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- Reading Assignment 1:
Early Humanity
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 8-12, 164-170
- Atlas, pp. 3-14.
- General Introduction: Prehistoric Times
- The Talk-Origins Archive
[from Talk Origins Archive]
- Michel Saloff-Coste, Hunting
- Gathering [from The grid of Evolution]
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- A Babylonian Account of Creation
- The Revolt of Heaven
- A Chaldaean Account of the Deluge
- The Theogony of Hesiod
- Genesis
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- Reading Assignment 2:
Early Societies
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 12-20
- Atlas, pp. 16-21.
- General Introduction: Prehistoric Times
- Agricultural
Revolution [from Washington State University]
- Michel Saloff-Coste, Agriculture
- Husbandry [from The grid of Evolution]
- Lawrence Osbourn, The
Women Warriors [from Lingua Franca]
- Gerda Lerner, Summary
of The Creation of Patriarchy [At Sunshine for Women]
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- Genesis
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- Reading Assignment 3:
Sumeria
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 72-83.
- Atlas, pp. 22-23, 26-27
- Mesopotamia
- Timeline
of Civilizations--3500-1000 B.C.
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
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- Reading Assignment 4:
From Akkadians to Babylonians
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 84-101.
- Atlas, pp. 24-25.
- Mesopotamia
- Timeline
of Civilizations--3500-1000 B.C.
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- The Code of Hammurabi
- Herodotus' Description of Babylon and the Babylonians
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- Reading Assignment 5:
Egypt-Political History
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 22-32.
- Atlas, pp. 22-36.
- Ancient Egypt
- Timeline
of Civilizations--3500-1000 B.C.
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- Fragment of the First Sallier Papyrus
- The
Instruction of Ptah-Hotep
- Inscription of Queen Hatshepsut
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- Reading Assignment 6:
Egypt: Society, Economy & Culture
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 32-44, 58-70.
- Atlas, pp.
- Ancient Egypt
- Timeline
of Civilizations--3500-1000 B.C.
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- Herodotus' Description of Egypt and the Egyptians
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- Reading Assignment 7:
Egypt, Africa and World Civilization
- Main Text Readings:
- Ancient Egypt
- Timeline
of Civilizations--3500-1000 B.C.
- The Black Athena Debate
- Building
Bridges to Afrocentrism
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- Herodotus' Description of Egypt and the Egyptians
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- Reading Assignment 8:
Hyksos, Hittites and Hurrians
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 109-134,
- Atlas, pp. 28-37.
- The Asiatic Background
- Timeline
of Civilizations--3500-1000 B.C.
- Timeline
of Civilizations--1000-500 B.C.
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- Excerpts from an account of the Battle of Kadesh
- Treaty of Peace Between Rameses II and the
Hittites
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- Reading Assignment 9:
The Sea Peoples
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 44-46
- Atlas, pp. 38-41.
- Edo Nyland, The
Sea Peoples [from Linguistic Archaeology]
- Cinaet Scotach and Iain MacAnTsaoir, Philistines,
the Danann and Sea Faring Peoples [from Clannada na Gadelica]
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- The Invasion of the Sea Peoples
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- Reading Assignment 10:
Migrations of Peoples and Disruptions of Civilization
- Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp.
- Atlas, pp. 28-41.
- The Asiatic Background
- Timeline
of Civilizations--3500-1000 B.C.
- Timeline
of Civilizations--1000-500 B.C.
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- Herodotus on the Scythians
- Herodotus on the Arabs
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- Reading Assignment 11:
Canaanites, Phoenicians and Aramaeans
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 123-129, 171-174, 233-239.
- Atlas, pp.
- Ancient Lebanon
- Timeline
of Civilizations--1000-500 B.C.
- Timeline
of Civilizations--500 B.C.-A.D.
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- The Sarcophagus of Phoenician King Eshmunazar
- Greco-Phoenician relations, according to Herodotus
- Phoenician and Carthaginian voyages around
Africa, according to Herodotus
- A Carthaginian exploration of the West African
Coast.
- The Phoenicians and the Alphabet, according
to Herodotus
- The Prophet Ezekial on the Phoenician City of
Tyre
- Aristotle on the Carthaginian State
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- Reading Assignment 12:
Hebrews, Ancient Israel and Judaism.
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 134-141
- Atlas, pp. 40-45.
- Early Israel
- Timeline
of Civilizations--1000-500 B.C.
- Timeline
of Civilizations--500 B.C.-A.D.
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- The Israelite Conquest of Canaan
- The Exploits of Gideon
- Israel in the Reign of Solomon
- The Book of Ruth
- The Book of Ecclesiastes
- The Book of Esther
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- Reading Assignment 13:
Assyrians, Chaldians and Medes
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 101-108,
- Atlas, pp. 46-49.
- Mesopotamia
- Timeline
of Civilizations--3500-1000 B.C.
- Timeline
of Civilizations--1000-500 B.C.
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- The Annals of Sargon
- A Chaldaean
Campaign against Judah
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- Reading Assignment 14:
The Persian Empire
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 147-154
- Atlas, pp. 50-57.
- Ancient Iran
- Timeline
of Civilizations--1000-500 B.C.
- Timeline
of Civilizations--500 B.C.-A.D.
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- Xenophon's Description of young Cyrus and Persian
Education
- Funeral inscription of Darius
- Inscription of Xerxes at Persepolis
- Herodotus
on Persia and the Persia
- Xerxes' Plan to Invade Greece, the Bridging
of the Hellespont and the Persian Order of Battle
- A Roman Description of the Parthians
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- Reading Assignment 15:
The Indian Parallel
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 176-202.
- Atlas, pp.
- Ancient India
- Timeline
of Civilizations--3500-1000 B.C.
- Timeline
of Civilizations--1000-500 B.C.
- Timeline
of Civilizations--500 B.C.-A.D.
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- The Laws of Manu
- A Greek Description of India
- Kautilya:
From The Arthrashastra
- A
Buddhist Anthology: The Dhammapada
- The Edicts
of King Ashoka
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- Reading Assignment 16:
The Chinese Parallel
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 287-316
- Atlas, pp.
- Ancient China
- Timeline
of Civilizations--3500-1000 B.C.
- Timeline
of Civilizations--1000-500 B.C.
- Timeline
of Civilizations--500 B.C.-A.D.
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- On the Art of War by Sun-Tzu
- Confucius on the Doctrine of the Mean
- Confucius on the Great Learning
- Mencius
on Government and Human Nature
- The
Mandate of Heaven
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- Reading Assignment 17:
Minoans and Myceneans
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 204-215.
- Atlas, pp. 28-39.
- Ancient Greece
- Timeline
of Civilizations--3500-1000 B.C.
- Timeline
of Civilizations--1000-500 B.C.
- Timeline
of Civilizations--500 B.C.-A.D.
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- Plato's Timaeus
and the Atlantis Legend
- Herodotus on the Pelasgians and the Early Greeks
- Thucydides
on Early Greece
- The Expedition
against Troy in the Iliad
- The Duel Between
Achilles and Hector in the Iliad
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- Reading Assignment 18:
The Early Development of Greece
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 215-223.
- Atlas, pp. 38-49
- Ancient Greece
- Timeline
of Civilizations--3500-1000 B.C.
- Timeline
of Civilizations--1000-500 B.C.
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- Herodotus on the Pelasgians and the Early Greeks
- Thucydides
on Early Greece
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- Reading Assignment 19:
The Polis: Athens & Sparta
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 223-228.
- Atlas, pp. 50-51.
- Ancient Greece
- Timeline
of Civilizations--500 B.C.-A.D.
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- Aristotle on the Spartan State
- Xenophon on the Constitution of the Lacedaimonians
- Aristotle on the development of Athenian state
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- Reading Assignment 20:
The Acme and Decline of the Polis: The Persian and Peloponnesian Wars.
- Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp.
- Atlas, pp. 51-57.
- Ancient Greece
- Timeline
of Civilizations--500 B.C.-A.D.
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- Xerxes' Plan to Invade Greece, the Bridging
of the Hellespont and the Persian Order of Battle
- The Battle of Thermopylae according to Herodotus
- The Battle of Salamis according to Herodotus
- The
Origin of the Peloponnesian War
- Pericles' Funeral Speech
- The Plague at Athens
- The Melian Dialogue
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- Reading Assignment 21:
The Rise of Macedonia and Alexander the Great
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 228-233
- Atlas, pp. 58-59.
- Ancient Greece
- Timeline
of Civilizations--500 B.C.-A.D.
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- Plutarch on Alexander the Great
- Arrian on Alexander the Great
- Arrian on Alexander's Campaigns
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- Reading Assignment 22:
Hellenic Civilization
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 276-281.
- Atlas, pp. 46-57.
- Ancient Greece
- Timeline
of Civilizations--3500-1000 B.C.
- Timeline
of Civilizations--1000-500 B.C.
- Timeline
of Civilizations--500 B.C.-A.D.
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- Excerpts from Aeschylus'The Persians
- Excerpts from Aristophanes' Lysistrata
- Excerpts from Xenophon's Memorabilia
- A Lampoon of Socrates in Aristophanes' The
Clouds
- The Pre-Trial Dialogue, Euthryphro
- The Apology of Socrates
- The
Prison Dialogue, Crito
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- Reading Assignment 23:
Hellenistic Civilization.
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 46-52, 228-233, 273-276
- Atlas, pp. 61-76.
- The Struggle of the Diadochoi
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- Plutarch on Demetrius Poliorcetes
- Plutarch on Pyrrhus
- Plutarch on Anthony and Cleopatra
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- Reading
Assignment
24: The Etruscans, the Celts, and Early Italy.
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 240-244.
- Atlas, pp. 30-61.
- Where
Did The Etruscans Come From?
- Etruscan
Art
- Villanovans
and Etruscans
- Linguistic map
of Ancient Italy
- Etruscan Language
- History
of the Celts
- Ancient Celts Page
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- Herodotus on
the Lydians and their relation to the Etruscans (Tyrrhenians)
- The
Etruscan Liber Linaeus
- Etruscan Phrases
- Livy Describes
the Gallic Invasion of Rome
- Caesar on the
Gauls and Germans
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- Reading Assignment 25:
Origins and Expansion of Rome.
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 245-250
- Atlas, pp. 52-67
- Republican Rome
- Timeline
of Civilizations--1000-500 B.C.
- Timeline
of Civilizations--500 B.C.-A.D.
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- Polybius on the Roman Government, ca. 150 B.C.
- Polybius compares Rome and Carthage
- Polybius on the Roman Army.
- Livy describes the Early Roman Army
- Alexander the Great Versus the Romans
- Phalanx Versus Legion.
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- Reading Assignment 26:
Roman Expansion and the Decline of the Republic
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 250-252.
- Atlas, pp. 68-75, 92.
- Republican Rome
- Timeline
of Civilizations--500 B.C.-A.D.
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- Plutarch on Julius Caesar
- Plutarch on Gnaeus Pompey
- The Career
of Marcus Crassus
- A Roman Description of the Parthians
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- Reading Assignment 27:
Imperial Rome of the Principate
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 253-258
- Atlas, pp. 76-81.
- Imperial Rome
- Roman Population Table
- Timeline
of Civilizations--500 B.C.-A.D.
- Timeline
of Civilizations--A.D.-A.D. 500
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- The Deeds of Augustus
- The Principate
of Otho
- Roman Imperial armies and camps, as described
by Josephus
- A Roman Imperial Army on the March, as described
by Josephus
- The
Battle of Teutoburg Forest, described by Paterculus
- The German Guards' Response to the Death of
Caligula, ca. 41 A.D.
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- Reading Assignment 28:
Roman Culture
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 281-286
- Atlas, pp.
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- Supplementary Supplementary Web Assignments:
- Specialized Secondary Sources:
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- Primary Sources:
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- Reading Assignment 29:
The Roman Empire and the Christians
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 269-273
- Atlas, pp.
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- The Didache, or Teaching of the Twelve Apostles
- Christian Apologist Comments on the Anti-Christian
Decrees
- A Roman
View of Tribunals Against Christians
- Christian View of a Roman Tribunal
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- Reading Assignment 30:
The Crisis of the Late Principate
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 258-263
- Atlas, pp. 82-87.
- Imperial Rome
- Timeline
of Civilizations--A.D.-A.D. 500
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- Specialized Secondary Sources:
- Caesar on the Gauls and Germans
- A Description of Germany and the Germans by
Tacitus
- The
Toleration of Christianity: The Edict of Milan (313 A. D.)
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- Reading Assignment 31:
The Christian Roman Empire & the Era of Migrations
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp. 263-269
- Atlas, pp. 86-91.
- Rome, Christianity and the Migrations
- Timeline
of Civilizations--A.D.-A.D. 500
- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- A Description of Germany and the Germans by
Tacitus
- A Fourth-Century Description of the Huns
- The
Battle of Adrianople, 9 August 378, described by Ammianus Marcellinus
- A Fifth-Century Embassy to the Huns
- A Christian Priest's View of the Barbarian Migrations
- Augustine on His Conversion to Christianity
- The Life of St. Anthony
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- Reading Assignment 32: The
Heritage of the Ancient World
Main Text Readings:
- Civilization, pp.
- Atlas, pp.
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- Supplementary Web Assignments:
- Specialized Secondary Sources:
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