C261 Monday/Wednesday 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. CA 219
Required Texts: Course Profile
King, Western Civilization, Vol. I: to 1750
The Epic of Gilgamesh, ed. Sandars (Penguin)
Tacitus, The
Agricola and the Germania, ed. Mattingly (Penguin)
Einhard & Notker,
Two Lives of Charlemagne, ed. Thorpe
(Penguin)
Study Topics
| Week of | Lecture Topic | Reading |
| Jan. 13 | Introduction & the origins of "the West" in the East | Ch. 1 (King) |
| Jan. 20 | Indo-European migrations and Ancient Greece | Ch. 2 - read Gilgamesh |
| Jan. 27 | Classical Greece | Ch. 3 - discussion |
| Feb. 3 | The Hellenistic World Greek Review | Ch. 4 Essay Guide |
| Feb. 10 | The Roman Republic | Ch. 5 - paper #1 due |
| Feb. 17 | The decline of the Roman Republic | Ch. 6 - read Tacitus |
| Feb. 24 | Caesar, Augustus, and the Roman Empire | Ch. 7 - discuss Tacitus |
| Mar. 3 | Empire to 500 A.D. - Barbarian Invasions Roman Review | Ch. 8 - paper #2 due |
| Mar. 10 | Midterm Exam Essay questions | Ch. 9 |
| Mar. 17 | Spring Break - No class meeting but read
about The Feudal Age and the Frankish 'Renaissance' |
Ch. 10 - Charlemagne |
| Mar. 24 | The High Middle Ages | Ch. 11 |
| Apr. 1 | The Late Middle Ages and the Great Schism | Ch. 12 - discuss |
| Apr. 8 | The Renaissance and Christian Humanism | Ch. 13 - paper #3 due |
| Apr. 15 | The Reformation | Ch. 14 |
| Apr. 22 | Wars of Religion and the Catholic Reformation | Ch. 15 |
| Apr. 31 | The Thirty Years' War | Ch. 16 |
| Wed. May 7 | Final Exam in normal room, 10:30-12:30 p.m. |