HIS 101:
Syllabus
Wednesday,
August 31- Introduction, Methodology
I. Origins of the Classical World
Friday, September 2– no class
Monday, September 5 – Origins of Agriculture, Early Societies
Read prior to class: Wiesner, p. ix-18;
Gilgamesh, Introduction (p. xiii-li) and Appendix (p. 209-215)
Wednesday, September 7 – Mesopotamia
Read prior to class: Wiesner, p. 19-33
Friday, September 9 – Egypt
Read prior to class: Wiesner, p. 33-42
Monday, September 12 – The Rise of the Hebrews
Read prior to class: Wiesner, p. 43-52
Wednesday, September 14 – Literacy in the Ancient World
Quiz 1 today; no readings due
Friday, September 16 – Epic of Gilgamesh Discussion, Writing Workshop
Read prior to class: Gilgamesh (read p. 1-100, skim rest)
II. The Classical World
Monday,
September 19 – Archaic Greece, Homer, and the Olympics
Read
prior
to class: Wiesner,
p. 53-57; Herodotus, Introduction
(p. ix-xxxiii)
Wednesday,
September 21 – Guest Lecture
“Religion
and
Material Culture in Early Cities” by Drs. Bryan Rennie
and Nimrod Luz
Read
prior
to class: none
Friday,
September 23 – Classical Greece – The Polis
Read
prior
to class: Herodotus
1.50-1.64 (p. 21-28) and 7.208-7.228 (p. 488-495)
Optional Draft
of Paper 1 Due by Today
Monday,
September 26 – Classical Greece - The Persian War
Read prior to class: none
Wednesday,
September 28 – Classical
Greece - The Peloponnesian War (Sparta vs. Athens)
Read
prior
to class: Wiesner,
p. 57-63
Friday,
September 30 –Greek Philosophy and Literature
Paper 1 Due Today
Monday,
October 3 –Alexander the Great and Hellenistic Greece
Read
prior to class: Wiesner,
p.
71-74
Wednesday,
October 5 – Early
Rome
Read
prior
to class: Wiesner,
p. 75-82; Website: The Rape of
Lucretia; The Twelve Tables
Friday,
October 7 –The Roman Republic
Monday, October 10 - The Late Republic
Read prior to
class: Wiesner,
p. 82-90
Website: Plutarch
on the Death of Julius Caesar
Wednesday, October 12 – Imperial Rome
Friday,
October 14–The Fall of Rome
Read
prior
to class: Wiesner,
p. 91-96
Monday,
October 17 – Herodotus Discussion,
Writing Workshop
Quiz 2
Today
Read
prior
to class: The
Histories of Herodotus,
III. The Medieval Period
Wednesday, October 19 – The Byzantine Empire
Read
prior
to class: Wiesner,
p. 97-105; Website: The Theodosian Code
Friday, October 21 – The Early Medieval West/The Carolingian, Barbaric, & Frankish Kingdoms
Read prior to class: Wiesner, p. 106-108, 110-115, 120-122
Life of Charlemagne: Introduction/Forward/Preface…whatever appears in your edition.
Monday October 24 – NO CLASS!!!!!
TUESDAY, October 25 – Feudalism, Manorial Economy, the Agricultural Revolution
Read prior to class: Wiesner, p. 123-128, 142-146
Website,
Charter - Town of St. Omer; Activities of a
Merchant; Regulations of a Weaver’s Guild
Optional Draft of Paper 2
due by today
Wednesday, October 26 – Scholasticism and the Rise of the University
Read prior to class: Wiesner, read p. 147-152 and 169-171; skim p. 153-168
Friday,
October 28 – Fun Day!!!!!
Read prior to class: none
Monday, October 31 – The Crusades
Read
prior to class: Wiesner,
read p. 172-183 and 196-198; skim p. 183-196
Paper 2 Due
Today
Wednesday, November 2 – Origins of the Nation State
Read prior to class: none
Friday, November 4 - Plague!
Read prior to class: Website: The Decameron
Monday, November 7 - Reform, Heresy, and Witchcraft
Read
prior
to class: Website:
Witchcraft Reader
Wednesday, November 9 - Song of Roland and the Life of Charlemagne Discussion
Quiz 3 Today
Read prior to class: the Song of Roland and the Life of Charlemagne
IV. The Early Modern Period
Friday, November 11 – The Italian Renaissance
Read prior to class: Wiesner, p. 248-252, 260-261, 263-264, 267-270
Monday, November 14 – Discovery and Conquest
Optional Draft of Paper 3 due by today
Read prior to class: Wiesner, p. 271-280, 283-285, 298-304
Wednesday, November 16 – Religious Reformations
Read prior to class: Wiesner, p. 305-314; Website: The 95 Theses
Friday, November 18 –The Reformation in England
Read prior to class: Wiesner, p. 317-320, 324-327
Monday, November 21 – The Wars of Religion
Paper 3 Due Today
Read prior to class: Website, The St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
Wednesday, November 23, Friday, November 25, and Monday th 28th – NO CLASS!!! Thanksgiving Break
Wednesday, November 30 – The Burgemeister’s Daughter Discussion
Read prior to class: The Burgemeister’s Daughter
Friday, December 2 – Early Modern Culture, Economics, and Mercantilism
Read prior to class: Wiesner, p. 199-206, 221-227
Monday, December 5 – The Royal State
Read prior to class: Wiesner, p. 328-339; Website, The Divine Right of Kings
Wednesday, December 7 – Absolutism
Quiz 4 Today
Read prior to class: Wiesner, p. 344-354
Friday, December 9 – LAST DAY OF CLASS!!! Review
Paper 4 Due Today
FINAL EXAM (presentations will be given during this period):
Section A: Thursday, December 15th from 3:00 – 5:30 pm, HSC 206
Section B: Friday, December 16th from 8:00 – 10:30 am, Miller Board Room