Gorgon's head on a silver coin of Naples
permission to use image granted
Greek
Civilization:
Unit I
Fall 2005
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 2005 |
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. 25
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General
Introduction. |
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30
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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. 1
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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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8
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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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13
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Tu
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Finish the Iliad. Book 24. Begin The Odyssey, Book 1 and 2. 1-260, pp. 3-24 Discussion Questions & helpful web sites (click here) |
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15
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Th
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Finish the Odyssey. Books 9, 21, & 23, pp. 124-141, 316-328, & 344-354. Paper #1 due (Topic.) |
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20
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Tu
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Unit II: 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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22
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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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