 Gorgon's head on a silver coin of Naples permission to use image granted |
Greek
Civilization: Fall 2011 |
 The god Apollo on a gold coin of Syracuse image courtesy of Edgar L. Owen, #3803 |
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Aug. 25
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Th
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General Introduction. Early Greece to The Minoans. |
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31
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Tu
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The Minoans and Mycenaeans, Pomeroy Ch. 1, 1-35 |
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Sept. 1
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Th
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The Mycenaeans, cont. |
| 6 |
Tu
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Dark Age & Intro to Homer and the Heroic World, Pomeroy Ch. 2 |
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8
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Th
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The Iliad, Book 1 and Book 2 (lines 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 (lines 1-260). 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.. Paper #1 due (Topic.) |
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20
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Tu
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No
Class:
go
to Symposium on Democracy instead |
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22
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Th
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Archaic
Greece: Kebric, Ch. 1. Also web sites: (Poem
of Tyrtaeus; translation
of
some
Lyric Poets; Archilochus'
Cologne Fragment) Discussion Questions Bring
Kebric's book to class! |
| 27 | Tu | EXAM
I: Review Sheet for Exam (click here). Take-home
exam (click here)
(note change of
date for exam!) |
| 29 | Th | Archaic Greece, Kebric, Ch. 2 (Discussion Questions) |
| Oct. 4 | Tu | NO CLASS. School Holiday |
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6
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Th
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The Olympics, Kebric, Ch. 3; 2004 Olympics at Athens (click here) |
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11
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Tu
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Archaic Greece, Kebric, Ch. 4, 91-110; (Sappho's poetry--part of larger work) |
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13
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Th
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Sparta. Pomeroy Ch. 4; Paper #2 due: (Topic.) |
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18
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Tu
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Athens, prior to the Persian Wars. Pomeroy Ch. 5 |
| 20 | Th | Athens, cont. |
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25
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Tu
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EXAM II: Review Sheet for Exam (click here). Take-home exam (click here) |
| Return to Syllabus | Web Resources for Greek Civilization |
| To
Units III & IV |