Gorgon's head on a silver coin of Naples
permission to use image granted
Greek
Civilization:
Unit I
Fall 2007
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 2007 |
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. 22/23
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W/Th
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General Introduction. Early Greece to The Minoans. |
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27/28
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M/Tu
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The Mycenaeans, Pomeroy Ch. 1, 1-35 |
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29/30
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W/Th
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The Dark Age, Pomeroy Ch. 2 |
| Sept. 3/4 |
M/Tu
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NO
CLASS because of Labor Day (Monday, Sept 3) |
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5/7
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W/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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10/11
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M/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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12/13
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W/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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17/18
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M/Tu
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Unit II: Archaic Greece: Kebric, Ch. 1. Also web sites: (Poem of Tyrtaeus; translation of some Lyric Poets; Archilochus' Cologne Fragment) Discussion Questions |
| 19/20 | W/Th | Archaic Greece, Kebric, Ch. 2 (Discussion Questions) |
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24/25
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M/Tu
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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 |