CLA 227 Greek Civ.
Assignments Fall 2017
| Monday | Wednesday |
|---|---|
| Aug 28 | 30 |
| General Introduction | Early Greece to The Minoans, Pomeroy Ch. 1 |
| Sept 4 | 6 |
| Labor Day No Class |
The Minoans and Mycenaeans, Pomeroy Ch. 1 |
| 11 | 13 |
| The "Dark Age", Pomeroy Ch. 2 |
Iliad, Book 1 and Bk 2 to line 562 [483]. Discussion Questions--see review sheet for exam 1 |
| 18 | 20 |
| Iliad. Book 24. Odyssey, Book 1 and Bk 2 to line [260] |
Hancock Symposium |
| 25 | 27 |
| Odyssey. all of Book 9, Book 21, & Book 23. |
Archaic Greece: Kebric, Ch. 1. Paper 1 due |
| Oct 2 | 4 |
| Archaic Greece, Kebric, Ch. 2 Also read the following: a poem of Tyrtaeus; selections from the Lyric Poets; Archilochus' Cologne Fragment. |
Exam 1 |
| 9 | 11 |
| Sparta. Pomeroy Ch. 4 |
Sparta. Pomeroy Ch. 4, continued |
| 16 | 18 |
| Kebric, Ch 3 (Olympics) and Kebric, Ch. 4, 91-110. (2 interesting things). [Optional Sappho's poetry] |
Athens, prior to the Persian Wars. Pomeroy Ch. 5 Paper 2 due |
| 23 | 25 |
| Herodotus and the Persian Wars: Pomeroy Ch. 5, 136-150, and Ch. 7, 196-198; (Herodotus pdf in Moodle) | Fifth Century Life; Intro. to Greek Drama. Pomeroy Ch. 6, 153-163 & 170-180, and Ch. 7, 200-206. Extra Herodotus pdf in Moodle. |
| 30 | Nov 1 |
| Exam 2 |
Sophocles' Antigone Write down 2 interesting things from the play |
| 6 | 8 |
| Aristophanes' Lysistrata Pomeroy, Ch 8, 228-231 Write down 2 interesting things from the play |
Thucydides (pdf in Moodle). The Peloponessian War. Pomeroy pp 198-200, 211-216, 218-228, & 231-245. Paper 3 due |
| 13 | 15 |
| Fifth Century Art & Architecture. Pomeroy pp 163-170 & 185-194. | Exam 3 |
| 20 | 22 |
| No Class: Thanksgiving Break |
No Class: Thanksgiving Break |
| 27 | 29 |
| The Fourth Century: Kebric, Ch. 7 |
The Trial and Death of Socrates, Plato, The Apology Paper 4 due |
| Dec 4 | 6 |
| Movie; Pomeroy, pp 210-211, 247-253, 260-266 |
Movie, continued Philip & Alexander, Pomeroy, pp 287-324 Paper 5 due |
| 11 | |
| Read: Pomeroy, pp 326-359 A Taste of Ancient Greece |
Finals "Week"
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Last day of classes |
3:00 pm Exam 4 & Paper 6 |