HST 121 Monday / Wednesday Class Schedule

► = change from the original schedule
Date  Lecture/Discussion Topic Assignment

Week 1
Mon (1/9)  Introduction  
Wed (1/11) Ancient Near East DOC 1-4;
TEXT pp. 1-39 [3rd ed. in black] (1-39 [4th ed. in red]) (1-39 [5th ed. in blue)]

Week 2
Mon (1/16) No Class -  Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
  
Wed (1/18) Film -- Early Greece

Week 3
Mon (1/23) Early Greece: Society, Religion and the Polis DOC 5-7;
TEXT pp. 40-51 (40-54) (40-54)
MAP QUIZ #1
Wed (1/25) The Rise and Fall of Athens DOC 8;
TEXT pp. 51-73 (54-74) (54-73)

Week 4
Mon (1/30) The Hellenistic World TEXT pp. 74-102 (76-105) (74-101)
QUIZ #1
Wed (2/1) Rome's Rise to Power DOC 9;
TEXT pp. 104-132 (106-135) (102-130)

Week 5
Mon (2/6) Roman Empire DOC 10;
TEXT pp. 134-149 (136-152) (132-147)
Wed (2/8) Film - Everyday Life in the Roman Empire

Week 6
Mon (2/13) Book Discussion - Spartacus and the Slave Wars
 BOOK QUIZ #1;
PAPER Due!
Wed (2/15) Early Christianity DOC 11;
TEXT pp. 154-173 (158-175) (151-169)


      February 20-24   --   Winter Break   --   No Class


Week 7
Mon (2/27) The Decline of Rome and the Rise of Germanic Europe DOC 12-14;
TEXT pp. 149-154, 174-182 (152-158, 176-184) (147-151, 170-180)
QUIZ #2
Wed (3/1) Review

Week 8
Mon (3/6) Midterm Exam
Wed (3/8) Rise of Christian Culture DOC 15-16;
TEXT pp. 182-187 (184-189) (180-182)

Week 9
Mon (3/13) Byzantium and Islam DOC 17;
TEXT pp. 187-207 (189-211) (182-201)
QUIZ #3
Wed (3/15) Rise and Fall of the Carolingians TEXT pp. 208-230 (212-234) (202-223)

Week 10
Mon (3/20) Film -- The Vikings  
Wed (3/22) Lords and Peasants: The Structure of Medieval Society TEXT pp. 230-237 (234-241) (223-229)
MAP QUIZ #2

Week 11
Mon (3/27) ► Class Canceled
Wed (3/29) ► Expansion: Population, Towns and Trade DOC 24-26;
TEXT pp. 238-245 (242-250) (230-238)

Week 12
Mon (4/3) ► Religious Revival and Reform DOC 27-28;
TEXT pp. 268-273 (274-278) (260-263)
QUIZ #4
Wed (4/5) ► The Crusades DOC 29-30;
TEXT pp. 265-268 (269-274) (256-260)

Week 13
Mon (4/10) ► Church and State in the High Middle Ages DOC 31-33;
TEXT pp. 256-265 (261-269) (248-256)
QUIZ #5
Wed (4/12) ► Culture: Education, Literature and Leisure
        Activities		 DOC 34-36;
TEXT pp. 245-256 (250-261) (238-248)

Week 14
Mon (4/17) ► The Later Middle Ages;
        Book Discussion - The Black Death		 DOC 37-40;
TEXT pp. 274-301 (280-307) (264-289)
BOOK QUIZ #2
Wed (4/19) The Renaissance DOC 41-42;
TEXT pp. 302-335 (308-341) (290-321)
QUIZ #6

Week 15
Mon (4/24) Review
Wed (4/26) Final Exam

Week 16

Mon (5/1) Individual Meetings (Pick up exams/final grades in my office)