His 101  Early Western Civilization

Schedule of Readings

 

OER Course Materials:  

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)


Lecture Review Materials (links) 

                            -  Lecture Notes  
                     Course Slides (PDF):
                            -  Kinch class slides 1  (Ancient)
                            -  Kinch class slides 2  (Rome - Viking)
                            -  Kinch class slides 3  (Medieval)
                        


His 101 Course Schedule (15week)


 

 

Class Date

 

Topic:

Face-to-Face Meeting

 

Reading / Assignments

(to be completed before the class)

                       Monday- Read Textbook                                      
Wednesday- Read primary sources


Week 1



Intro, What is Civilization?

Read WC (Textbook) : Introduction  


Section 1 = Ancient Cultures   ???-200 BCE


Week 2





Mesopotamia
and the rise of Riverine civilizations

Read WC (Textbook)Ch. 1 & Ch. 2

Read Primary Sources

-Hymn to Aten 

-A Poem Attributed to Zoroaster


Week 3


The Nile
and the creation of Cultural stability

Read WC (Textbook):  Ch.  3   & Ch. 4

Read = Epic of Gilgamesh (book)

Read Primary Sources

-Noah and the Flood (Genesis 6-8) 


Cancelled Week


Week 4


The Aegean
 
and the Hellenic Maritime Powers

1150-480 B.C.E

Read WC (Textbook) Ch. 5  &  Ch. 6

Read Primary Sources


Week 5



The Eastern Mediterranean
and the Hellenistic World
359-200 B.C.E.

Read WC (Textbook)  Ch. 7  

Read Primary Sources

-On Men and Women, by Xenophon

-Hellenistic Epigrams about Women

-Women, by Semonides of Amorgos (Poem 7)

Section 2 = Roman Age  (753 BCE-1204 CE)

   
Week 6



The Western Mediterranean

and the Roman Republic
7
53B.C.E.–305 B.C.E.

Read WC (Textbook) Ch. 8


Read Primary Sources

-Roman law, The Twelve Tables= 

-Polybius on the Roman Constitution 146 BCE
-The Roman Candidate


Week 7


 


The Roman Mediterranean
       
and the age of empire
                

27 B.C.E - 410 C.E.      

Read WC (Textbook): Ch. 9


Read Primary Sources

-Slavery in the Roman Republic

-Grandeur of Rome

-Luxury of the Rich in Rome

Week 8



The Rise of Monotheism
  Islam and the Jesus Cult    

Read WC (Textbook)Ch. 10  & Ch. 11

Read Book:

Lives of the Twelve Caesars (Gaius Julius p.1-47)



Week 9
 


Migration Period
and the Rise of new Empires
610-1055

 

Read WC (Textbook):   Ch. 12

Read Primary Sources:

-On the Resurrection, by Justin Martyr

-The Didache: The Twelve Apostles To The Nations

-The Gospel of Mary

Section 3 =Medieval Age  (793-1600 CE)


Week 10

                   
                   
North Sea Powers

                    and the Viking Age
                          400 - 1066

Read WC (Textbook): Ch. 13 

Read Primary Sources

-THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD'S LAST SERMON  -SUNNAH excerpts

-THE KORAN: "THE WOMEN"


Week 11


Battle of the Mediterranean:

The Early Medieval age.
800-1347


Read WC (Textbook):   Vol. 2 -Ch. 1

Read Primary Sources

-Capture of Constantinople:  (Crusaders)
-Reprimand of Papal Legate

-Summons to a Crusade 1215-


Week 12


Middle Ages:
Christian Church and Era of Crisis

309-1517

Read WC (Textbook):  Vol. 2 -Ch. 2

Read Primary Sources

-Pope Innocent III - Letters on Papal Policy-   

-Emperor Henry IV Concerning a Truce of God
-Interrogation Techniques, by Gui



Week 13
 



The Reformation
 
1419 - 1610

Read WC (Textbook):   Vol. 2 - Ch. 3 & Ch. 6 



Week 14




 

 

Age of Discovery
 

Read WC (Textbook):   Vol. 2 - Ch. 5 

 

Read Primary Sources

-Columbus Letter to the King and Queen of Spain (1494)

-John Cabot, Voyage to North America (1497) 
-Vasco da Gama, Round Africa to India (1497-1498)


Week 15



Presentations





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Note: The instructor has the right to alter or change the course schedule at any time as he/she deems appropriate.

 

contact: jkincheloe@nvcc.edu