H 113 History of Western Civilization I
Dr. Erik L. Lindseth IUPUI, Summer II 2004

X464   Tuesday/Thursday 1:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.              CA 217

Required Texts: Course Profile

Spielvogel, Western Civilization, Vol. I: to 1715
Tacitus, The Agricola and the Germania, ed. Mattingly (Penguin)
Einhard & Notker, Two Lives of Charlemagne, ed. Thorpe (Penguin)                     Study Topics

Lecture of	Lecture Topic	Reading
June 29	Introduction & the origins of "the West" in the East	Ch. 1 (Spielvogel)
July 1	Indo-European migrations and Ancient Greece	Essay Guide
July 6	Classical Greece, The Hellenistic World Greek Review	Ch. 2
July 08	The Roman Republic	Ch. 3 - read Tacitus
July 13	Caesar, Augustus, and the Roman Empire	Ch. 4 - discuss Tacitus
July 15	Empire to 500 A.D. - Barbarian Invasions Roman Review	Ch. 5, 6 - paper #1 due
July 20	Midterm Exam Essay questions
July 22	The Feudal Age and the Frankish 'Renaissance'	Ch. 7 - Charlemagne
July 27	The High Middle Ages	Ch. 8 - discuss Charlemagne
July 29	The Late Middle Ages and the Great Schism	Ch. 9 - paper #2 due
Aug. 3	The Renaissance, Christian Humanism, and Reformation	Ch. 10, 11
Aug. 5	Wars of Religion and the importance of the 30 Years War	Ch. 13, 14
Aug. 5	Final Exam - 3:00 P.M.