Gorgon's head on a silver coin of Naples
permission to use image granted
Greek
Civilization:
Unit I
Fall 2004
The god Apollo on a gold coin of Syracuse
image courtesy of Edgar L. Owen, #3803
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Gorgon's head on a silver coin of Naples permission to use image granted |
Greek
Civilization: Fall 2004 |
The god Apollo on a gold coin of Syracuse image courtesy of Edgar L. Owen, #3803 |
TOPICS AND ASSIGNMENTS (tentative)
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Aug. 26
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Th
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General
Introduction. |
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31
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Tu
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Early
Greece to The
Minoans. Pomeroy, Introduction & Ch.
1 (pp. 1-22) |
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Sept. 2
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Th
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The
Mycenaeans, Pomeroy Ch.
1, 22-35 |
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Tu
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The
Dark Age, Pomeroy Ch.
2 |
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9
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Th
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Intro. to Homer and the Heroic World. The Iliad, Book 1 and Book 2.1-483. Discussion Questions & helpful web sites (click here) |
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14
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Tu
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Finish the Iliad. Book 24. Begin The Odyssey, Book 1 and 2. 1-260 Discussion Questions & helpful web sites (click here) |
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16
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Th
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Finish the Odyssey. Books 9, 21, & 23. Paper #1 due (Topic.) |
| 21 | Tu | Finish discussing the Odyssey. Books 9, 21, & 23 |
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23
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Th
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Archaic Greece: Kebric, Ch. 1. Also web sites: (translation of some of Archilochus' poetry; Poem of Tyrtaeus; translation of some Lyric Poets) Discussion Questions |
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28
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Tu
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Archaic Greece, Kebric, Ch. 2 (Discussion Questions) |
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30
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Th
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The Olympics, Kebric, Ch. 3 (for entertainment, here is a BBC web site game--click here); Paper #2 due: (Topic.) |
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Oct. 5
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Tu
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Archaic Greece, Kebric, Ch. 4, 91-110; (Sappho's poetry); Review for Exam I |
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7
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Th
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EXAM I: Review Sheet for Exam (click here). Take-home exam (click here) |
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