Society | Text pp. 230-237; MAP QUIZ #2 |
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Week 11 |
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| Mon (10 Nov) | Expansion: Population, Towns and Trade | DOC 24-26; Text pp. 238-245 |
| Wed (12 Nov) | Religious Revival and Reform | DOC 27-28; Text pp. 268-273; QUIZ #4 |
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Week 12 |
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| Mon (17 Nov) | The Crusades | DOC 29-30; Text pp. 265-268 |
| Wed (19 Nov) | Church and State in the High Middle Ages | DOC 31-33; Text pp. 256-265; QUIZ #5 |
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Week 13 |
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| Mon (24 Nov) | Culture: Education, Literature and Leisure Activities | DOC 34-36; Text pp. 245-256 |
| Wed (26 Nov) | No Class -- Thanksgiving Holiday | |
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Week 14 |
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| Mon (1 Dec) | The Later Middle Ages (Film on Medieval Warfare) | DOC 37-40; Text pp. 274-301 |
| Wed (3 Dec) | The Black Death: The Great Mortality of 1348-1350 - Book Discussion | Book Quiz #2 |
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Week 15 |
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| Mon (8 Dec) | The Renaissance | DOC 41-42; Text pp. 302-335; QUIZ #6 |
| Wed (10 Dec) | Review | |
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Week 16 |
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| Mon (15 Dec) | Final Exam | |
| Wed (17 Dec) | Individual Meetings (Pick up exams/final grades in my office) | |
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