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There
are no books to purchase for this class. All textbooks and
monographs are free Open Online Resources linked below:
-Textbook (online)= - Open Textbook Library: Western
Civilization
(Alternative
Google Doc/PDF based textbook format: Click here)
-Additional online materials will be
made available via the Course Schedule.
-Tip= Use nightlight or nightshift
screen setting to make reading online easier. (How
to turn off Blue Light-click here)
Class
Date
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Topic:
Face-to-Face
Meeting
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Reading
/ Assignments
(to be
completed before the class)
Monday- Read
Textbook
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Read WC (Textbook) : Introduction
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1 = Ancient Cultures ???-200 BCE |
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Read WC (Textbook):
Ch. 1 & Ch. 2
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Read WC (Textbook): Ch. 3
& Ch.
4
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| Cancelled Week |
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The Aegean |
Read WC (Textbook):
Ch. 5 &
Ch. 6
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Read WC (Textbook): Ch. 7
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2 = Roman Age (753 BCE-1204 CE) |
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The Western Mediterranean and the Roman Republic 753B.C.E.–305 B.C.E. |
Read WC (Textbook):
Ch. 8
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Read WC (Textbook): Ch. 9
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Week 8
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The Rise of Monotheism Islam and the Jesus Cult |
Read WC (Textbook):
Ch. 10 & Ch. 11
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Migration
Period |
Read WC (Textbook): Ch. 12
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3 =Medieval Age (793-1600 CE) |
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and the Viking Age |
Read WC (Textbook): Ch. 13
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Battle of the Mediterranean: The
Early Medieval age.
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Read WC (Textbook): Vol. 2 -Ch. 1Read Primary Sources-Nicetas Choniates: The Sack of Constantinople (1204)-Robert de Clari" Capture of Constantinople-Ibn al-Athir: Conquest of Constantinople in 1204 |
Week 12
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Middle Ages: 309-1517 |
Read WC (Textbook): Vol. 2 -Ch. 2Read Primary Sources-Pope Innocent III - Letters on Papal Policy--Emperor Henry
IV Concerning a Truce of God
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The Reformation 1419 - 1610 |
Read WC (Textbook): Vol. 2 - Ch. 3 & Ch. 6 |
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Week 14
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Age of Discovery |
Read WC (Textbook): Vol. 2 - Ch. 5Read Primary Sources
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Presentations |
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contact: jkincheloe@nvcc.edu