Gorgon's head on a silver coin of Naples
permission to use image granted
Greek
Civilization:
Unit I
Fall 2009
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 2009 |
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. 27
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Th
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General Introduction. |
| Sept. 1 | Tu | Early Greece to The Minoans. |
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3
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Th
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The Minoans,cont., and the Mycenaeans, Pomeroy Ch. 1, 1-35 |
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8
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Tu
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The Dark Age, Pomeroy Ch. 2 |
| 10 |
Th
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Intro. to Homer and the Heroic World. The Iliad, selections from Books 1 & 2--see pdf in ANGEL. Discussion Questions & helpful web sites (click here) |
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15
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Tu
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Finish the Iliad. Book 24. Begin The Odyssey, Book 1 and 2. [1] - [260]--see pdf in ANGEL. Discussion Questions & helpful web sites (click here) |
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17
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Th
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Continue the Odyssey. Book 9 Also, read about medicine & Homer--see pdf in ANGEL. Paper #1 due (Topic.) |
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22
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Tu
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No
Class: Symposium on Democracy IV: Global Health |
| 24 | Th | Finish
the Odyssey. Books 21, & 23 (pdf in ANGEL) |
| 29 | Tu | Archaic Greece: Kebric, Ch. 1. Also ANGEL or web sites: (Poem of Tyrtaeus; translation of some Lyric Poets; Archilochus' Cologne Fragment) Discussion Questions |
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Oct. 1
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Th
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EXAM I: Review Sheet for Exam (click here). Take-home exam (click here) |
| Return to Syllabus | Web Resources for Greek Civilization |
| To Unit II | To Unit III |