HST 121 Tuesday / Thursday Class Schedule

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

Week 1
Tues (1/10)  Introduction  
Thurs (1/12) 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
Tues (1/17) Film -- Early Greece
Thurs (1/19) Early Greece: Society, Religion and the Polis DOC 5-7;
TEXT pp. 40-51 (40-54) (40-54)
MAP QUIZ #1

Week 3
Tues (1/24) The Rise and Fall of Athens DOC 8;
TEXT pp. 51-73 (54-74) (54-73)
Thurs (1/26) The Hellenistic World TEXT pp. 74-102 (76-105) (74-101)
QUIZ #1

Week 4
Tues (1/31) Rome's Rise to Power DOC 9;
TEXT pp. 104-132 (106-135) (102-130)
Thurs (2/2) Roman Empire DOC 10;
TEXT pp. 134-149 (136-152) (132-147)

Week 5
Tues (2/7) Film -- Everyday life in the Roman Empire
Thurs (2/9) Book Discussion - Spartacus and the Slave Wars
 BOOK QUIZ #1;
Paper Due!

Week 6
Tues (2/14) ► Class Canceled
Thurs (2/16) ► Early Christianity DOC 11;
TEXT pp. 154-173 (158-175) (151-169)


            20-24 Feb -- Winter Break -- No Classes


Week 7
Tues (2/28) ► 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
Thurs (3/2) ► Review

Week 8
Tues (3/7) ► Midterm Exam
Thurs (3/9) ► Rise of Christian Culture DOC 15-16;
TEXT pp. 182-187 (184-189) (180-182)

Week 9
Tues (3/14) ► Byzantium and Islam DOC 17;
TEXT pp. 187-207 (189-211) (182-201)
QUIZ #3
Thurs (3/16) ► Rise and Fall of the Carolingians TEXT pp. 208-230 (212-234) (202-223)

Week 10
Tues (3/21) ► Film -- The Vikings
Thurs (3/23) ► Lords and Peasants: The Structure of Medieval Society TEXT pp. 230-237 (234-241) (223-229)
MAP QUIZ #2

Week 11
Tues (3/28) ► Expansion: Population, Towns and Trade DOC 24-26;
TEXT pp. 238-245 (242-250) (230-238)
Thurs (3/30) ► Religious Revival and Reform
DOC 27-28;
TEXT pp. 268-273 (274-278) (260-263)
QUIZ #4

Week 12
Tues (4/4) ► The Crusades DOC 29-30;
TEXT pp. 265-268 (269-274) (256-260)
Thurs (4/6) ► Church and State in the High Middle Ages DOC 31-33;
TEXT pp. 256-265 (261-269) (248-256)
QUIZ #5

Week 13
Tues (4/11) ► Culture: Education, Literature and Leisure Activities DOC 34-36;
TEXT pp. 245-256 (250-261) (238-248)
Thurs (4/13) ► The Later Middle Ages;
Book Discussion - The Black Death		 DOC 37-40;
TEXT pp. 274-301 (280-307) (264-289)
BOOK QUIZ #2

Week 14
Tues (4/18) The Renaissance DOC 41-42;
TEXT pp. 302-335 (308-341) (290-321)
QUIZ #6
Thurs (4/20) Review

Week 15
Tues (4/25) Final Exam
Thurs (4/27) Individual Meetings (Pick up exams/final grades in my office)